Chapter 12 is a roll sheet of the defeated kings of Canaan. They remind us that the enemies of God are numerous; that the faces of evil are many; that the enemies of God are united, desperate, but by the power of God, they are defeated. In verse 9 – 16, sixteen kings of the South are defeated by Joshua. In verse 17 – 24, there are fifteen kings of the North that are defeated. Thirty-one kings in all remind us of two key things. First, these thirty-one kings remind us that God’s people have obstacles to overcome everyday of the month. Secondly, the thirty-one kings were defeated by God. Daily victory comes from God. The number thirty-one in the Bible is the numerical value term. The number thirty-one reads in the Hebrew EL, the name of God. Victory comes daily from a daily walk with God. What a great lesson for each of us!
When Felix of Nola was hotly pursued by murderers, he took refuge in a cave, and instantly over the opening of the cave a spider came and wove his web. Seeing the web over the cave’s entrance, the murderers concluded Felix could not have entered the cave, so they passed him by. The point is “Where God is not, a wall is but a spider web; but where God is, a spider’s web is as a wall.” Thank God for his marvelous ways which benefit us daily.
What to do:
✞Commit each day to God and He will carry you through.
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