Joshua

steve ellis
May 24, 2022
1 min read

Updated: Jun 20, 2022

Forty years after Moses leads the children of Israel out of Egypt, Joshua stands on the banks of the Jordan River. As the priests, carrying the ark of the covenant, step into the Jordan river, the river dries up. Israel walks into the promised land as they begin a new life.

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317: Greater Righteousness

Jesus sits down on a mountain, surrounded by a growing crowd of disciples. This isn’t just a picturesque backdrop—this is intentional. It echoes the story of Moses receiving the Law on Mount Sinai. But Jesus isn’t receiving Torah—he’s teaching it. Not just repeating it, but showing what it was always meant to be.

316: Salt, Light, and a City

Jesus doesn’t begin the Sermon on the Mount with commands—He begins with identity. “You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world.” These aren’t tasks to perform, but deep truths to live from.