Joshua
Joshua Chapter 9 – When Trickery Met Integrity
The rulers of Israel, and Joshua especially, must have been conflicted when they discovered they had been deceived by the Hivites of Gibeon. When all the congregation murmured against them for sparing the Gibeonites, they could only…
Joshua Chapter 5 | The Army of the LORD
1. Circumcision at Gilgal (1-9) Circumcision was the sign of the covenant which God made to Abraham (Gen 17:10). It was a way to signify that someone was part of this covenant and has a part with…
Joshua 24
The statement above is so beautiful that many Christians today hang a plaque of it in their homes. But were it so easy. Bible Passage: Joshua 24 At the end of the conquest of Canaan, Joshua gathered…
Joshua 22
Bible Passage: Joshua 22 This particular book of Joshua is relatively long and can be divided into many different sections, but allow me to focus only on several teachings this book has to offer. “But take…
Joshua 21
Bible Passage: Joshua 21 This chapter talks about the allocation of the Promised Land to the Levites and the priests. There are many cities allocated to them but since this is a blog, I will not go…
Joshua 20
Bible Passage: Joshua 20 In today’s reading, God commands Joshua to execute His original orders to Moses to set up the cities of refuge. These cities are for a person, who killed another accidentally or unintentionally, to…
Joshua 17
Bible Passage: Joshua 17 In this chapter, the people of Joshua formed two tribes — the Ephraimites and Manassites. They were complaining to Joshua about the constraints they were facing in the land allotted to them (Joshua 17:14). Joshua,…
Joshua 16
Bible Passage: Joshua 16 “But of the cities of these peoples which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance, you shall let nothing that breathes remain alive, but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite…
Joshua 14
“Justice” and “equality” are often trumpeted in today’s world as reasons for activism and rebellion. Other words such as “equity” and “social justice” are used as bases for policies in education, law and politics. A Christian who…
Joshua 13
Bible Passage: Joshua 13 The beginning of this chapter details the dividing of the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel. The names of the tribes and land sounds complicated and one can’t help but pass…
