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Joshua 24:2 · BSB
24:2 And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
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…that society. And so we learn a little bit about Abram's life and what God did when he showed up when Joshua begins to talk to the people of God inJoshua 24, verses 2and 3. There, Joshua is going to tell the people of Israel this, this is what happened to your ancestor Abram. And this is what God did. And he…
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…big deal to Abram and his family. And we talk about Abram being the father of faith. But Abram here, at this point, wasn't especially righteous. InJoshua chapter 24, verse 2, he said to Israel, He said to Israel, God says to Israel, Your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham, worshipped other gods. The Bible…
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…way. And he gives that credit to the Lord for that season getting through it. Well, Joshua does something similar with the nation of Israel. InJoshua 24, verse 2, look what it says. Joshua said to the people, This is what the Lord God of Israel says. Long ago, your ancestors, including Terah, the father of…
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…of Abraham. Now here's where the story gets even more bizarre. We don't see this specifically in Genesis 12, but when we look at Joshua chapter 24,Joshua chapter 24, verse 2tells us something about Genesis 12. It says that Abraham was actually a pagan. Before the call, him and his family were worshiping other gods in…
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…know really anything. We don't know what his family was like. We don't know what his home life was like. We get this little snippet, though, inJoshua 24, verse 2, that I think gives you a clue as to what it would have been like to grow up with Abraham. It says, and Joshua said to all the people, at this…
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…of God and the power of God alone. From the account, there's no indication here that Abraham had any inclination of who God was. What we find inJoshua 24, verse 2, that Joshua said to all the people, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, long ago, your fathers lived beyond Euphrates, Terah, the father of…
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…not familiar with God. There's no reason to believe that. In fact, there's reason to believe that Abraham came from an idolatrous family because inJoshua 24:2, “Joshua said to all the people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel. “From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the River, namely, Terah,…
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…gods. That is Not Mere opinion. That is not speculation here. This verse when Joshua preaches to his people, look what he says about Abraham andJoshua 24:2, just listen. It says in Joshua said to all the people thus says the Lord the god of Israel long ago, your father's live, beyond the Euphrates…
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