“The Decision Of A Lifetime Part 2”

Monday, May 22, 2017

(This question is a follow-up to “The Decision Of A Lifetime”).

Thank you for your answer regarding Joshua 24:15.  Now a follow-up question: after what Joshua said about making a choice, and this was the time for the Israelites to decide… suppose that some did decide to serve other gods.  My question is: would God be angry at them for opting to serve other gods, or would He just accept it calmly without doing any harm to them and focus on Joshua and his people choosing to serve Jehovah?  Like someone said, this is like a father, son, and uncle (the father's brother).  If the son chooses to live with the uncle rather than the father, the father would feel either angry, jealous, or heart-broken (or maybe all) because the son gives more attention to the uncle than to the father.

Sincerely,
Idol Curiosity

Dear Idol Curiosity,

God would have been, and is, upset when people choose to worship other gods.  Idolatry is always wrong (1 Cor 10:14).  Joshua knew that choosing other gods would have been a horrible decision… and he told Israel that (Josh 24:23).  Joshua was simply reminding them of their freedom to choose – and how important it is to make that choice deliberately.  God gives every one of us the choice between life and death – His desire is that we choose life (Deu 30:19).

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