Joshua was very old and there was still much land to take. What we read in Joshua is a very condensed version of what happened, and what takes a few pages actually happened over many years. We do well to remember this. Otherwise we get discouraged because we have an unrealistic picture of what to expect. Joshua did make much progress and achieved much, but it took many years and involved all sorts of ups and downs. And now there is still much to do.
So we should not get discouraged. At the same time we must not just settle back and take things easy. For all of us, there is still much to do, much land still to be taken.
We then read of the land allocated to the tribes that elected to stay on the other side of the Jordan. Remember that God gave them this choice. In fact if we read the Bible it is amazing how much choice God gives people. Yet He still achieves His purposes. Any theology that builds a picture of a God who just decides everything and that is that is wrong and utterly unbiblical. It is not the way God works. God gives man an amazing amount of freedom.
If you want more freedom in your life the way to get it is not to just do your own thing and do things your way, but to live our lives God's way. Then we will find an ever increasing amount of freedom in our lives.
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