The Promised Land has been conquered by Israel. The land now has rest from war. The leaders of Israel are nearly finished dividing the land. Each of the tribes has received their allotment. The last thing for them to do is bestow an allotment upon Joshua the son of Nun. They ask him which parcel he would like and he responds...
When the children of Israel first crossed the Jordan, they initially set up the Tabernacle at Gilgal, a convenient and practical place because it was just across the river. But now, after subduing the Land, they move their worship center to Shiloh. Shiloh was westward from the Jordan and located about 30 miles north of Jerusalem. Shiloh was located at the geographic center of the...
This
was a failure on the part of Joshua and the children of Israel to enter into
the complete victory God had promised them.
They failed to take full possession of the Promised Land.
The whole experience of the children of Israel coming out of
the bondage of Egypt, passing through the wilderness, and coming into the
Promised Land can be viewed as a spiritual allegory. It is representative of us
as Christians...
One of the adversaries
Caleb faced during his efforts to conquer the portion of land granted to him
were the “sons of Anak.” Known
collectively as “Anakim” (plural of Anak), this people group presented a
formidable challenge. The Anakim were a tall and powerful foe of the
Israelites in ancient times.
The Anakim were a very tall people. Deuteronomy 9:2 describes them...
Caleb the son of Jephunneh was one of the twelve Israelite spies that Moses had sent into Canaan to investigate the land and gather intelligence about their potential enemies. When the spies returned, only two of the twelve came back with a...
As Joshua divides the land amongst the tribes of Israel, we read that he gave no allotment to the tribe of Levi - for the Lord, the God of Israel, had promised that He Himself would be their allotment. In the original Hebrew this reads, “Yahweh Elohim-of Ishral” is their allotment (or portion). This was not a "gag gift" or a "booby...
Now that Israel controlled all the territory that was to become its homeland, the writer (believed to be Joshua) summarizes the entire conquest. Once Israel had won control of the land as a whole, Israel’s leaders began the task of dividing it among the tribes. Throughout the country, however, there were many areas that the Canaanites still...
