Joshua - Chapters 1,2 — Tom Bentley

Now, we're glad to see you all tonight. Thank you, indeed, for coming to the meeting. And do remember that we are gathering nightly this week for the ministry of the word of God. And if circumstances permit, we will be glad to see you each evening.

And as we ask each night, the Lord's people to remember the meetings in prayer throughout the day that the Lord may help us in the ministry of his word. Now, we're looking at the book of Joshua. So let us turn, please, to the first chapter, Joshua chapter 1, verse number 1.

Joshua’s Commission After Moses

Now, after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Moses, my servant is dead. Now, therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, thou and all this people unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.

Verse 5, there shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. I will not fail thee nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage, for unto this people shall thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I swear unto their fathers to give them.

Only be thou strong and very courageous that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law which Moses, my servant, commanded thee. Turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein. For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage. Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed, for the Lord thy God is with thee, whithersoever thou goest. Now, toward the end of the chapter, please, and verse 16,.

And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us, we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go. According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee.

Only the Lord thy God be with thee as he was with Moses. Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death.

Only be strong and of a good courage. And Joshua, the son of Nun, sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into Anholet's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

Now, further down the chapter, please. Verse 23,. So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them.

And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land, for even all the inhabitants of the country, or the land, do faint because of us. And Joshua rose early in the morning, and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

Now, the Lord will bless to us the word read, and if we have to go beyond, we will continue our reading. Now, I find the book of Joshua very delightful, and very interesting, and like all the good books of our Bible, it is necessary for our salvation, our present preservation, because we cannot do without one of these books that God has placed within the volume of divine inspiration.

So, I feel it is my responsibility, and indeed my desire, to come to know what God would have me understand from a book that finds such a place in the volume of divine truth. I encourage all the Lord's people to make sure they ascertain the mind of God from every book, because each book is essential, and each book contributes to your moral and your spiritual preservation.

And I'm sure we realize that as we hold the word of God in our hands. Now, when we come to this book of Joshua, it might be helpful just for a moment to mention how it could be divided. After all, it's a long book, 24 chapters, and it has tremendous material for our hearts.

The Four Movements of Joshua

I'm going to divide it simply into four, and then I'll give you some headings for each division, and it may help you to retain the scope of the book in your mind. I think it's interesting to see that in the first five chapters, we have what we may call the crossing, that is the coming up to the very border of the land, and then the crossing of Jordan.

Now, for that, there was encouragement, and that's what we're going to look at particularly tonight. Joshua needed encouragement, and God gave him encouragement so that in his enterprise for God, he would be conscious of divine succor and divine strength.

And dear saint of God, anything that you would undertake for God, do remember, he will minister the necessary strength. He will provide the required grace, and you can draw upon those resources in all their fullness and in all their reality.

So, the first five chapters, the crossing and divine encouragement, which of course was assurance to Joshua. God is constantly assuring his servant, and as he encourages him, Joshua then accomplishes the crossing.

Conquest, Commitment, and Consecration

Now, when they enter the land, as you know, they're not very far into the land of promise until they face the enemy. And from chapter 6 to chapter 11, we have the, chapter 12 rather, what we'll call the conquests, the conquests, where they are found in engagement.

They're engaging the enemy, and we're going to see something of that, the Lord helping us. And as you know, beloved, it indicates that spiritual warfare with which we are all, I trust, consciously engaged.

And so, we'll see action. We'll see the action of Joshua as he acts in relation to these enemies, and of course, that will all be very instructive. Now, we're right into the next great section of the book, chapter 13 to chapter 31.

And though all the land has not been possessed, which is a lament to the leader, as you will read, nevertheless, the next thing that we see is what I'm going to call the commitment. And God appoints through his servants, Joshua and the high priest, the allotments to the people of God.

And they each receive their territory. And you know, that's very, very important and very instructive. And they come under the endowments of God. God blesses them, and God gives them their portion. And they become possessors of territory that has been achieved, territory that has been acquired.

