Israel had now entered into a period of relative peace and stability. This enabled Joshua to finish the work of divvying up the land among the remaining 7 tribes who hadn’t yet received their land inheritance. Once this was taken care of, the stage was set for the Levites to receive their cities to live […]
J22-2: Ancient Israel’s Cold War With The Canaanites
So Israel was at rest from war but not for long. And the land of Israel was not yet called “Israel”. Because at this stage, the Hebrews were far away from being a politically stable nation. Yet, what Israel had achieved thus far under their God was awesome. In spite of being just a rag-tag […]
J22-1: How Are God’s Chosen People To Worship Hashem When They Live OUTSIDE The Land?
Today we begin Joshua Chapter 22. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. Today we begin Joshua Chapter 22 and man I tell you this chapter is just jam-packed to the hilt with theological treasures. We could literally spend months on this chapter if we wanted to. Unfortunately, […]
J21-6: Israel’s Speed At Overtaking Their Enemies Was Based On Their Obedience To God’s Commands
Following on the heels of yesterday’s post, we concluded that while Israel had conquered the land of Canaan to the point where they now lived in a state of relative peace within the land, there was still much work left to be done. For instance, Tyre, Sidon and the Philistines still maintained a foothold inside […]
J21-5: The Most Controversial And Hotly Debated Verses In The Entire ‘Old’ Testament
“Then Adonai gave them rest all around, according to everything he had sworn to their ancestors. Not a man from all their enemies stood against them; Adonai handed all their enemies over to them. Not one good thing that Adonai had spoken of to the household of Isra’el failed to happen; it all took place.“-Joshua 21:42-43 Alrighty folks, […]