Summary: Wherein there are a lot of names of towns and places to describe the borders of the land given to the tribe of Judah. Included is an account of Caleb driving out the three sons of Anak. He Continue Reading
Reading Joshua Chapter 14
Summary: After a short review of how the land was divided treating Ephriam and Manasseh as two separate tribes, we are given an account of Caleb claiming his portion of land with the strength of a 40 Continue Reading
Reading Joshua Chapter 13
Summary: Joshua is old and Yahweh tells him there is yet much land to be possessed. He goes over the boundaries of what will still be given and what has been given, telling Joshua to allocate it to Continue Reading
Reading Joshua Chapter 12
Summary: Here is given a concise list of all the kings struck by Moses and Joshua in the land which the children of Israel possessed. Some borders are detailed. The Rephaim are mentioned. Read from Continue Reading
Reading Joshua Chapter 11
Summary: Now the king of Hazor gathers a vast army, including horses and chariots, to fight against Israel. Yahweh again tells Joshua "don't be afraid." Joshua leads Israel to victory, killing Continue Reading
Reading Joshua Chapter 10
Summary: Five kings ally themselves to strike Gibeon since Gibeon had made peace with Israel. Gibeon calls on Joshua for help and Yahweh tells Joshua that the five kings will be delivered into his Continue Reading
Reading Joshua Chapter 9
Summary: While the rest of the inhabitants beyond the Jordan gather together to fight Israel, the inhabitants of Gibeon and the surrounding cities (who are apparently a portion of the Hivites) pretend Continue Reading
Reading Joshua Chapter 8
Summary: Yahweh tells Joshua to ambush the city of Ai, which he does. This time the people of Israel are told to keep the livestock and good, but all of the inhabitants are killed and the city is Continue Reading
Reading Joshua Chapter 7
Summary: It is revealed that Achan committed a trespass when Jericho was conquered. As a result, the men of Israel are defeated at Ai. Joshua, not knowing the reason, falls on his face before Yahweh, Continue Reading
Reading Joshua Chapter 6
Summary: This is the account of how the walls of Jericho fell flat. Every person and animal in Jericho were destroyed except for Rahab and her father's household who were in her house. Then, Joshua Continue Reading