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The New Pharaohs of Joshua and Judges


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The Exodus Way E5 — By the time we get to the scroll of Joshua, the Israelites are preparing to enter the land of promise. But we quickly discover a reverse Exodus happening in the narrative. The Canaanite kings—who are depicted as new pharaohs—assemble with armies to meet Israel on the other side of the Jordan River. And in the midst of the story, a Canaanite woman in Jericho actually shows more faith than anyone! Then in the following scroll of Judges, the identity of the pharaohs shifts again—this time to the Israelites, who enslave themselves due to their own corruption and injustice. In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss how Joshua and Judges hyperlink back to the Exodus Way narrative theme, while also pointing to a coming Messianic leader who can lead us out of exile, through the wilderness, and into a true land of inheritance.

CHAPTERS

  1. Recap of the Theme So Far (0:00-6:50)
  2. The Surprising Story of Rahab (6:50-20:15)
  3. Canaanite Kings as the New Pharaohs in Joshua (20:15-41:09)
  4. Israelites as the New Pharaohs in Judges (41:09-49:40)

OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

View this episode’s official transcript.

REFERENCED RESOURCES

  • Berit Olam: Joshua by L. Daniel Hawk
  • Joshua in 3-D: A Commentary on Biblical Conquest and Manifest Destiny by L. Daniel Hawk
  • Every Promise Fulfilled: Contesting Plots in Joshua by L. Daniel Hawk
  • You can view annotations for this episode—plus our entire library of videos, podcasts, articles, and classes—in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.
  • Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here. 

SHOW MUSIC

  • “Mario Kart” by SwuM
  • “Self Luv” by SwuM
  • “Reflect” by SwuM & Benno
  • BibleProject theme song by TENTS

SHOW CREDITS

Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Frank Garza and Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode. Aaron Olsen and Tyler Bailey provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. 

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