3.29.2005

made a choice among you

Josh24:15 gets all the flash and glamour, but check out the pre- and the post-. It's the pre- that sets the context to better understand v15. It's not simply a call-out challenge -- it's a weasel's closing: He did A, B, C and so on. Now what makes sense to you, Hebrew jury?

The post- is even better. Not only do the tribes respond positively once, they do so twice even after Josh's scare tactics: God is a bogeyman. Now what makes sense to you, Hebrew jury?

v15 should never be preached out of context; the whole is much fuller.

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