JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 1:1 Crossing into the Land. Leadership of Israel passes from Moses to Joshua, who has been chosen (see Deuteronomy 31:1) to lead the people to their inheritance in Canaan, the Land of Promise. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.le... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 1:2 THE LAND THAT I AM GIVING TO THEM. The promise first given to Abraham (Genesis 12:1) included three key elements: _family_ (Abraham’s descendants would become a great nation); _blessing_ (Abraham’s descendants would enjoy the blessings of covenant relationship with the Lord... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 1:3 EVERY PLACE THAT THE SOLE OF YOUR FOOT WILL TREAD UPON. Even though the Lord is giving Israel the land, they still have to step out in faith and take it (see vv. Joshua 1:9, Joshua 1:18). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.len... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 1:4 This description recalls Numbers 34:1, where the Lord provides Moses more detailed boundaries of the land Israel will have in Canaan (see also Genesis 10:19; Genesis 15:18; Numbers 13:17; Deuteronomy 1:7). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 1:5 BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS (see Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:23). Joshua will need strength and courage to accept his _task_ (YOU SHALL CAUSE THIS PEOPLE TO INHERIT THE LAND); to obey the _Torah_ (BOOK OF THE LAW); and to resist being _terrified_ (DO NOT BE FRIGHTENED, AN... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 1:12 For Moses’ instructions to THE REUBENITES, THE GADITES, AND THE HALF-TRIBE OF MANASSEH, see Numbers 32:6. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 1:13 Like the OT notion of _shalom_ (“peace, well-being”), REST suggests freedom from threat, the enjoyment of one’s inheritance, security within the borders of the land, and a state of all-around well-being. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 1:14 Only the men were expected to participate in combat (see note on Jer. 50:37). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]