Sanctify Yourselves

Introduction

• Now, Moses had just died, and the people (6,000,000 Israelites) had been in deep anguish and mourning over his death for thirty days
• The people’s hearts were gripped with deep sense of grief and anguish, broken over the passing of the man who had led them for so long.
• Deuteronomy 34:8ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܕ:8 
• Joshua 1:1-2ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܐ:1 – 2 

First command to Joshua was to “Sanctify Yourselves.” ܦܘܼܩܕܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܕ݉ܡܵܝܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ: ܩܵܕܫܘܿܢ ܓܵܢܵܘܟܼܘܿܢ

Stand available before Godܟܠܝܼ ܗܕܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܩܲܕ݉ܡ ܐܝܼܕܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ 

• Joshua 3:7ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܓ:7 
• Matthew 5:16ܡܬܝ ܗ:16 

God said, when I touch your life, when I’m finished with you, EVERYBODY WILL HAVE NO DOUBT THAT I AM WITH YOU.

• Acts 4:13ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕ:13 
• Joshua 2:9-11ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܒ:9 – 11 
• Isaiah 55:9ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܗ:9 
• I Samuel 3:1-11ܐ. ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܓ:1 – 11 

Stand still!ܟܠܝܼ ܫܸܠܝܵܐ ܘܠܵܐ ܓ̰ܘܼܓ̰

• Joshua 3:8ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܓ:8 
• Exodus 14:13ܡܦܩܢܐ ܝܕ:13 
• I Corinthians 1:21ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܐ:21 
• Lamentations 3:26ܩܘܗܠܬ ܓ:26 

Stand in awe!ܟܠܝܼ ܓܵܘ ܥܘܼܓ̰ܵܒܵܐ

• Joshua 3:15-17ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܓܗ:15 – 17 

Conclusion       

• John 17:17ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܙ:17 
• Ephesians 5:26ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܗ:26 
• Hebrews 13:12ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܝܓ:12 
• I Thessalonians 4:3ܐ. ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܝ̈ܐ ܕ:3