Does God promise health and wealth (1:8)?
It would appear so, at least in the Old Testament where God s promises were linked to the land. But God s kingdom is not geographical; it is spiritual and eternal. Some who are called to serve the Lord may have to endure the rigors of poverty and deprivation. Nonetheless, countless Christians testify to a general truth: building one s life on biblical values often leads to material reward. God made two kinds of promises to Joshua and Israelphysical and spiritual. Both look back to God s pledge to give Abraham land, posterity and spiritual blessings (Gen. 12:23). The land and posterity were specific, physical promises, made exclusively to Abraham s physical descendants. The promise of spiritual blessing, however, extends to believers in Christ (Abraham s heirs, Gal. 3:29). Both Gentile and Jewish believers can be confident that God will always be with them (Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5). The Quest Study Bible Why did God bless Rahab when she told a lie (2:45)? Scripture unequivocally con
