After knowing the gender of our babies, we are now able to think of their names more seriously. For the moment, we agreed that the babies shall be named "Joshua" and "Josiah" until God gave us any indication of other names. Joshua is first suggested by Felin and Josiah is from me.These 2 names are very common names but we have reasons for these selections because we want to tell them the story in future behind these names. Both names are prominent characters in the Bible and we love them for serving the Lord wholeheartedly.
Joshua is the leader of the Israelite who led the conquest of the promised land after taking over Moses. He is one of the 12 spies that Moses sent to explore the land of Canaan and together with Caleb, they believe that God will guide them to defeat the enemies. In Joshua 10:12-14, it was written that Joshua asked God to stop the Sun and Moon in order that they can win the war.
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Joshua 10:12-14
Joshua 10:12-14
12 At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,
“Sun, stand still at Gibeon,
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
until the nation took vengeance on their enemies.
Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day. 14 There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded the voice of a man, for the Lord fought for Israel.
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I want my son to be a wise and fearless leader like Joshua. He shall trust in the Lord wholeheartedly that even God will stop the movement of the Sun and moon for the victory of his people.
As for Josiah, he is one of the best king of Judah after countless kings who worship Baal and all sort of idols. I remembered while I was reading the Bible in 2 Kings 22 & 23, he was like a hero to me who overturned all idolatry with gusto.
Josiah became king at the tender age of 8 and reigned for 31 years. His name was mentioned in 1 Kings 13:1-3, as early as 300 years before he was born. Despite being a king at such tender age, he ended up as one of the best Judah kings in history.
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1 Kings 13:1-3
13 By the word of the Lord a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering. 2 By the word of the Lord he cried out against the altar: “Altar, altar! This is what the Lord says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on you.’” 3 That same day the man of God gave a sign: “This is the sign the Lord has declared: The altar will be split apart and the ashes on it will be poured out.”
13 By the word of the Lord a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering. 2 By the word of the Lord he cried out against the altar: “Altar, altar! This is what the Lord says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on you.’” 3 That same day the man of God gave a sign: “This is the sign the Lord has declared: The altar will be split apart and the ashes on it will be poured out.”
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He is responsible for major reforms in Judah and cleansed the whole land from Idolatry. He fearlessly destroyed everything not of God and turned the whole country by 180 degrees. He also rebuilt the Lord's temple and found the "Book of Law" during his reign. The covenant of his people with God was renewed with the leadership of Josiah.
I want my son to be focused like Josiah and trust in the Lord with all his mind. He will also be a wise leader and will not be resistant to change when reform are needed.
Currently the baby on the Felin's left will be Joshua because he is more active and always move around during our scans. Josiah will be the one on the right. He moves lesser and seems to be a thinker.
The only thing I don't really like for both names now will be that the names are somehow a bit common and not so unique.
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