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 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...

You ever feel like everyone is ganging up against you? I know you have. Maybe you feel your friends, or co-workers, or family members, or church family has turn against you. Maybe you are battling your emotions, or thoughts, or struggles. Maybe...

In our verses today we see God faithfully bringing about His plans and promises to bless the nations through His people despite the fact that His people fail to seek His will and carelessly enter into an ill-advised covenant with the Gibeonites.  My...

Today, in chapters 7&8, we discover that things were not as good inwardly as they appeared outwardly for Israel was harboring secret sin within them and it proves to be quite destructive for the people of God. Today, in chapters 7&8, we are...

Today we look at Joshua 6 and we see what total devotion looks like. Chapter six and the battle of Jericho is the Lord’s answer to Joshua’s question. The Lord tells Joshua exactly what to do to Jericho so these verses give us a picture of what total...

Today, in Joshua chapter 5, we see God has faithfully delivered Israel across the Jordan River as Israel carefully obeyed God’s every word. Now God’s people are camped just outside of Jericho. There Israel sits, their past is behind them and their...