JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 6:1 Taking the Land. Although the Promised Land is God’s gift to the Israelites (Joshua 6:2), now that they are in the land they must conquer it. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 6:4 THE ARK. The visible symbol of the Lord’s presence emphasizes that the conquest of the land of Canaan was the Lord’s doing. See also v. Joshua 6:8. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 6:5 AND THE WALL OF THE CITY WILL FALL DOWN FLAT. Archaeologists have explored the site of Jericho for many years. Many aspects of their findings seemed to fit the biblical description of the city’s destruction, but there are differences of opinion about the age of the ruins. E... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 6:17 DEVOTED TO THE LORD FOR DESTRUCTION. See notes on Lev. 27:28–29; Deuteronomy 2:34; Deuteronomy 20:16. This order to destroy every living thing was not a license to kill indiscriminately in other warfare situations, because cities outside the Land of Promise were to be trea... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 6:20 SO THE PEOPLE SHOUTED. Hebrews 11:30 commends the people’s faith: they believed the promise of Joshua 6:2 and showed their faith by obeying the instructions. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 6:21 DEVOTED... TO DESTRUCTION. See note on vv. 17–18. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 6:23 RAHAB... AND ALL WHO BELONGED TO HER are spared, in keeping with the promise in Joshua 2:14, Joshua 2:17. Their placement OUTSIDE THE CAMP OF ISRAEL is apparently temporary (see Joshua 6:25). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 6:26 Jericho’s ruins are to serve as a warning to Israel. Any attempt to rebuild the city, therefore, will defy the Lord’s rule. For the fulfillment of Joshua’s curse, see 1 Kings 16:34. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length,... [ Continue Reading ]