And of course, it's their responsibility to develop it. It is their responsibility to defend it. And that, of course, is the great crux of the book, where Joshua then distributes, or apportions, the land to the tribes of Israel.

Then from chapter 22 to chapter 24, just three very important closing chapters, this wise leader gathers the people of God together, and addresses them. And you know, he speaks to them, I would think, about the subject of consecration.

And that's a very useful thing to do, as this leader did. And throughout those chapters, especially 23 and 24, I hope we get to them eventually in some way, we listen to Joshua making appeals. And you remember that closing chapter, choose you this day whom ye will serve.

Choose you this day whom ye will serve. Now we always put that usually to the unseen. But as you know, it was addressed first to those that were the lords in that sense. And let us realize that this is the challenge of the hour.

Who are we serving? As believers. And so, the appeal of Joshua is very real in those closing chapters of Joshua. Now, there's a very simple, I trust not too cumbersome, development, and I trust it will be a blessing to you.

But what I'm concerned about now is to work through these chapters and gather the practical message for our hearts. And that will be my exercise. And what I want to do is to give you a title for each chapter.

So that as you read the book again, you'll be able to recall the ministry and apply what we feel is the main issue in each chapter. Of course, these chapters are so great and so full, it may well be in your reading, you may discover something different, which I'm sure you very well could.

Joshua 1: The Chapter of Strength

Now, let us get to the first chapter. I'm going to term it the chapter of the strength. Now, that's a very simple title, isn't it? The chapter of the strength. And how precious that is because as you hear God saying to his servant, verse 6, be strong.

Then again, in verse 7, only be thou strong. And then again, in verse number 9, have not I commanded thee, be strong. Now you can understand why I'm calling it the chapter of the strength, beloved, because it has got that very wonderful exhortation from God to his servant.

Now, let me just run through the chapter and then we'll come to the detail. I want you to think of the first nine verses of this chapter as the Lord comforting the leader. Isn't God drawing graciously near to his servant that in these nine verses, three times he says, be strong, be strong.

And in saying those lovely words, he's comforting him. He's comforting him. Every leader in any assembly, my dear beloved, needs comfort. I don't know a group of men more maligned than those that take the lead amongst God's assembly.

Wherever we go, we discover that often the leaders of the assemblies are misrepresented and often spoken off in a way that is not in keeping with the mind of God. And here would one leader, here there's one leader, and God is drawing near to him, right at the threshold of his responsibility.

And God is saying, Joshua, be strong, be strong. And I'm sure we will have the issue of that. Why must he be strong? We're going to see it in detail in a moment because of his responsibility. Because of his responsibility.

Joshua’s Responsibility Toward the People

Now the next paragraph, which is very short, verse 10 to 11, I want you to notice the leader considering the people. He tells them in those two verses, prepare you victuals, for within three days you shall pass over this Jordan to go in to possess the land.

Now, I really want to tell you, I could spend the rest of the night on those four simple statements, but I haven't time. I want you to develop them. Listen to this leader considering the people. There's a long journey.

There are many eventualities in the journey. In a short time, we're going to begin it. Now he says, prepare, prepare. I do trust, beloved, that you have men that can stand before the assembly and considerably alert you to the future in this sense of all that the testimony demands through each one and upon each one associated with it in this assembly.

Isn't that real considerate of Joshua? Instead of bringing the people a surprise, he warns them, prepare victuals. There is a long journey ahead. You'll need to have resources. And isn't that the responsibility of a leader?

And I'm sure those verses would occupy us very, very profitably. Now, verse 12, please, to verse 15. We may not know much about this little paragraph, but I want you to notice the leader committing the tribes.

What is he doing? He's looking at two and a half tribes and he's saying to them, now listen, I know what you, I know the bargain. I know the arrangement. I know the covenant that you struck with Moses.

I know that. But he said, I do not want you to return. I want you to maintain your fidelity with the testimony until we have achieved victory. And then you can return to the other side, this side of Jordan.

