As we read about Joshua leading Israel into battle, Fr. Mike helps us comprehend the meaning behind all the destruction God commands. He emphasizes that God ultimately wants us to fight for each other and not against each other. Today's readings are Joshua 12-14, and Psalm 129. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
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Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. It is day 85, and we're reading today from Joshua chapters 12, 13, and 14. We're also praying Psalm 129.
as always i am reading from the revised standard version the second catholic edition i'm using the great adventure bible from ascension which is just such a gift especially when we're in the midst of the period of conquest and judges it gives some backstory it gives a great summary you know at the beginning of every one of these time periods and kind of gives us an orientation of here's where we are here's where we're going uh if you want to also know here's where we are here's where we're going you can download your own bible in a year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com bible in a year and you'll be able to cross out those dates and those
chapters. I do it every day. I have this blue marker that I just mark off every day. And it's just such a great gift of being able to say, yeah, we're moving and we're still cruising along and going through the Bible and marking up our Bibles and writing down these insights that the Lord is giving to us. It's just such an incredible gift.
You can also subscribe in your podcast app to this podcast to receive the daily episodes, which are put out pretty much every day, as you would expect daily episodes to be put out. So once again, it's day 85. We're reading from Joshua chapter 12, 13, and 14. We'll also be praying Psalm 129. the book of Joshua, chapter 12, the kings conquered by Moses.
Now these are the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel defeated and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan toward the sun rising from the valley of Arnon to Mount Hermon with all the Arabah eastward. Sihon, king of the Amorites who dwelt at Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon,
and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is half of Gilead, and the Erebah to the sea of Chinneroth eastward, and in the direction of Beth-Jeshimoth, to the sea of the Erebah, the salt sea, southward to the foot of the slopes of Pisgah,
and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Raphaim, who dwelt at Ashteroth and at Edrei, and ruled over Mount Hermon, and Salekah, and all Bashan, to the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maakathites, and over half of Gilead to the boundary of Sihon king of Heshbon.
moses the servant of the lord and the sons of israel defeated them and moses the servant of the lord gave their land for a possession to the reubenites and the gadites and the half tribe of manasseh the kings conquered by joshua and these are the kings of the land whom joshua and the sons of israel defeated on the west side of the jordan
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