Daily Bible Nugget #97 Joshua 1:8

The Nugget:

Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

My Comment:

I once had a local pastor visit my home. At that time I had just visited his church. He made a remarkable comment I never forgot. He said, “Jerry, you talk too much about the Lord and too much about the Bible.” I continued to attend, though looking back, I should have known better. But this verse, Joshua 1:8, must have “rubbed off” on me. God desires us to talk about His Word in the Bible with one another. If that kind of talk is discouraged, the church involved is not really a Christian church. With its tight-knit cliques, it might barely be a social club. God wants us to meditate on His written Word day and night. But He doesn’t just want us to think and talk about His Word. He wants us to live His written Word by obeying it. He promises good success if we do this. He even promises that our way will be prosperous. That may include something beyond and better than worldly financial success, though it has been demonstrated in history (for example, the Puritan ethic) that those who follow God’s Word carefully are often blessed with material prosperity. Even better, obeying God’s Word brings spiritual prosperity, and that lasts for all eternity.

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 220 for Joshua 1:8.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 239 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Joshua 1:8.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Joshua 1:8. book. Dt *6:6-9. *11:18, 19. *17:18, 19. 30:14. 31:11. Ps *37:30, 31. 40:10. *119:11, 42, 43. Is 59:21. Mt 12:35. Ep *4:29. not depart. Dt 6:7. thou shalt meditate. T#48, T#891. Dt 11:18-21. Ps *1:+2, 3. *19:14. +36:9 (T#279). *37:31. 63:5, 6. 103:17, 18. *119:11, 15, 97, 99. Pr *2:1-5. 3:1. 4:13, 20, 21, 22, 26. 14:22. Is 64:5. Mt *22:+6 (T#493), 29. +28:19 (T#458). Jn +*5:39. Ac +*17:11. Ro +*15:4. Col *3:16. 1 Th 5:27. 1 T *4:14-16. He 2:1. 1 P **2:2. Re 1:3. observe. See on Dt *5:29, 32, 33. 6:1-3. Mt **7:21, 24. *28:20. Lk *11:28. Jn *13:17. *14:21. Ja *1:22-25. Re *22:14. to do. Jsh 22:5. Dt 30:6. thy way. Pr 2:6, 7. prosperous. Ge 39:3, 23. Dt +29:9. Ps *1:3. Is 44:4. Col 1:6. have good success. or, do wisely. ver. 7mg.

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One Response to Daily Bible Nugget #97 Joshua 1:8

  1. ken sagely says:

    psm 1.1-2 but his delight is in the law of the lord and in his
    law he doth meditate day and night vs 3 and he shall be
    like a tree firmly planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth
    forth his fruit in season; his leaf also shall not wither; and
    whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

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