the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Bible Commentaries
Scofield's Reference Notes Scofield's 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 10
Sun Stands Still; Israel Defeats Amorite Kings.Chapter 11
Northern Kings Defeated; Land Mostly Conquered.Chapter 17
Manasseh's Territory and Land Distribution Issues.Chapter 20
Cities of Refuge Appointed for Manslayers.Chapter 22
Eastern Tribes Return Home; Build an Altar.Chapter 24
Covenant Renewed at Shechem; Joshua's Death.
- Joshua
by C.I. Scofield
Book Introduction - Joshua
Joshua 1:1
Joshua records the consummation of the redemption of Israel of Israel out of Egypt; for redemption has two parts: "out," and "into" (Deuteronomy 6:23). The key-phrase is "Moses My servant is dead" (Joshua 1:2). Law, of which Moses is the representative, could never give a sinful people victory (Hebrews 7:19; Romans 6:14; Romans 8:2-4).
In a spiritual sense the book of Joshua is the Ephesians of the Old Testament. "The heavenly" of Ephesians is to the Christian what Canaan was to the Israelite and blessing through divine power (Joshua 21:43-55; Ephesians 1:3)
The government, as before, was theocratic; Joshua succeeding Moses as the ruler under God.
Joshua falls into four parts: The conquest, 1-12. The partition of the inheritance, 13-21. Incipient discord, 22. Joshua's last counsels and death, 23,24.
The events recorded in Joshua cover a period of 26 years (Ussher).
