JOSHUA—NOTE ON Joshua 24:19 You are not able to serve the LORD. Joshua is not saying that it is impossible to truly serve the Lord. Rather, he is saying it cannot be done casually or without divine assistance. It is troubling that the people simply reassert their claim—No, but we will serve the LORD—rather than ask for further instruction or prayer. Joshua’s warning that he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins is not to suggest that God is unforgiving but that he cannot allow unfaithfulness to go uncorrected.

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