Joshua is a challenging book to read, and often a challenging book to understand. But if Joshua is part of the Bible—the Word of God—then we must examine it and see what it tells us about the God of Scripture—the God of both the Old and New Testaments. |
STEP 1: Read Joshua 1:1–18 |
After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide: "Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them… Continue reading › |
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The Problem of Warfare in the Book of Joshua. In this article, Lissa Wray Beal explains the function of warfare in the ancient Near East, why God's command to destroy the Canaanites is not genocide, how to reconcile warfare in Joshua to Jesus' later command to "love your enemies," and why the prevalence of violence in Joshua cannot be used as a rationale for religious violence today. |
What Really Happened at Jericho. For many people, what is known of the book of Joshua could be summarized by one verse of the African-American spiritual: "Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho / Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, And the walls came a- tumbling down." But there's much more to the story. This article takes a closer look at the events at Jericho as they're presented in Joshua 5:13–6:27 and aim to tackle some of the challenges this story presents for the church today. |
In this lecture from her series on Joshua, Professor Lissa Wray Beal introduces the book and lays the groundwork for understanding its themes and its ancient context, as well as questions about how we ought to read Joshua today: |
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Lissa Wray Beal starts this lecture by reminiscing about her experience with the book of Joshua. She shares her excitement about the story she had as a child, but her questions grew as she deepened her study of this book. We appreciate this background to her lecture because it's exactly how Bible study should begin, with a yearning to understand on a deeper level. We don't always know what questions to ask, but Bible Gateway Plus can help you. One resource we highly recommend is the NIV Quest Study Bible where you can find commonly asked questions tied to the passage you are reading. Here, you'll get answers to questions that you may not have even thought to ask yourself as you were reading the book of Joshua, such as, "Does God promise health and wealth to those who follow him?" |
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