Joshua 3:1-3 reads, in part: "And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. And it came to pass AFTER THREE DAYS, that the … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 3, THE “LEADER”
The very first verse of Joshua chapter 3 reads: "And Joshua rose early in the morning ... and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over." Joshua's rising "early in … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 2, RAHAB THE “TEACHER!”
Today ... one more lesson about Rahab, at least exclusively about her. (I may fairly soon write an article for the Website about the chronology of the Book of Joshua, a conundrum at times. If so, Joshua chapter 2 will of necessity be discussed, the … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 2, “ROLE REVERSAL!”
It looks to me like the Harlot Rahab, in Joshua chapter 2, is actually the "model" character to follow, even more than the two spies dispatched to "go view the land." Instead of a brave recon mission ... the two spies ... in reality find … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 2, RAHAB, “PROTOTYPES”
Rahab is portrayed in such a "good light" in Joshua that commentators for years have tried to make her (her occupation) anything but a "prostitute," a common "harlot." A merchant, maybe? An innkeeper? A matriarch? Anything but a … [Continue reading]
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