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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes Bullinger's Companion Notes
Joshua Commissioned; Israel Prepares for Conquest.Chapter 2
Rahab Hides the Spies in Jericho.Chapter 3
Israel Crosses the Jordan River Miraculously.Chapter 4
Memorial Stones Set Up at Jordan.Chapter 5
Circumcision Renewed; Passover Celebrated; Joshua's Vision.Chapter 6
Jericho's Walls Fall; City Destroyed Completely.Chapter 7
Achan's Sin Causes Israel's Defeat at Ai.Chapter 8
Ai Captured; Covenant Renewed at Mount Ebal.Chapter 9
Gibeonites Deceive Israel; Become Servants.Chapter 10
Sun Stands Still; Israel Defeats Amorite Kings.Chapter 11
Northern Kings Defeated; Land Mostly Conquered.Chapter 12
Summary of Defeated Kings and Territories.Chapter 13
Unconquered Lands Listed; Inheritance East of Jordan.Chapter 14
Caleb Receives Hebron as His Inheritance.Chapter 15
Judah's Territory and Cities Described.Chapter 16
Inheritance of Ephraim Detailed.Chapter 17
Manasseh's Territory and Land Distribution Issues.Chapter 18
Tabernacle Set Up; Land Divided by Lot.Chapter 19
Inheritance for the Remaining Tribes Allocated.Chapter 20
Cities of Refuge Appointed for Manslayers.Chapter 21
Cities Given to the Levites Described.Chapter 22
Eastern Tribes Return Home; Build an Altar.Chapter 23
Joshua's Farewell Address to Israel's Leaders.Chapter 24
Covenant Renewed at Shechem; Joshua's Death.
- Joshua
by E.W. Bullinger
Jos JOSHUA. THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK AS A WHOLE. ( Introversion.) Joshua 1:1-18 . JOSHUA ENTERING ON HIS WORK. Joshua 2:1 - Joshua 7:26 . JORDAN. EVENTS CONNECTED THEREWITH. Joshua 8:1 - Joshua 12:24 . THE LAND. CONQUEST. Joshua 13:1 - Joshua 21:45 . THE LAND. DIVISION. Joshua 22:1-34 . JORDAN. EVENTS CONNECTED THEREWITH. Joshua 23:1 - Joshua 24:28 . JOSHUA ENDING HIS WORK. EPILOGUE to the whole Book (Joshua 24:29-30 ). For the relation of JOSHUA to the Pentateuch. see note on Title (p.291). For the relation of JOSHUA to the Earlier and Later Prophets, see Appdx-1 . For the relation of JOSHUA to the Earlier Prophets, see below. JOSHUA. Israel''s settlement in the LAND; under JOSHUA and PRIESTS. JUDGES. Israel''s failure under PRIESTS. SAMUEL. Israel''s settlement in the LAND; under SAMUEL and KINGS. KINGS. Israel''s failure under KINGS. TITLE, Joshua. Heb. Jehoshua'' = Jehovah the Saviour". In Greek "Jesus". See Acts 7:45 .Hebrews 4:8 , and Matthew 1:18 . The great subject is the Land, as that of the Pentateuch was the People.