Isn't that important for a leader? What is he doing this for? In verse 10 to 11, he's considering the frailty of the people. They needed to prepare. But from verse 12 to verse 15, beloved, he's considering the unity of the people, the unity of the people.

And may I say that is one of the great messages of the book of Joshua. If there is a battle, if there is a conflict, be it victorious or be it defeat, there's one thing about it, brethren. All of Israel is there.

All of Israel, all of Israel. All you have to do to see the contrast is to go into the book of Judges. Men blow trumpets, men send out messages, men invite the tribes to come, but they refuse. But in Joshua, they're united.

When it comes to judges, they're divided. Deborah takes up her song. What happened? Where was? And you know what she says? They are bowed by their ships. They were too busy. They had commercial interests.

They had other things. But where were they when they were needed? And beloved, where are we tonight? Are we in Joshua or are we in Judges? Can we answer it? Where are you? Where am I? And so the importance of it is very great, isn't it?

The leader committing the people because of unity. The Lord comforting the servant because of the responsibility. The leader considering the people because of their free will. But the leader committing the tribes because of this great need of unity.

The People’s Consent and Corporate Unity

Now, the last little paragraph before we go into detail, verse 16 to verse 18. The people consenting to the leader. Isn't that lovely? The people consenting to the leader. They say to Joshua, all that thou commandest us, we will do.

Would it be lovely if that were true of this assembly? I'm not saying it isn't, I wouldn't know. But wouldn't it be wonderful if there is a collective acceptance of the will of God? All that thou commandest us, we will do.

And then a united reliance upon God as the only source of power. Listen to this. So will we hearken unto thee. Only the Lord thy God be with thee as he was with Moses. Isn't that good? Can I anticipate that that's true of this meeting from the first to the last, from the youngest to the oldest?

And then what else? A welcome intolerance of evil. If there be anyone, said these people, that rebels against thy commandment and will not hearken unto thy words and all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death.

That solemn? You see where this company has come? You see what they're saying? Isn't it important, beloved? And then finally, they say to Joshua, be strong. Isn't that lovely? What God has said three times in the first nine verses, the people say now, and they say to Joshua, Joshua, be strong and of a good courage.

Well, let me tell you something if you don't know it down there. I'm sure you do. I'm not here to tell you something you don't know. This is the seventh time Joshua has been told this. You say, well, there's only four in this chapter.

That's true, but go back with me, please, to Deuteronomy, will you? Go back to Deuteronomy. And as you go back to Deuteronomy, you will see that God has used this word through his seven in the past to this great man of God.

Seven Calls to Be Strong

Now we'll go back, will we, to Deuteronomy 31. Deuteronomy 31, verse number six. This is Moses now. Be strong and of a good courage. Fear not, nor be afraid of them, for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee.

He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. That's number one. Now number two, verse seven. And Moses called unto Joshua and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, be strong and of a good courage. So therefore, there we have it, number two.

Now verse 23. And he gave Joshua, the son of Nun, a charge and said, be strong and of a good courage. That lovely? Is that good? Can you enter into that? I'm sure you can. Moses says it three times. Jehovah says it three times.

And the people say it once. What does that, what does that give you to think? You know what that gives me to think? That when it was all said and done, Joshua must have been a timid man. Now, while we looked at him last night in a positive sense, and I'm sure it was positive, I trust it was to those that were present.

We probably never, we probably never sensed that that was the kind of character he really was. But surely, having been told by Moses three times, and having to be told by God three times, and now the people saying, be strong, would it not, would it not suggest to you, at least it does to me, that when it was all said and done, this man felt the need.

And likely, clearly expressed his sense of need of the strengthening power of God in his life. My brethren, when we get beyond that, we cease to be useful for God. You know that the man that's relying on his own ability, the man that's relying on his own personality, the man that's relying on his popularity, has lost power with God.

Here's a man that sensed his need of the endowment of divine power. And seven times, before there's a note struck in history, before he accomplishes anything, seven times, what is he told? Be strong. You can see why I call it the chapter of the strength.

