Be Strong and Courageous II

The Chosen People

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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# 122 - Be Strong and Courageous II - In this episode of The Chosen People, Joshua gathers the people of Israel one final time to renew their covenant with God, challenging them to choose whom they will serve as he prepares to step into eternity. With stirring words and a solemn ceremony at Shechem, he urges a new generation to walk in faith, warning them that true worship requires courage, commitment, and a heart fully devoted to the Lord.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-up Episode 122 of The Chosen People is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Today's opening prayer is inspired by Psalm 51:10, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.3	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.3	Previously on the chosen people.
0:07.7	Now, you and all the people will prepare to cross over the Jordan to the land I am giving you.
0:17.5	Look up, Joshua.
0:19.6	See the land before you across the river. Joshua obeyed the Lord, tears
0:25.9	still brimming as he blinked them away to see the land before him. The rising sun cascaded over the plains,
0:33.9	revealing the lush vegetation and distant palm trees.
0:42.4	I have given you every place where the soul of your foot will tread,
0:44.6	just as I promised Moses.
0:48.9	No one will stand against you as long as you live.
0:53.5	I will be with you, just as I was with Moses.
0:58.0	I will not leave you nor abandon you.
1:05.9	This was the assurance Joshua had been seeking. The stark isolation that accompanied the burden of leadership, the mantle Moses bore for so long, was perhaps Joshua's greatest fear, as if sensing his thoughts,
1:15.8	the Lord continued, Be strong and courageous, for you will distribute the land I swore to their
1:23.2	ancestors and give to them as an inheritance.
1:33.3	My brothers, the Lord has given us the land he swore to our ancestors. Together, we have taken possession of it.
1:36.3	None of our enemies could stand against us, for the Lord has handed them over to us.
1:41.3	Now, we must settle for our inheritance. You have sent out your representatives
1:47.0	to survey the land. They have briefed you on what they found. And now, before our guard, our high priest
1:54.6	will divide which tribe gets what region. The Lord will guide his hand. The tribe that is chosen will choose through the allotments before.
2:03.6	Joshua leaned forward
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