Joshua 13:1

“Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.”

"Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed." - Joshua 13:1
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What does Joshua 13:1 mean?

Joshua 13:1 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed." This verse comes at a pivotal moment in the book of…

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Possessing the Land: A Call to Finish Well

As we open our Bibles to Joshua 13:1, we are met with a profound moment of reflection in the life of one of Israel’s greatest leaders: "Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much…

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A Prayer for the Possession of Promised Blessings

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, with hearts that seek to understand Your spirit in the fullness of time and grace. As we reflect on the words of JOSHUA 13:1, "Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and…

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Joshua 13:1 - "Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed."
Joshua 14:13 - "And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance."
Joshua 5:13
Joshua 1:13 - "Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land."
Joshua 13:18 - "And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,"
Joshua 11:13 - "But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn."
Joshua 5:13 (KJVA) 13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
Joshua 8:13 - "And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley."
Joshua 13:13 - "Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day."
Joshua 13:20 - "And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,"
Joshua 12:13 - "The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;"
Joshua 13:19 - "And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley,"
Exodus 17:13 - "And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword."
Joshua 13:28 - "This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages."
"And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath," - Joshua 13:18
Joshua 13:2 - "This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,"
Joshua 1:10 - "¶ Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,"
Joshua 15:13 - "¶ And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron."
"And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance." - Joshua 14:13
Joshua 20:1 - "The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,"
Joshua 13:15 - "¶ And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families."
Joshua 5:13 - "¶ And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?"
Joshua 22:1 - "Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,"
Joshua 1:12 - "¶ And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,"
Exodus 24:13 - "And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God."
Joshua 13:26 - "And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;"
Joshua 13:17 - "Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,"
Joshua 13:11 - "And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;"
Joshua 13:7 - "Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,"