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August 20, 2026 - Joshua 12 & Proverbs 12:1-4 · Lamp and Light Bible Reading Plan

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Lamp and Light Bob Reading Plan, where we are seeking to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength with God's word leading the way.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Josiah Smith, lead pastor of Compass South Valley.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today is Thursday, August 20th, 2026.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's a quick summary of Joshua 12.
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  SPEAKER_00: Joshua 12 details all of the kings that have been defeated both by Moses and Joshua up until this point.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it goes back to the other side of the Jordan before Israel crosses over, and it details the two kings that Moses led uh battles against and ultimately had victory because of the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then, of course, when they cross the Jordan River, we have Joshua, who has been fighting multiple fronts, literally with multiple kings banding together on multiple occasions.
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  SPEAKER_00: So Moses has defeated two kings or did defeat two kings before he ultimately passed away.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Joshua up until this point has defeated thirty-one kings.
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  SPEAKER_00: Proverbs twelve, one through four.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
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  SPEAKER_00: A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns.
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  SPEAKER_00: No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
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  SPEAKER_00: An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now for Joshua twelve.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now I try not to use too many sporting analogies or sports analogies because not everyone cares about sports or has participated in sports, but to me it felt very fitting for Joshua twelve.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm calling this the halftime score update.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now that may be a little bit flippant, but um my my point is simply this the in the in the middle of the book of Joshua, there is this pause to essentially kind of look back to where they've been, where they've come from, and ultimately what the Lord has done and provided up until this point.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so, of course, it goes back to Moses with those two kings, the king of Og, uh Og, king of Bashan, and then even Sion, king of the Amorites, uh, which of course they have been mentioned several times already, as these two significant defeats uh or victories, I should say, before crossing over the Jordan.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then from verses seven through the end of the chapter, it's 31 kings.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember that there's been several coalitions that have sought to form against Joshua and the nation of Israel, and ultimately they have all been defeated.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, even starting there in verse seven, these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Hallech that rises towards Seir, just kind of giving all the geographical landmarks, and then it kind of gets into the king.
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  SPEAKER_00: So verse 9, the king of Jericho, one, the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one, the king of Jerusalem, one, the king of Hebron, one, and on and on it goes.
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  SPEAKER_00: So that's why just the sporting analogy, the halftime score update.
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  SPEAKER_00: Uh, we are seeing some details of the victories that God has already provided for the nation of Israel as a means actually to propel us forward.
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  SPEAKER_00: So in chapters 13 and 14, there is more cities to conquer.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are more battles to fight.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so here it's almost like we're taking a breath in the narrative, but we're also recounting the faithfulness of the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: And we've seen him do this time and time again.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, at this point, God has defeated 33 kings, two underneath the leadership of Moses, 31 under the leadership of Joshua.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so he continues to preserve his people and be true to his promise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, here we are starting a brand new chapter today in the book of Proverbs, Proverbs chapter 12, and I love verse 1.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now let's just pause and sit with that for a second.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, the Proverbs here are letting us know that one of the ways that you will gain knowledge, one of the ways that you will grow in your knowledge is through discipline.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course, discipline can be taken in a variety of different forms.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's the discipline that we sort of think of when we think of our routines, our habits, the things that we discipline ourselves towards, maybe it's exercise or diets or specific things that we like to do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Uh, Bible reading, as an example, could be a discipline.
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  SPEAKER_00: Spiritual disciplines is something that we will often say, but that's not really the discipline that's in view here.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is a kind of corrective discipline.
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  SPEAKER_00: So whoever loves discipline or correction, which of course the parallel word here is reproof in the second part of the verse.
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  SPEAKER_00: But whoever loves discipline loves knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Why?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because through correction, through allowing the situation, the circumstance, uh, a brother or sister in Christ, the Lord, uh, to discipline you through their words.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, I think of even what the proverbs say um later on about faithful are the wounds of a friend, but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so here we see that knowledge, learning comes from being disciplined.
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  SPEAKER_00: So whoever loves discipline, whoever receives it well, uh is said to be someone who will grow and increase in knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the opposite is true.
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  SPEAKER_00: He who hates reproof, those who want nothing to do with correction, the Bible says here, at least in the English Standard Version, is stupid.
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  SPEAKER_00: Uh, there is an unreasonableness, even from the perspective and the vantage point of the proverbs, of rejecting correction, of rejecting discipline.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so if we want to be people who are considered wise, not by worldly standards, not because of our experience, not because of our age, true biblical wisdom rooted in the fear of the Lord, part of how you are going to get that, part of how I'm going to get that, is being disciplined.
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  SPEAKER_00: And not just being disciplined, but the way in which we respond and ultimately embrace discipline.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because that's what we see there in verse one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whoever loves discipline, it's like whoever wraps their arms around discipline, holds on to it, embraces it, allows it.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's even a sense of cherishes it, sees it as something that is precious and valuable.
