Holy War & Holy Love: Unpacking Joshua’s Fiercest Battles (Joshua 10–11)

Joshua records some of Scripture’s most challenging scenes. How can God be both the righteous Judge and the Giver of peace? In this main episode we explore the justice–mercy tension through the story’s own categories.

What you’ll learn

• God fights for His people (Joshua 10:42) — trusting divine power over human strength.
• Why judgment was postponed — the “cup of iniquity” and God’s long patience (Genesis 15:16).
• What ḥerem means — more than destruction; holiness, boundaries, and the danger of idolatry.
• Justice without partiality — the Judge of all the earth holds Israel accountable too (Joshua 7).
• Limits on warfare — the offer of peace and the role of free choice (Deuteronomy 20:10–18).
• Hope beyond conflict — the promised reign of the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6; Micah 4:3).

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