Today’s Thought “A Horrid Cycle of Unbelief” G. Ward

Judges 2:10

All that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and another generation rose up after them who did not know the Lord, nor even the work which He had done for Israel.

To apply Old Testament realities to current actualities is certainly spiritually permissible. However, to hand pick these realities unto spreading what’s perceived as encouragement for this era may lack prudence (*cf. Ac.20:18-21).

Our theme witnesses Joshua’s death. He and Caleb were the only two from the original group (believably 2 to 3 million people) and they’d be instrumental in leading others birthed in that experience to the Promised Land. When/if we’ll leave out how blatant mistrust (i.e., doubting God’s Sovereign Control) would disallow many originals from entering, even causing a dire consequence, it can be synonymous to promoting grace without repentance kind of theorizing. Ultimately, new generations of Israelites, after the time of Joshua, "did not know the LORD or what He had done for Israel," signifying a failure to pass down faith and knowledge of God's works, leading to a cycle of disobedience and idolatry, serving as a stark warning about spiritual inheritance not being automatic (Matt.7:21-23).