Strength for the Work and the Walk

Now, we're going to have to substantiate that. We're going to have to substantiate it. All I want you to do is to come now to these nine verses. Just these nine verses. And I think you know just as well as I do, that in verse six, God is giving him encouragement in view of his work.

God says in verse six, be strong and of a good courage. Why? Now, young Christian, brother in the meeting, taking responsibility. Young men are sparring for God. Listen to what God says. Be strong and of a good courage.

Why? For unto this people, you getting it? For unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land. What does that mean? Joshua, upon your shoulders rests the future of generations to come.

If you feel in your responsibility, here will be people will not have a position in the land. You must give them. You must so strengthen yourself in God because unto you has been given the privilege of making sure that for generations to come, these people will know the blessing of God in the land of promise.

Did you ever hear that before? Did you? Did you ever hear an apostle say to a young man that was just as timid as Joshua, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus? Did he say that? Why did he say that?

Because he was running parties? Because he was running sausage sizzles? No. Why? Because he said in the midst of witnesses, you heard things from me, didn't you? Or he says, what you heard from me, I want you to commit.

Who will teach others also? And you see, Timothy, if you feel in your responsibility, what about the next generation? What about the next generation? I gave to you. You have to give to them that they will give to us for generations.

And that verse isn't saying here. Why does God say that Joshua be strong? Because generations are going to know the blessing of his ministry. You got that? Mind you, I wish I could tell you what that means to me.

I want to tell you that from the depth of my heart. If I started now, you wouldn't sleep tonight. You wouldn't. Nothing but the strength and power of God, beloved, can come in whenever you see the future of generations needing the truth of God.

And whatever sacrifice, whatever demand that that means, beloved, I tell you, if you have not any, if you have never experienced it, God bring you into it. God was giving this man encouragement in view of his work.

Timothy, you're a teacher and you're going to have to commit to faithful men the same, the same, the very same, unadulterated same that I gave you. You commit to faithful men who will teach others also.

And you see, that's exactly what this man is doing. This is second Timothy two and one, the responsibility of the teacher. What's next? God says, I want you to see this. Verse seven, only be thou strong and very courageous that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded thee.

Turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest. Now it's the man himself. Not what he's going to do for us. What he's going to do for himself. Verse number six is encouragement in view of his work.

But verse seven is exhortation in view of his walk. See, what thou must do, what you have to do in relation to my law, in relation to my commandment, turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest.

Now, you've heard that before, haven't you? Here is the apostle in the very same chapter to which I have brought you. And he says, how does a servant, how does a soldier serve? He serves and he's not entangled with the things of this world that he may please him that has called him to soldierhood.

Right? He has to watch, he has to be alert, he has to be careful. And it's the honor of being called into service that preserves him in his walk for God. Then says the apostle, you remember Timothy in those games and how people would engage on those games?

Yet says the apostle, yet is he not crowned except he strive lawfully. And I tell you, beloved, that's a searching word. You see, Timothy, you cannot afford to turn to the right or to the left. You cannot afford to deviate because God has given you commandment and you must run according to the regulations of the athlete.

You that are striving for masteries, remember Timothy, you'll not be crowned. You'll not be crowned twice in second Timothy. Here in this verse that I'm quoting now, and again in chapter 4, henceforth was laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge shall give to me on that day.

And not to me only, but to all them that have loved his appearing. And so beloved, you can see the words to Joshua lie along the words of Paul to Timothy. And then says the apostle, remember, the farmer must be first partaker of the fruits.

I know that you, for the most part, are a farming community and likely many in the meeting tonight, but isn't it natural? Isn't it absolutely simple that you could labor around these parts and produce a tremendous amount of crop for so many and distribute it wherever?

But listen, if you never fed yourself, what would happen? What would happen? You'd die. And the apostle says the farmer, the husband man must first be partaker of the goods, of the fruit. And beloved, here are essential things in our walk.

Meditation on the Word of God

Now let us move to verse 8. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein.

