Amen. This morning we continue once more. Our series through the book of Joshua, our text for today is going to be Joshua chapter 11, verses 1 through 15. We're going to focus our attention on verses 1 through 6, and then again later on, verses 13 through 15. So verses 1 through 6 and then 13 through 15. Let's go ahead and stand out for the reading of God's word

we'll stand for the reading of the first portion of our text namely verses 1 through 6 in order to show

reverence and respect for God and how he has chosen to reveal himself in scripture when I finish

reading the text I'll say this is the word of the Lord at which point I would appreciate very much if you would respond by saying thanks be to God. One final time, the text

that I'll be reading now is Joshua chapter 11, verses 1 through 6. The Bible says this,

when Jabin, king of Hazur, heard of this, he sent Jobab, king of Madan, and to the king of Shemran,

and to the king of Ashvath, and to the kings who were in the northern hill country,

and in the Ereba, south of Chinaroth, and in the lowland, and in Nefoth, Dor, on the west, to the Canaanites in the

east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizites, and the Jebusites in the hill country,

and the Hivites under Hermon, in the land of Mizpah, and they came out with all their troops, a great horde in number like the sand that is on the seashore,

with very many horses and chariots, and all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

And the Lord said to Joshua, do not be afraid of them.

For tomorrow at this time, I will give over all of them slain to Israel. You shall hamstring their

horses and burn their chariots with fire. This is the word of the Lord. All right, please be seated.

Let's jump in. The first thing that I want us to see here in these first six verses of Joshua

11 today is twofold. One, God's grace in the midst of trials. And two, that it is vital and imperative that the people of God trust in Him alone.

That God would be the exclusive aim or object of our faith and our trust.

So one, God is abundantly gracious in the midst of trials to his people

and his people are expected, their responsibility, our end of the deal, is to trust in God in the

midst of these trials and challenges and our trust in him to be only in him. In your notes,

I've written the following, just as Joshua and Israel found great success in conquering their

enemies in Joshua chapter 10, God now grants them the same success against an even greater

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