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Monday, September 12, 2011

Joshua and the Conquest of the Promised Land

Joshua and the Conquest of the Promised Land: " In fact, they meet with a terrible defeat with many of their number killed. Traumatized by the experience, they plead to know why God had abandoned them and quickly learn the terrible truth—that one person, Achan, had stolen some items back in Jericho.

One person out of 3 million didn’t listen to God and everyone suffers!
One person out of 3 million didn’t listen to God and everyone suffers!

The fascinating thing here is that the Bible seems to be saying that obedience to God’s commands is paramount and that as far as the Jews are concerned—it is all for one and one for all.

As an outgrowth of that lesson, Judaism teaches that there is such a thing as collective responsibility as well as individual responsibility—no person is an island, each exists as part of the whole and is responsible for the actions of others as well as his or her own. Just"

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