JOSHUA Lesson 16 – Chapter 11 I gave you a little preview of Joshua 11 last week, and we’ll begin today by re-reading the chapter in sections. We’ll take a few short detours today and see some foundational theological principles emerge within these historical accounts that form the basis for the book of Joshua. Further […]

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JOSHUA Lesson 15 – Chapters 10 and 11 Joshua 10 is a story told on many levels. It is, on the surface level, the story of the conquest by Joshua of the southerly part of the Land of Canaan. On another level it is the story of God’s faithfulness to do what He has promised […]

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JOSHUA Lesson 14 – Chapter 10 Nobody but nobody knows how to make lemonade from being handed a lemon more than the Lord God of Israel. You’ll see what I mean by that shortly. In Joshua chapter 10 we’ll find that the unholy treaty that Israel had been tricked into making with Gibeon would lead […]

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JOSHUA Lesson 13 – Chapter 9 The Law of Moses is, of itself, but theory and an expansive statement of God’s divine ideals. The real rub for the faithful is in finding ways to put it into practice in our lives as we operate in our diverse cultures, using the principles of the Law as […]

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JOSHUA Lesson 12 – Chapter 8 As we continue our lesson in Joshua chapter 8, I’d like to begin by borrowing and paraphrasing the words of Trent C. Butler, one of the foremost Christian scholars and writers in our era on the subject of the Old Testament. Trent Butler is a former professor at Baptist […]

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JOSHUA Lesson 11 – Chapters 7 and 8 As we continue this week in Joshua 7, the subject is still Achan, the battle for the city of Ai, and the Law of Herem. This principle of Herem, in English usually called the ban (b-a-n), is so pervasive in the Bible that it would be proper […]

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JOSHUA Lesson 10 – Chapters 6 and 7 Last week we ended in Joshua chapter 6, whereby Israel conquered Jericho and killed all of its inhabitants except for Rahab and her father’s family. Two principles were at the center of that lesson: first the principle of “the ban” also called the Law of Herem. And […]

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JOSHUA Lesson 9 – Chapter 6 We ended our last lesson with Joshua 5; and the last paragraph dealt with this mysterious Commander of the Lord’s Hosts who suddenly appeared before Joshua. No doubt this was a manifestation of God and not a regular angel nor an archangel because not even an archangel allows himself […]

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JOSHUA Lesson 8 – Chapter 5 Continued We ended last week in Joshua chapter 5 discussing the mass circumcision event at Gilgal that was instructed in verse 2. It is obvious that this circumcision ceremony was a pre-requisite for celebration of the Passover in Canaan. Let’s talk about this a little more because as I […]

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JOSHUA Lesson 7 – Chapter 5 We concluded our study of the 4th chapter of Joshua last week by reading the 1st verse of the 5th chapter that explained that as a result of Israel being obedient to the Lord, the land of Canaan was already handed over to them. Further Yehoveh (in His infinitely […]

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