For then shalt thou make thy way prosperous and thou shalt have good success. What is this? Encouragement in view of his work, verse 6. An exhortation in view of his walk, verse 7. But here is education in view of the word.

Joshua, you have a book. Notice that? You have a book. It's the book of the law. It must not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein.

What does Paul say to this young man? Listen, brethren, study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed. What? Rightly discerning the library and the books? No, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Beloved, you have a book. Would you hold that book in your hand tonight? And as Joshua was told, you have to meditate in it day and night. So the apostles telling young Timothy exactly the same thing.

Study to show thyself approved unto God. What does that mean? A workman that needeth not to be ashamed. I was telling my good host and hostess that I could not put two bits of board together. I'm sorry, I can't do that at all.

My dad could have built this hall. He could have just finished it the way it is tonight. I wouldn't know where to start. And if my wife asked me to put a shelf up in the corner there, I might try and make a mess, I suppose, and just say that I was working at it.

And some of my friends come in that I know that are expert carpenters. I would put the tools out of the road. I would make sure they weren't seeing what I was doing. Why? I'm a workman that is ashamed.

Because you see, I haven't applied myself. I applied myself to other things in life, but not to working with wood. I could do anything with steel, but nothing with wood. Now, young Christian, how do you manage with the word of God?

You see, putting in a very practical way, say some of the brethren said to you, I want you to preach to me for gospel. And you hesitantly say, all right. And that's happened to me many a time back there when I was a wee fella.

Say some of your great preachers walked in. What would you say? Oh, I'm not preaching to me. I suppose you see. See, that's just like me with the tools, isn't it? Somebody walk in that knows what to do.

I'd hide the whole thing. Don't let them see. Now, brethren, I'm speaking to the young men. Remember this. You have to so apply yourself to the word of God that you'll be a workman that needeth not to be ashamed.

Rightly dividing the word of Christ. Handling the thing all right. God giving you the grace and God giving you the skill and God giving you the ability. Why? Because you have given diligence. Don't be too worried about the word study.

You see, I think the revise is better. Give diligence. Give diligence to present thyself a workman that needeth not to be ashamed. Give diligence. Young men, draw upon spiritual diligence and apply that to the book and apply the book to you so that when it comes your responsibility, you'll not be a workman that needeth not, that needeth to be ashamed because you will have confidence in God and assurance from his word that God is equipping you to serve, to minister, to preach his word.

And beloved, isn't that what Timothy needed? What does Paul say to him in the fourth chapter of the first epistle? The very word here, meditate upon. Give thyself holy to that thou may be an example to them that believe.

And listen, young man, whether you like it or not, God expects you to be a typical brother in this assembly. An example. The word is type. An example. And they think these are important things for us.

I think they're vital. And I'm sure you will appreciate the issue. Now, verse nine, have not I commanded thee, be strong and of a good courage. Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. For the Lord thy God is with thee, whithersoever thou goest.

Cleansing and Readiness for Spiritual Warfare

Isn't this lovely? The apostle finishes that lovely chapter in second Timothy two with a parallel to Timothy. And here's the apostle showing enablement in view of the warfare. And what does he say to Timothy?

He says, Timothy, remember the renunciation of the vessel. If you're going to be a vessel, meet for the master's use. Listen, young man, listen, young woman. If you're going to be a vessel, meet for the master's use.

You need to know what it is to be cleansed and to be sanctified and to be a vessel unto honor and to separate from evil. That's important, isn't it? You think of the uncleanness of this day. You think of the impurity of the world.

You think of the very atmosphere impregnated with all kinds of contamination. If you're going to be a vessel, meet for the master's use. You're going to have to be sanctified. You're going to have to be cleansed.

You're going to have to not only know his sanctifying power, but you have to exercise separating conviction. That's it. That's important. And live a separate life to be a vessel unto honor. And then as the apostle says, not only the renunciation of the vessel, but I have it simply here, the requirement of the slave.

The servant of the Lord must not strive, but begin. Here are the words to Timothy. And I think, beloved, they parallel beautifully the words of Jehovah to Joshua. Be strong three times in relation to his tremendous responsibility.

