▶ DESCRIPTION The book of Joshua records one of the most interesting and important portions of Israel’s history. It treats of the period of their estatement as a nation, of which Genesis was prophetic and the rest of the Pentateuch immediately preparatory. The books of Moses would be imperfect without this one: as it is the capstone of them, so it is the foundation of those which follow. Omit Joshua and there is a gap left in the sacred history which nothing could supply. Without it what precedes would be incomprehensible and what follows unexplained. The sacred writer was directed to fill that gap by narrating the conquest and apportionment of the promised land. Thus this book may be contemplated from two distinct but closely related standpoints: first as the end of Israel’s trials and wanderings in the wilderness, and second as the beginning of their new life in the land. It is that twofold viewpoint which supplies the clue to its spiritual interpretation, as it alone solves the problem which so many have found puzzling in this book.
▶ CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. The Great Commission 3. The Response of Faith 4. A Scarlet Cord 5. Standing at the Jordan 6. Crossing the Jordan 7. The Two Memorials 8. Symbols of Committal 9. Victory at Jericho 10. Sin, Defeat, Judgment 11. The Conquest at Ai 12. Honor Amidst Deception 13. Victory at Gibeon 14. The Final Conquest 15. The Spoils of Victory 16. The Division of the Land 17. Indolence in Final Possession 18. The Cities of Refuge 19. The Levitical Cities 20. Demobilization 21. Farewell at Shiloh 22. Valedictory 23. In Memoriam 24. Other Books
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▶ DESCRIPTION
The book of Joshua records one of the most interesting and important portions of Israel’s history. It treats of the period of their estatement as a nation, of which Genesis was prophetic and the rest of the Pentateuch immediately preparatory. The books of Moses would be imperfect without this one: as it is the capstone of them, so it is the foundation of those which follow. Omit Joshua and there is a gap left in the sacred history which nothing could supply. Without it what precedes would be incomprehensible and what follows unexplained. The sacred writer was directed to fill that gap by narrating the conquest and apportionment of the promised land. Thus this book may be contemplated from two distinct but closely related standpoints: first as the end of Israel’s trials and wanderings in the wilderness, and second as the beginning of their new life in the land. It is that twofold viewpoint which supplies the clue to its spiritual interpretation, as it alone solves the problem which so many have found puzzling in this book.
▶ CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. The Great Commission
3. The Response of Faith
4. A Scarlet Cord
5. Standing at the Jordan
6. Crossing the Jordan
7. The Two Memorials
8. Symbols of Committal
9. Victory at Jericho
10. Sin, Defeat, Judgment
11. The Conquest at Ai
12. Honor Amidst Deception
13. Victory at Gibeon
14. The Final Conquest
15. The Spoils of Victory
16. The Division of the Land
17. Indolence in Final Possession
18. The Cities of Refuge
19. The Levitical Cities
20. Demobilization
21. Farewell at Shiloh
22. Valedictory
23. In Memoriam
24. Other Books