Aim: To be a faithful generation of the church of Christ.
Doctrine: Two (contiguous) generations can be as different as night and day. This may be because only one has any vital experience of the Lord, and/or because the covenant was not faithfully passed on (or received).
Exegesis: The transitional stages that characterized the two generation: the first generation somewhat honored the Lord (being graced with good leaders) (vv. 6-7); Joshua's death marked both a challenge and a fulfillment (of promise) (vv. 8-9); the next generation was rootless (and largely faithless) (v. 10).
Further application: How the church today is to manage the issues of two generations: we are not to blame our predecessors (for all of our problems); instead, we are to take our own covenant privileges and responsibilities seriously.
Key verse: v. 10 ''When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Israel.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.