Chapter eleven is essentially a replay of chapter ten, but in the north. Not learning from the utter destruction of the coalition of the southern kings, King Jabin of Hazor formed a coalition of kings from northern Canaan intent on defeating Israel (Joshua 11:1-5). No matter how many warriors Israel had, facing an army “as numerous […]
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,
Introduction to Joshua Joshua is the first book in the second section of the Hebrew text, the Prophets. It is named after the primary person of the story, Joshua, Moses’ faithful right-hand man and God’s appointed leader of Israel. Joshua was a man of action, and his book recounts many of those stories in the
