Joshua Reaching The Promised Land

The Old testament hero that I identify with is Abraham . Abraham was called to a journey of faith. He had to leave everything that was comfortable and familiar . God made three promises to Abraham. He promised to bless him, make him a great nation and a blessing. Abraham answered the call of God and stepped out of faith. Abraham and his wife Sarah experienced a miracle , his son Isaac. God tests Abraham's faith. He told Abraham to take his son Isaac as a burnt offering. Abraham knew that God will raise his son from the dead.

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

In addition to the Pentateuch, the Old Testament books of the Deuteronomistic history reveal the theme of God’s faithfulness to his followers. Initial examples are found in the conquest of the Promised Land depicted in the book of Joshua. Throughout the Israelite campaign to oust natives and settle the land, God’s actions demonstrate his faithfulness. In one instance God uses Rahab to hide Israelite spies, while in several other situations he allows the Israelites to defeat its foes. From these actions, it is clear that God remained faithful to his promise with Abraham (to provide his descendents with land). In addition to Joshua, the book of Judges provides an example of God’s faithfulness. Throughout the book, Israel repeatedly is unfaithful to God and is conquered by foreign powers. In response to Israelite cries for help, God repeatedly raises up

At first glance Joshua seems to just be a story of the Israelites and the settling of the Promised Land, however, there may also be a prophetic vision of God’s plan for Salvation of His people. The book of Joshua shows the difference between living a life, like Moses, under the Law of the Old Testament and under the freedom, which came from Jesus Christ, as Joshua did. One could certainly make a strong case that Joshua 1-6 can be looked at as a metaphor of Jesus Christ and man’s salvation through Him. The evidence ranges from Joshua’s name to the meaning of the Jordan River. The implications would mean that God was discretely showing the Israelites His plan for future salvation well over a thousand years before Christ.Joshua chapters

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.”

The book of Judges introduces us to the long years of Israel’s struggle to maintain control of the Promised Land and serves as the transition from the conquest to the kingdom. It deals with events following Joshua’s death (c. 1380 BC)

* Led Israelites into Promise land. * Joshua battled the Amalekites. * Captured the city of Jericho.

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

In Israel and Judah warfare would be an integral part for the Jewish to reclaim their homelands. With warfare came several brutalities that would be illustrated in the book of Deuteronomy and Joshua. In the book of Deuteronomy, it describes the killings of entire populations in Gad after their capture, plunder the towns, and took whatever resources they had. This was all done with the support of God. In the book of Joshua, has the theme of rule and capture. It describes the brutalities that took place in capturing Jericho. Joshua would commit atrocities that involved exterminating everything in the city by sword. Both books, highlights the atrocities needed to reclaim their holy land. There is no evidence that there is any regulation on their warfare. Soon Israel would be taken over by the

out of slavery and did as god asked.” This is the land I promised to

Colonist were attracted to New England as a result of reports that depicted the land as a rival of the Old Testament’s promise land. In a nearly ironic set of ecological blunders the colonist would drastically transform the land and the way of life of its native inhabitants. In essence their mercantilist mind set would change the ecology of New England through trade, deforestation, and practices associated with livestock.

Which sets the stage for Israel victories and blessings. Also shows the downhill battle of Israel with abandoning their covenant. Israel was to

Joshua used his leadership as well as God's instructions to win the Battle of Jericho. During the last attempt to claim the Promised Land, while they were led by Moses, the Israelites did not obey God, and as a result, they lost the battle, and they had to wait another long forty years to try again in claiming the Promised Land. This time however, Joshua was determined to follow God's directions perfectly, despite the Israelites not agreeing with him. He was well-rewarded for his obedience towards God, because due to everyone's obedience, they won the Battle of Jericho ("Joshua Summary")!

In Exodus 14, Moses and the Israelites have become sandwiched between the Egyptian military and the chaotic Reed Sea. Yet YHWH’s instruction to them is not to turn and fight, but rather ‘be silent’ (Exodus 14:14). YHWH promised to come and fight on their behalf. Fast forward to Deuteronomy 2:26-35, and we get yet another story of Israel and potential military activity. Regardless of whether you read the text as actual warfare taking place, or that of an ideological battle (of which the argument can be made for), I want to note two things: Moses initially tried to make a peace agreement with King Sihon, of which Sihon refused. In addition, we clearly see that it is Heshbon who attacks Israel, and not the other way around. Finally, coming to the story just before Ai in the Joshua narrative, we are given the story of the siege of Jericho (Joshua 6). In the Jericho passage, we see that YHWH is the voice giving Joshua instruction regarding how they are to enter the city. Despite YHWH’s instruction, there are multiple instances in this text where Joshua technically disobeys the voice of YHWH, of which I would ascribe to the resulting destruction. The reason I bring up Jericho and Heshbon, are because they stand in contrast with the Ai narrative in that, like Egypt and Heshbon, YHWH’s voice was present in the happenings. With Ai this is not the case. Joshua will attack Ai without the voice of YHWH preceding the

He was a contemporary of the prophet Isaiah and prophesied to the northern and southern kingdoms (Hindson). Because social injustice became very common in Israel and Judah God became angry with them. Wealthy families felt the need to steal land from the needy because they had the power too whether it was legally or illegal. To steal family property was to steal the family's inheritance from the Lord, and that was considered a serious crime (Hindson). Because land was the Lords at this time, he gave some land to his people, the people of Israel. There are twelve tribes in Israel so God gave every tribe, clan, and family some land, in light of this land was not to be handed or traded over to anyone else. Land sold because of debt was to be redeemed by the individual or family, and all land reverted to its original owners in the Year of Jubilee, every fiftieth year (Hindson). This had become a custom to the people of Israel, and because of this Micah had said an army that was foreign would come and take the land as the Israelites were made outcasts. Looking at how the rich had taken the land from the poor families God would now do the same thing to them, and take all of the land. In the book of Amos, the prophet, Amos talks about the problem with religious ritualism. The religious practices of the people were not genuine. “I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no