Joshua In The Odyssey

God wanted Moses to lead his people out of Egypt. He eventually took up the mantle and made his return to Egypt. This began the third 40 year period. Upon return to Egypt, he patterned up with his brother, Aaron in taking up the task to lead the Israelites. God worked through Moses to inflict 10 plagues on the Egyptians as Pharaoh initially refused to let the Israelites go, the last of them finally persuaded Pharaoh to let the Israelites go.

Chapter three of Engaging the Christian Scriptures goes into detail over selective parts of the sections of history, writings, and prophets. Chapter three gives the reader information over several books in the Bible such as Joshua, Judges, Jeremiah, etc. The chapter dives into the text of Joshua and gives the reader useful insight over Joshua and him leading the Israel across the Jordan river to conquer the land of milk and honey, Jericho. The book of Judges purpose was to teach Israel that God is faithful and certain to punish sin therefore each person must remain loyal and devoted to the Lord. The purpose of Jeremiah was to warn of the destruction that they were about to face and to urge Judah to return and submit to God. Towards the end

When Moses and the Israelites came to the land of Canaan, twelve spies were sent in to explore. They came back and reported that the land was bountiful, but the Canaanites had a mighty army that could crush the Israelites. Soon, the bad report spread through the nation of Israel and the people rebelled. They cried to God, asking why He would lead them so far, only to let them die by the Canaanite sword.

Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines. The Israelites camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines at Aphek. The Philistines deployed their forces to meet Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand of them on the battlefield. When the soldiers returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did Hashem let us get defeat ? Let us bring the ark of Hasham covenant from Shiloh, so that he may go with us and save us  of our enemies.”

* Parts the Red Sea. * Led Israelites out of Egypt to Promise land. * 10 Commandments on Mt. Sinai. * Only prophet to the Lord face to face. Joshua 15 Century B.C. * Successor to Moses Leading Israelites.

Because of Joshua's faith and obedience to God, he was able to lead the children of Israel across the Jordan

God wanted to Hebrews to be let free from Egypt. To accomplish this God sent ten plagues to Egypt. At this time Moses was the leader of the Hebrews. Moses led his people out of Egypt and into the desert. They wondered the desert for 40 years until they found the land that God had promised them. Joshua led the Hebrews to take over the land from the people who lived there before the Hebrews were

Many ran, especially those who lived in the hills, although they need not fear—Nebuchadnezzar only had need for the skilled and the wealthy. Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, and a number of his followers were some of the people who attempted to flee from the threat of Babylon. Zedekiah and his sons were captured in Jericho, and were brought back to Babylonian territory. Once there, Nebuchadnezzar had Zedekiah’s sons killed in plain sight of the king, who was then summarily blinded in order to ensure that the sight of his dead sons would be the one forever in his mind. Meanwhile, Jerusalem was successfully conquered by the Babylonians, who destroyed it and the artifacts within. Thus, the Exodus, or the Babylonian Captivity,

When David arrived at the battle field, he was surprised to see the men fearfully hiding in the shadows to escape the giant. Rightfully confused at the sight, David interrogated the Israelite soldiers and was disappointed when he concluded that the Israelites were cowards. David was a fearless man who continually and significantly depended on God as his protector and provider. He quickly confronted King Saul concerning the matter and came to a solution in which he would fight Goliath. His inaptitude was apparent but his innate sense of courage was inscrutable. Reluctantly, King Saul complied and after much debate, agreed that David would face the giant with nothing but a sling shot and five stones. David approached the battlefield and with one motion, flung the sling around quickly. The stone then slipped from the cloth and flew through the air at an incredible speed. With astonishing precision, the stone hit the monster’s forehead with great impact, causing the skull to shatter and cave in on itself killing the beast immediately. Then, standing upon the giant’s dead corps, David sliced the beast head off using the philistine’s sword. Upon seeing this, the philistines fled in a stampede from the battle field, leaving God’s chosen people as

One of the only tasks left for dividing the land is assigning cities of refuge (v. 1-2; Num. 35:9-34). God reiterates the purpose of the cities to Joshua before they are assigned (v. 3-6). Israel then selected the cities of refuge, with three on either side of the Jordan (v. 7-9).

As long as his arms were up, the Israelites were winning the battle. As he lowered his arms, the Amalekites were winning. But when Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up so that his hands remained steady till sunset.

Moses: Moses was born in a time when his people, the Israelites, an enslaved minority, were increasing in numbers and the Egyptian Pharaoh was worried that they might ally with Egypt's enemies. God sent Moses back to Egypt to demand the release of the Israelites from slavery. Moses said that he could not speak with assurance or eloquence, so God allowed Aaron, his brother, to become his spokesperson. After the Ten Plagues, Moses led the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea, after which they based themselves at Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments

4. In the book of Joshua, how is Joshua presented as the successor of Moses? Compare

If we check with history, most of the book of Joshua was written by Joshua himself, after the four hundred years of the Israelites living in Egypt, and after the forty years of the Israelites living in the desert.

The passage that will be focused on will be Joshua 10:16-27. This passage begins with five Amorite Kings that are discovered and then trapped in a cave. The kings hide in a cave in Makkedah. Joshua finds where the kings are hiding and then proceeds to give instructions regarding what to do with the kings. They trap the kings in the cave. Joshua proceeds to tell his troops to continue fighting. Joshua and the Israelites defeat their enemies; there are few survivors left and the army returns to their leader, Joshua. Joshua then uses the defeat of the five kings as an object lesson for his commanders. They open the cave, in which the Kings are trapped in, the kings are than named and brought out to Joshua. Joshua summons the men of Israel and order to place their feet on the King’s neck. The commanders do so and Joshua tells his men, “Do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight” (verse 25). The king’s bodies are then exposed on poles and are left there until evening. At sunset Joshua gave orders to take down the poles and throw them into the cave in which the kings were hiding. They then placed large rocks in front of the cave to which are there to do this day.