Category Archives: Where’s Jesus

In chapter 23, Joshua is presenting a picture of life in the promised Land as a life that needs to be lived in complete dedication to God.  Many people get hung up on the specific instructions that Joshua gives about … Continue reading →

In Joshua 21 we find recorded a series of land transactions between the people of Israel and the Levites.  Now that the land has been successfully settled, the Levites, those families who served in the tabernacle, desire to have their … Continue reading →

Ancient near east cultures were and still are places where honor is paramount.  These cultures have a deeply embedded pattern of saving face and protecting the honor and family name and part of that involved and still involves the display … Continue reading →

A catalog of geography is how one might view Joshua chapters 13-19 – interesting, but dry for any sort of spiritual development.  But such is to miss the theological truths communicated to the believer in such a chapter.  If we will recall, … Continue reading →

Many people dislike reading the historical books of Scripture like Joshua and Judges because of the warfare and utter destruction of nations that is advocated.  Genocide doesn’t sit well with our contemporary palates, but there are great truths to learn … Continue reading →

Last post on Joshua we encountered the Gibeonites, those tricksters who “bluffed” their way into salvation, but who became true members of the people of God, serving the temple.  In fact, in 1Chronicles 12:4, we find out that the man … Continue reading →

Joshua 7 is a heartbreaking story of one man’s sin and how it affected a nation.  In the very first verse we are told that Achan took some of the things devoted to the Lord from the defeat of Jericho. … Continue reading →

In chapter 5 we encounter the Jewish nation who has been living in the desert for 40 years and now are preparing to take over the Promised Land.  These men had not been circumcised by their parents according to the … Continue reading →