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  SPEAKER_00: That person, that's a person that's gonna grow in knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let me ask you this question: Are you someone that can handle discipline from others?
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, sometimes we think of discipline, we think of our kids, but here we're we're talking about adults, those who perhaps are young, those who are old, everything in between, kids and adults, those who love discipline love knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Are you someone that embraces discipline?
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  SPEAKER_00: Could it be said of you that you love discipline?
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  SPEAKER_00: Could it be said of you that you love knowledge because you love and embrace discipline?
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is something for us just to sit with, because as we've talked about before, even within the context of Proverbs, one of the things necessary for an increasing wisdom that's rooted in the fear of the Lord is humility.
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  SPEAKER_00: And of course, we see that here in Proverbs 12.1.
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  SPEAKER_00: Who is the person that loves discipline?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, of course, it's going to be the person that humbly receives it, that humbly accepts it.
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  SPEAKER_00: So whoever loves discipline loves knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love this correlation.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love this reality.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's even just a good heart check for us to ask how are we doing with this?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do we allow other brothers and sisters in Christ to quote unquote discipline us?
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  SPEAKER_00: Or do we feel like we're somehow above that?
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  SPEAKER_00: Or do we get really defensive?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do we try to distance ourselves for that?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do we always have an excuse?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do we always have a so-called answer for concerns that are raised?
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  SPEAKER_00: If that is you, you might be the person who hates reproof.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Proverbs 12, 1 says, He who hates reproof is stupid.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so we want to be people who love knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: We want to be people who embrace and love discipline.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, even in verse 2, it says, A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we can we continue to see the righteous versus the wicked contrasted.
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  SPEAKER_00: Verse 3, no one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's a sense in which when you think of, I don't know, some of the most quote unquote successful people in the world, let's just even use kind of a monetary example, the most wealthy people in the world sometimes are, from our perspective, some of the most wicked people in the world.
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  SPEAKER_00: And though they might have wealth, though they might have uh an abundance of material possessions, Proverbs 12 3 tells us no one is established by wickedness.
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  SPEAKER_00: They cannot, as it's already been said in Proverbs, they cannot take those things with them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those things are not established, they will not continue, they will not be going with them when they die.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says, But the root of the righteous will never be moved.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the righteous are people that have favor from the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: A good man obtains favor, grace from the Lord, and the root of the righteous will never be moved.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's something that we have as followers of Christ, as those who are counted righteous because of the righteousness of Christ that is ours by faith, there's something that we have that is fixed, that is rooted.
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  SPEAKER_00: The root of the righteous will never be moved.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is something that we can take with us.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is something that cannot be taken away.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so even though when we look out on this world and we we feel like at times that those who are wicked, those who are evil, those who reject God or mock God, uh, that they somehow are winning or they are somehow being blessed, even from a material standpoint, or maybe uh the ease of which we perceive their life to be.
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  SPEAKER_00: But we see here in Proverbs 12, 3, no one is established by wickedness.
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  SPEAKER_00: Finally, here in verse 4, an excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, for for the the wives uh who might be listening to this, I mean, take this to heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: An excellent wife is the crown of her husband.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's uh what I love about the image of a crown, one, of course, that is it signifies wealth.
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  SPEAKER_00: It signifies when I say wealth, I mean something that is precious, something that is costly.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't mean wealth as in lots and lots of money.
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  SPEAKER_00: I just mean that crowns were expensive, they were precious, they were costly.
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  SPEAKER_00: And so an excellent wife is something that is precious, it's it's a crown.
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  SPEAKER_00: She she is a crown of her husband.
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  SPEAKER_00: But she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, biblically speaking, wives, you have the ability, and I would even say you have the opportunity to either be a crown, something that is valuable and precious.
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  SPEAKER_00: And even a crown is something that's very obvious, of course, as you wear it on your head and it can be seen by all.
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  SPEAKER_00: An excellent wife is something that is to be desired, uh, and is something that brings good and blessing to your husbands.
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  SPEAKER_00: But she who brings shame uh through folly, through a lack of loving discipline, uh, through pursuing uh foolishness and rejecting the fear of the Lord, it says, is like rottenness in his bones.
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  SPEAKER_00: So of course Proverbs doesn't pull punches both for the for the men or the women.
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  SPEAKER_00: But here we see in Proverbs 12.4, just a great encouragement for wives specifically, uh, to think about their role, your role as a wife, and uh the way in which you can be a blessing, a crown to your husband, or the the way in which you could be likened to rottenness in his bones.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course, the the way of wisdom, if you're directing your heart in the way, you'll find as you are seeking to grow in the fear of the Lord, you'll find that your excellence uh will be a value not only to your kids, but also to your husband.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, thank you so much for joining us today on the Lamp and Light Bob Reading Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more information about Compass Bible Church South Valley, visit compassbiblesv.org.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep reading, keep growing.
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