By: Dale Weckbacher
Text: Joshua
12:1-24
Psalm 78:5-6
He established a
testimony in Jacob
and appointed a law in Israel,
which he commanded our fathers
to teach to their children,
6 that the next generation might know them,
the children yet unborn,
and arise and tell them to their children,
(ESV)
When in high school, history was
not one of my favorite classes. Instead,
I liked math, science, and music because I saw these classes as providing
something useful and applicable in my life.
As I have matured, I have seen what can occur in the world through not
understanding history allowing opportunistic politicians an opportunity to twist
the truth of history and promote a political agenda. Lies like the 1619
Joshua
12:1-24 is a historical account of both the kings defeated by Moses east of
the Jordan and the kings defeated by Joshua west of the Jordan. The defeat and occupation of land east of the
Jordan would become the inheritance of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of Manasseh (Joshua
12:1-6). However, there was a
condition to these tribes taking possession of land not included in the land
promised to Israel, involving the need for the fighting men of these tribes
accompanying the other Israelites into the Promised Land to fight to depose the
nations occupying the land, something they promised to do (Numbers
32:16-23). Joshua
12:7-24 is the historical account of the defeat of the kings west of the
Jordan that would become the inheritance of the remaining nine and one-half
tribes of Israel.
The importance of these
historical accounts are the provision of encouragement for Israel as they would
continue to incur opposition to their occupation of the land God promised to
them, opposition that continues to this day.
For example, while not specifically referenced in Scripture, accounts
like this one in Joshua might have contributed to David’s courage when facing
Goliath (1
Samuel 17:26). Jesus did not promise
that following Him would be a life of ease or some utopia but instead a life of
struggle with the reminder that Jesus overcame the world through his death and
resurrection (John
16:33). Scripture also stresses the
importance of teaching future generations the historical accounts, so they
receive encouragement (Deuteronomy
6:4-9; Psalm 78:1-6). Historical
accounts can also remind us of past mistakes and their consequences, reminding
future generations not to repeat these mistakes. This is what Stephen did with his history
lesson in Acts
7:1-53. However, instead of taking
this historical lesson and repenting of these past sins, the people of Israel
listening to Stephen stone him to death, committing yet another sin (Acts
7:54-60).
While this is said in each
election, the election in 2020 in the United States represents a fork in the
road for the United States and the world.
Voters have two choices this election,
1) Socialism
and its promised utopia – The Democrat Party and its promise of free education,
healthcare, guaranteed income.
2) Restoration
of the American Dream through a rebirth of constitutional government.
Voters in the United States must learn
from the failures of utopian socialism which sounds appealing but fails when implemented
as occurred in the former Soviet Union and Venezuela
The historical account
illustrates why voters in the United States must vote to continue the
successful policies of the Trump Administration and reject the utopian promises
of the Democratic Party which have a historical record of failure. It is also crucial that voters elect Senators
and Representatives supporting the policies of President Trump so he can
implement the remainder of his agenda. Voters
must not fall prey to emotions and vote for what sounds good but has a
historical record of failure and instead vote for policies and candidates favoring
policies with a historical record of success.
Therefore, this Blog endorses the reelection of Donald Trump for
President and the election of Republican candidates for the House of
Representatives and Senate that support his agenda.
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2. ushistory.org.
The Declaration of Independence. www.ushistory.org. [Online] [Cited:
October 30, 2016.] http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/.
3. San Jose State University.
The Economic Collapse of the Soviet Union. sjsu.edu. [Online] San Jose
State University. [Cited: September 19, 2020.]
https://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/sovietcollapse.htm.
4. Barreto, Juan.
How Venezuela Fell From the Richest Country in South America into Crisis. history.com.
[Online] History.com, May 9, 2019. [Cited: September 19, 2020.]
https://www.history.com/news/venezuela-chavez-maduro-crisis.
5. Democratic Party.
2020 Democratic Party Platform. demconvention.com. [Online] Democratic
Party. [Cited: September 19, 2020.]
https://www.demconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-07-31-Democratic-Party-Platform-For-Distribution.pdf.
6. Republican Party.
Resolution Regarding the Republican Party Platform. prod-cdn-static.gop. [Online]
The Republican National Committee. [Cited: September 19, 2020.]
https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/docs/Resolution_Platform_2020.pdf.
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CDC. [Cited: September 19, 2020.] https://www.whitehouse.gov/openingamerica/.
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is now the longest US economic expansion in history. CNBC.com. [Online]
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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/02/this-is-now-the-longest-us-economic-expansion-in-history.html.
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