The Discovery of Joshua's Great Witness Stone at Shechem

Join Joel at the ruins of ancient Shechem, where Joshua, after renewing the covenant with Israel, erected “a large stone and set it up under the oak near the holy place of the LORD.” (Joshua 9:26) Listen to the story of how this very stone was found…and almost lost…through archaeology.

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[VSFilly]

Your archeological book 'When God Came Down' has been a blessing for my father n law, Roy.
Roy has been away from God since his younger days. He's now 80 and in poor health and since we gifted him with your book it has dramatically changed his life and he's reading his Bible hours each day. He read 'When God Came Down' with his Bible opened and continues to state 'this is real...God really did come down!'
Now, he has ordered another Bible with commentaries and such: Praise be to Yeshua!
We cannot express our thankfulness. Prayers and blessings for your continued work in the Lord. ❤

[eclipsesonic]

You know it's a good day when Expedition Bible posts a new video. 👍

[StinkyGringo]

I can't believe this channel doesn't have a million subs. You do a fantastic job! Thank you for making these! God bless 🙏

[RyanBirk]

Only a demon filled person could topple over such beautiful ancient finds. There’s no way any one should desire to destroy this kind of stuff all because they are mad about possible biblical discoveries.

[denniscrumbley]

On my first trip to Israel I went to Shechem. I stood between the gates and drank from Jacob's well. Amazing time!

[EtotheFnD]

Thank you Joel...nobody makes the Bible come alive for me like you do...👊

[Lurkingdolphin]

I love how Joel loves the Lord Jesus . May the Lord bless him .

[matthewstump]

The fact you touched the same stone Joshua touched is mindblowing

[Warriorstreetpreachers]

So, I came across this video about 90 minutes ago. I watched about 3 minutes and then paused the video to read my Bible. I got distracted and I spoke on the phone for about 45 minutes and then started reading my Bible again. I have a pamphlet that is, "The Bible in a year." This tells me what chapters to read for the day. I just so happen to be on a day that says to read Joshua 23/24.. Imagine my surprise when I read in Joshua 24:25-26 "So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance. Then Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took a large stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the LORD."
I believe this is confirmation.

[thomasmyers]

40 to 50 years ago I was told the Bible was a myth…. A long with Moses, Joshua, David etc…. The evidence keeps getting stronger that it’s accurate and true.
Thank you for your

[Weissguys]

Bible + archeological evidence = the reliability of Scripture

[danmarklesr]

Its funny how your programs guided me back to Jesus! I'm so glad they did! The Bible is truth, past & future. GOD WINS!!! Bless you!

[babysealio]

Every knee will bow to Jesus ❤ blessings

[jackdasipper]

This makes me think about where we’re at today in society - turning away from God and forgetting His will. The devil is always working hard to deceive us like he did the Israelites and Dr. Zeller. But in the end, God’s covenant is forever and His Word will reign supreme.

[voiceofreason]

10:12 Destroying evidence has been the par for the course since antiquity. The stronger the evidence, the more furious the destruction.

[mokzlatte]

This is awesome.
23 “Now then, ” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

24 And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and obey him.”

25 On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he reaffirmed for them decrees and laws. 26 And Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak near the holy place of the Lord.

27 “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue to your God.”

[aaronlopez]

Pride is a terrible thing. Welter's ego was hurt so much by Selin's discovery that he allowed his temperament to ruin irreplaceable historic artefacts. Excellent video!!

[tanishaile]

Wow!! As I am reading the old Testament this year 2024, I see multiple times in different books how is is written (when the book was written) that the erected stones still stand today, I asked myself "I wonder if they still stand today (Aug. 2024), and then I ran across this video! What a testimony to God answering my question through this video I randomly found today on YouTube. Hallelujah Lord, for answering my question through our advance technology today!!

[marvinfanno]

Thanks Joel, great work. The stone that builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

[ThePauls]

This is such an amazing video! And one of my favorite verses and accounts in the Bible! When my wife and I rededicated our lives to the Lord Jesus Christ a little over a year ago, I jumped in my tractor and picked up a big granite boulder we had on our property and went and put it under our biggest live oak tree. We are having a plaque made with JOSHUA 24:27 so that everyone who comes on our property and sees that great stone will know how good God is and that we have purposed to serve him all the days of our lives.