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]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 2, RAHAB
There will be more than one lesson on Rahab. Today's is preliminary. But first, this thought. One of the biggest criticisms of the Book of Joshua is the "killing" that occurs in its pages. "Genocide," it has been called for decades. But now … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 1, “WITHIN THREE DAYS”
Finally, the time had come! What initially could have been an "eleven day" journey ... from Egypt to Canaan ... became (due to the unbelief of Israel) a multi-year trek! See Deuteronomy 1:2 ... "There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 1, INTRODUCTION
It's ironic in a way, my favorite verse in the whole Book of Joshua is right here in its first chapter! In the introduction, nonetheless! Let me show you what I mean. (By the way, sometimes my favorite "passage" changes as I proceed through a … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, A “PLAN”
The Lord willing, we shall study the Book of Joshua next. (After having looked, in some detail, at both Deuteronomy and Ezekiel! Those lessons all being archived here for you, on the website.) I want to survey the Book, chapter by chapter, Joshua. … [Continue reading]
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