Let’s take a look at Israel’s situation as it existed in the 1st Chapter of the Book of Judges. FIRST, we see that Israel failed to completely drive the Canaanites out. What happened as a result? It forced Israel to change their political position. They went from being a conquerer to becoming a compromiser. And […]

“M’nasheh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beit-Sh’an and its villages, Ta‘anakh and its villages, Dor and its villages, Yivle‘am and its villages or Megiddo and its villages; so that the Kena‘ani managed to keep on living in that land.  In time, when Isra’el had grown strong, they did put the Kena‘ani to forced […]

“The house of Yosef likewise attacked Beit-El; and Adonai was with them.  The house of Yosef sent spies to Beit-El (the city was formerly called Luz).  The spies saw a man coming out of the city and said to him: “Please show us the way to enter the city, and we will treat you kindly.” […]

Here’s something that may come as a shocker to some of you. The Battle of Armageddon is nothing but the final and decisive battle for the land of Canaan that Joshua and his men failed to completely conquer. And it wasn’t just Joshua who was negligent in his duties. The very same could be said […]

I think it’s high time we stop viewing God’s instructions towards Israel in the “Old” Testament as being barbaric and something that’s not for our day and age. Because as I’ve explained in my last couple of posts, the events that took place 3000 years ago have direct relevance to what’s going on today. Of […]