The eastern tribes depart from Shiloh (vs. 9) and build a giant altar. When the western tribes hear of the altar they assemble at Shiloh (vs. 12-20) and decide to send a delegation under the direction of Phinehas to inquire into the matter before they...

Joshua 20 & 21 gives us a closer look at life in the land for Israel in two areas, criminal justice and worship, based on what Moses had said they should do when they entered the land. At first glance, as with other parts of Joshua, it may appear...

Jesus’ authority over the wind and the sea demonstrate His identity as God and as the One we can trust. Mark 4:35-41 is marked by careful accuracy and detail. No doubt we have the reminiscences of Peter, the eyewitness authority behind Mark’s Gospel...

In these verses we are going to see all twelve tribes gathered for worship in Shiloh when Joshua calls the seven tribes out for being slackers. In v3 Joshua says, “How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the LORD, the...

These chapters describe the tribal allotment of “the sons of Joseph” (Josh. 16:1, 4), Ephraim and Manasseh. Again, this is not merely another careful land survey. At the start of chapter 16 you may notice a peculiarity, Joshua 16:4 reads, “The people...

Today we are going to consider two simple points from Paul in 1 Cor 15 before we partake of the Lord’s Supper: The Priority of the Gospel and the Blessings of the Gospel.

Today we are going to do three things:First, we will do a quick overview of the entire chapter so you know what is going on.Second we will look at how these verses relate to salvation.Third, we will look at how these verses relate to sanctification.

Chapter 14 is part of unit spanning chapters 13-19 - the allocation of the land that has been conquered in the first 12 chapters. Chapter 13 dealt with the allocation of the land east of the Jordan river to 2.5 tribes and chapters 14-19 deals with...

We have come to a major transition here in chapters 13-21. Probably even the most determined reader of Joshua begins to crumble and nod as he enters these chapters. Dale Ralph Davis says, “watching war movies always tends to be more exciting than...

Eleven brings conquest narratives to conclusion with victory over northern coalition. Twelve summarizes all the kings and territories Joshua/Israel/God conquered to date. In these concluding summary verses we see the narrative focuses on Joshua’s...