1. “GOING THE WAY OF ALL THE EARTH” Joshua 23:14 1 Kings 2:2

2. Joshua 23:14, 15 14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. Going the Way of All the Earth 2

3. 1 Kings 2:1-3 1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; 3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: Going the Way of All the Earth 3

4. Introduction This expression refers to physical death Joshua to Israel - Joshua 23:14 Kind David to Solomon - 1 Kings 2:2 Solomon spoke of this “event” To man and beasts - Ecclesiastes 3:18, 19 To all men - Ecclesiastes 7:2; 9:2, 3 In this lesson, we will call attention to six things we need to keep in memory… Going the Way of All the Earth 4

5. It Is Certain We Will Go Death is certain - Hebrews 9:27 The generations of Adam died… Genesis 5:5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 27, 31 Job said all will die - Job 30:23 Psalmist said all living men will see death Psalms 89:48 Solomon said all living know they will die - Ecclesiastes 9:5 Paul said all men will die - 1 Corinthians 15:22 All Men Living Will Die Going the Way of All the Earth 5

6. We Will Live A Short Time & Go Life is short - Psalms 89:47 Must remember God in our youth - Ecclesiastes 12:1-2 The brevity of life is expressed in various ways in the scriptures… As the life of a flower - Job 14:1-2; Psalms 103:15-16; As a shadow - Job 14:1, 2; 1 Chronicles 29:15 As a wind - Job 7:7; Psalms 78:39 As a post - Job 9:25 As swift ships - Job 9:26 As an eagle that swoops to the prey - Job 9:26 As a tale that is told - Psalms 90:9 As a weaver’s shuttle - Job 7:6 As a vapour - James 4:14 As grass and flowers - 1 Peter 1:24 Must number our days and apply our heart to wisdom Psalms 90:11, 12 Life is Short Going the Way of All the Earth 6

7. What Happens When We Go Man is a dual being - Body, Soul & Spirit - 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Creation of man was by God - Genesis 2:7; 3:19 Abraham said we physically are “but dust and ashes” Genesis 18:27 The spirit within man is formed by God - Zechariah 12:1 Body and Spirt depart at death - James 2:26 Solomon wrote - our soul will return to God, the body will return to the dust of the earth - Ecclesiastes 12:7 Soul of Rachael departed her body and she died - Genesis 35:18 The Bible records those who “gave (yielded) up the ghost”… Genesis 25:8; 35:29; 49:33; Matthew 27:50 The Spirit Departs The Body Going the Way of All the Earth 7

8. The Way We Will Go There are two ways to go The way of sin - John 8:24 The way of the cross of Christ - Revelation 14:13 Those who die in sin will not be with Christ John 8:21 Those who die in faith will be with Christ Galatians 3:26, 27 The only true way is in Christ John 6:64-69; 14:6 We must abide in Him unto death - Revelation 2:10; 2 John 9 The death of His saints is precious in His sight - Psalms 116:15 Which Way Will You Go? Going the Way of All the Earth 8

9. There is No Return When We Go Death brings an end to all things on this earth 2 Samuel 14:14; Ecclesiastes 9:5-10 There is no return to this earth - Job 14:11-12; 16:22 David acknowledged this truth at the death of his child 2 Samuel 12:15-23 We do not know when our last day will be - Proverbs 27:1 The rich man boasted and suddenly died - Luke 12:15-25 There is a “great gulf fixed” - Luke 16:26 We Go to Never Return! Going the Way of All the Earth 9

10. It Is Not Certain When We Will Go Death is certain, but untimely Ecclesiastes 9:12 Not to boast in life as though we will live tomorrow Proverbs 27:1 The rich man planned to live many years but did not live another day Luke 12:19-20 The Time of Death Uncertain Going the Way of All the Earth 10

11. Conclusion It Is Certain We Will Go We Will Live A Short Time & Go What Happens When We Go The Way We Will Go There Is No Return When We Go It Is Not Certain When We Will Go Going the Way of All the Earth 11