Lectionary Calendar

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Historical Writings

B.C. (Before Christ)

Writings of Alfred Edersheim

Bible History, Old Testament

Book 3 — Israel In Canaan Under Joshua And The Judges

Chapter 1 — Israel About To Take Possession Of The Land Of Promise - Decisive Contest Showing The Real Character Of Heathenism - Character And History Of Balaam.

Chapter 2 — The "Prophecies" Of Balaam - The End Of Balaam - Parallel Between Balaam And Judas

Chapter 3 — The Second Census Of Israel - The "Daughters Of Zelophehad" - Appointment Of Moses' Successor - Sacrificial Ordinances - The War Against Midian - Allocation Of Territory East Of The Jordan - Levitical And Cities Of Refuge.

Chapter 4 — Death And Burial Of Moses.

Chapter 5 — The Charge To Joshua - Despatch Of The Two Spies To Jericho - Rahab.

Chapter 6 — Miraculous Parting of the Jordan, and the Passage of the Children of Israel - Gilgal and its meaning - The First Passover on the soil of Palestine.

Chapter 7 — The "Prince of the Host of Jehovah" appears to Joshua - The miraculous fall of Jericho before the Ark of Jehovah.

Chapter 8 — Unsuccessful Attack upon Ai - Achan's Sin, and Judgement - Ai attacked a second time and taken.

Chapter 9 — Solemn Dedication of the Land and of Israel on Mounts Ebal and Gerizim - The Deceit of the Gibeonites

Chapter 10 — The Battle of Gibeon - Conquest of the South of Canaan - The Battle of Merom - Conquest of the North of Canaan - State of the land at the close of the seven-years' war.

Chapter 11 — Distribution of the land - Unconquered districts - Tribes east of the Jordan - "The lot" - Tribes west of the Jordan - The inheritance of Caleb - Dissatisfaction of the sons of Joseph - The Tabernacle at Shiloh - Final division of the land.

Chapter 12 — Return of the two and a half Tribes to their Homes - Building of an Altar by them - Embassy to them - Joshua's Farewell Addresses - Death of Joshua - Review of his Life and Work.

Chapter 13 — Summary of the Book of Judges - Judah's and Simeon's Campaign - Spiritual and national Decay of Israel - "From Gilgal to Bochin."

Chapter 14 — Othniel - Ehud - Shamgar

Chapter 15 — The Oppression of Jabin and Sisera - Deborah and Barak - The Battle of Taanach - The Song of Deborah

Chapter 16 — Midianitish Oppression - The Calling of Gideon - Judgment begins at the House of God - The Holy War - The Night-battle of Moreh

Chapter 17 — Farther Course of Gideon - The Ephod at Ophrah - Death of Gideon - Conspiracy of Abimelech - The parable of Jotham - Rule and End of Abimelech

Chapter 18 — Successors of Abimelech - Chronology of the Period - Israel's renewed Apostasy, and their Humiliation before Jehovah - Oppression by the Ammonites - Jephthah - His History and Vow - The Successors of Jephthah

Chapter 19 — Meaning of the History of Samson - His Annunciation and early History - The Spirit of Jehovah "impels him" - His Deeds of Faith

Chapter 20 — The Sin and Fall of Samson - Jehovah departs from him - Samson's Repentance, Faith, and Death

Chapter 21 — Social and Religious Life in Bethlehem in the Days of Judges - The Story of Ruth - King David's Ancestors