Chapter three contains the first, and possibly the most famous, of several personal conversations Jesus had that were recorded by John. Many people have speculated that Nicodemus approached Jesus at night because he was afraid of the other Pharisees or other people, but the text does not offer that picture. In fact, Nicodemus himself admitted, […]
Chapter fourteen begins the record of how Canaan was divided among the western tribes. Although Joshua 14:1 says that the territories were assigned by Eleazar, Joshua, and the tribal leaders, Joshua 14:2 clarifies that they determined the boundaries “by drawing lots,” which was a way to hear from God. It is also clarified that Joseph did not
Chapter twelve brings us to the halfway point of the book and summarizes the end of the desert wandering (Numbers 21) and the first half of Joshua. In Joshua 12:1-6 Joshua recounted the defeat of “the kings of the land…on the east side of the Jordan.” These were taken care of while Moses still led the
