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MacArthur - No substitute for victory

In his farewell speech to Congress on April 19, 1951, General Douglas MacArthur said, “In war there is no substitute for victory.” Joshua would have agreed with that. When we choose to join God’s family through faith in Jesus Christ, we’re automatically engaged with God in this battle against the forces of sin, death and hell. This spiritual battle is evident in this chapter which is an account of the nation Israel’s intense, sustained warfare against a coalition of five city-states that have attacked Gibeon, Israel’s new covenant partner. (Source Unknown).