Will you turn with me to this morning's text found in the book of judges chapter 2 verses

through 11.

When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession

of the land.

And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua,

who had seen all the great work which the Lord had done for Israel.

And Joshua, the son of none, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of

110 years. And they buried him within the bounds of his inheritance in Tim Nath Harris in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the

mountain of Gaiash, and all that generation also were gathered to their fathers.

And there arose another generation after them

who did not know the Lord or the work which he had done for Israel.

And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord

and served the bales. I'd like to speak on behalf of the children this morning. They can't speak for themselves,

neither the ones who are unborn nor the ones who are born and small and talk mainly to parents,

but knowing that many of you have children who are grown, many of you don't have children, and never will,

I want you to also know that what I have to say, though it's addressed mainly to parents,

ought to be the fund of knowledge that a Christian community shares and disseminates

as well as belonging to any particular group who are in the community.

Joshua died when he was 110 years old according to judges 2, verse 8.

He had been a great man.

He had brought the people out of Egypt, led them through many, not out of Egypt, but into Canaan, led them through many victories and had set a terrific example of faith in a God who works for those who wait for him.

Then after his death, some of his generation who had seen the mighty works of the Lord outlived him a little while.

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