Joshua chose to address the people and renew the covenant at Shechem - this was where the Lord had appeared to Abram, where Jacob went after meeting Esau again after their breakdown of the relationship. Shechem was a place of significance, so Joshua used it specifically as the choice of where to renew the covenant.
Joshua sought to make it as significant an event as possible by calling all the people together, telling them they must serve the Lord and make a choice to serve Him alone, reminding them how solemn a thing it is to serve God, reminding them of their promises, urging them to throw away their foreign Gods and yield to serve God, and then making a covenant to serve God and obey Him.
Throughout the chapter, Joshua is aware of how serious it is to follow God and make promises to do so. He knows they have and will repeatedly fail God, as Hosea 6:4 reminds us.
The book of Joshua reminds us of the faithfulness and goodness of God, despite the Israelites' repeated failings, He continues to be a good God keeping His promises and repeatedly showing His goodness.
Galatians 1
v1-10 Paul says he was sent by Jesus & the Father, who gives grace & peace and gave Himself for our sins to rescue us and to whom is glory for ever and ever. He is the God who gives grace and whom we serve and try to please. He is the God who has revealed Himself and who called Paul, set him apart and used him to reveal Jesus to the Gentiles.
Paul is clear that he was a sinner and from a Jewish background, but his life was completely changed having been called by God's grace. The gospel he proclaims is one that is entirely of grace, revealed by the revelation of God.
v11-24 Paul explicitly states that the gospel he received was from direct revelation from Jesus. His testimony illustrates the changed life that the gospel brings. It results in the praise of God - we need to remember that Jesus entirely changes our lives, entirely of grace.
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