Joshua 2: The Chapter of the Sign

Now, chapter two, please. Chapter two. Let us come into another chapter. And this chapter I'm going to call the chapter of the sign. I don't know whether you've ever accomplished anything for God. I'm sure you have.

And I don't know how you've gone about it, but you would know. And if the parallels agree, I'm sure you'll be comforted. And if hitherto you have not experienced what I feel this chapter presents, I do trust you'll be encouraged, beloved, young or old, brother or sister, to know what it is to put God to the test.

I say that reverently. I think that that's what Joshua's doing. I know that God has said to him three times, and those seven words of those seven occasions have been ringing in our ears tonight. Three from Moses, three from Jehovah, and one from the people.

Be strong, Joshua. But then the work's just begun. You know, beloved, I think it's good to do with Joshua. I know you may say, well, you're a doubting promise. Well, you can have that if you will. But I believe that as I read this story, there's something about the chapter that gives me this impression.

That timidity of Joshua is manifested in this. I believe that before he took another step, he wanted to prove conclusively that God had gone before. Now, just let me ponder this with you for a moment.

I said it recently. I ministered it in the assembly a few nights ago. Remember when the Lord Jesus said he would send the comforter, John 15, the last few verses, he shall testify of me and ye also. That's not the reverse.

He shall testify me and then the Holy Spirit will do his work. That's how we pray, isn't it? And that's how we operate it. Usually, we do the work and then we ask the Spirit of God to follow on. But in John 15, it is, he shall testify of me and ye also.

You see, brethren, what we should really be asking is this, has God gone before? That's what Joshua wants to know. Should we put God to the test like that? Show me, says the psalmist, a token for good.

David comes to the Lord and he says, shall I go up? The Lord says, go up. Wise man he was. The next time he just didn't run on and say, well, the Lord was with me yesterday, he'd be with me tonight. He just says, Lord, shall we go up?

The Lord says, no. No. But Lord, I went up. But no. What does God say? You just wait until you see the sign. I thought it was said here, but God says, see me. How do you see a sign? See the sign of a going in the name of Jesus.

God will end it. And when David reckoned that the movement of God was before, then he followed. Victory was achieved. Before I get to this, what do you think Gideon did? The mighty man of valor, all the assurance.

Oh, he says, wait a minute, I'll run and I'll put an offering before thee. And he puts it on the rock. And you remember, the angel of the Lord smote the rock and fire lifted it up to heaven. And the heart of Gideon was assured that the Lord was with him.

And all that story. And then you would have felt, well, that's it, Gideon. No, Gideon says, no, Lord, just another thing. Just give me another, another, another year. He says, listen, I want you to put you in that place.

I don't want the ground to be dry for another thing. When he saw the hand of God. Was he satisfied? No. He said, tonight, Lord, you'll excuse me, but I want it the other way around. I want the fleece dry and I want the ground with the Jews.

It's all great, isn't it? It's a real insight to the whole experience. And God went forward and showed his servant a token. I believe that's what Joshua. He sends these men down to Jericho and they knock a door.

And they're welcome. Just before they go to bed, Rehab goes up to them and says, before you sleep, you men, I want to tell you something. Can you imagine? First thing I want to tell you, she says is this.

I know the Lord has given you the land. When we get to heaven, we're going to ask her how she got to know that. Number two, we heard what the Lord did at the Red Sea 40 years ago. And what he did to the kings of the Amorites a few weeks ago.

Thank God she didn't know what happened in between. And then she went to the biggest thing ever. He's all right saying, I know he'll give you the land. He's all right saying, I know what he has done. I'm going to tell you where I stand.

How does your heart feel if you heard that? Can you feel the heart thumping of those men? A woman with such a history that she's telling them the very thing that has happened. What? God has gone before.

Well, we'll never know until we get to heaven how he did it. But he did it. And then she says, now listen, before you go any further, I want you to give me a true token. I'll give her a true token. She put it in the window.