Julie
The Israelites are now in their new land and are setting out to conquer it. They live up to their promise to Rahab and remove her from the city before they burn it. It did not take long for some of the Israelites to anger and God by stealing. While this might not be what the point it is, it is what stands out to me...that no matter what you do or what laws there are to follow, there will always be those that will do the wrong thing or not follow the rules/laws.
Psalm 123 is a community lament asking God for safety from those that have contempt for them. This could be a good psalm to be praying during this time since people on both sides of the issues seem to have this time of contempt for each other.
Michelle
That did stand out to me as well. The fact that they just went thru a similar situation as their predecessors and they saw the power of God and yet they still do something they shouldn't and I don't know why Joshua so quickly started to question God bringing them there. But God was quick to reprimand them.
The psalm seems to be asking for mercy from something they are going thru.
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