Chapter twenty-four concludes the book with the second half of Joshua’s farewell speech to Israel. In the first half (chapter 23) Joshua reminded Israel of God’s promises and warned them to remain loyal to him. In this chapter he took it one step further. Rather than simply allowing them to say, “We are willing to […]
Chapter ten tells of the ramifications of the peace treaty Joshua made with Gibeon in chapter nine. After hearing of the overwhelming victories at Jericho and Ai and learning that Gibeon, a huge city with many warriors, had joined Israel, the king of Jerusalem created a coalition with four other regional Amorite kings to stop
Chapter five concludes the preparations necessary before the Israelites could begin their conquest of Canaan. In Joshua 5:2-9 a bit of history was necessary. The physical sign of God’s covenant that set Abraham apart from the nations around him was the circumcision of his sons (Genesis 17:9-14). The Israelites had done this for 600 years,
