The “little” word “all”...

 The “little “ word “all” ....

Finishing the book of Joshua, the “little” word ,”all” means sooooo much...it comes up over and over...all means all...nothing less...

Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. 

And they took possession of it, and they settled there. 

And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. 

Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands. 

Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass. 

Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” 

“And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you. 

All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed. 

But just as all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the Lord your God has given you, if you transgress the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. 

Then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land that he has given to you.” 

“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. 

Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 

And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. 

But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord .” 

(No “all”, but fits with these other scriptures, Joshua was “all in” in whom he would serve)...

Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known all the work that the Lord did for Israel.

Joshua 21:43-45,22:5,23:14-16,24:14-15,31

Many years later Jesus would reiterate the “all”...

And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

Matthew 22:37-40 

Whom are we “all” for... where does our “all” stand?

Thank YOU for Your “all”...you gave your “all” for me...