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Joshua 1

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 1: 1 - 9

After the death of Moses, God told Joshua to lead the people into the Promised Land. God would give them a great portion of the area around them. They were not to fear the people, because God was fighting for them. They were to study the book of the Law day and night so that they would not sin by deviating from its precepts. By doing this, they would be prosperous and successful. 

 

Joshua 1: 10 - 11

Joshua prepared the officers to start getting provisions together because in three days they would cross the Jordan and begin the conquest of the Promised Land. 

 

Joshua 1: 12 - 15

The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh were told to remember their promise to Moses. Even though they were receiving their inheritance on the side of Jordan before Canaan, they were to send troops to help in the conquest of Canaan. Following the conquest, they could return to the lands on the other side of the Jordan and settle in their inheritance. 



 

Joshua 1: 16 - 18

They told Joshua that they would obey him just as they had Moses. Any rebel would be put to death. 



 

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Joshua 2

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 2: 1 - 7

Joshua sent two spies secretly to spy out Jericho. They were hidden by a prostitute named Rahab. When some men of the town suspected there may be spies hidden at her home, she sent them on a wild goose chase while she hid the spies on her roof. 

 

Joshua 2: 8 - 14

Rahab told the spies that she knows God has given the land to the Israelites. The people there are scared because they have heard all of the wonders God has done for them since they left Egypt. They have heard how God has won their battles for them over strong kings of that region. She knew God is God. She asks them to save her and her family when they do come to take Jericho. They told her that they would, since she had not turned them over to the men of Jericho. 

 

Joshua 2: 15 - 21

Rahab helped them to escape, and told them how to avoid the patrols that were looking for them. They told her to tie a scarlet cord in her window and have all of her family at her home when the attack from Israel came. They warned her that anyone caught outside was liable to be killed right along with everyone else in Jericho, so she should make sure that all of her family was in her home. She tied the cord in her window. 

Joshua 2: 22 - 24

The spies left and returned to Joshua. They told him that God had given them the land, because all of the inhabitants were scared of the Israelites. 

 

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Joshua 3

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 3: 1 - 6

They came to the Jordan and camped there for three days. At the end of three days, the officers went among the people and told them when they saw the Levites carrying the Ark of the Covenant, they were to follow them. They were to keep a distance of 2000 cubits behind the priests. This was so they could see where the priests were leading them, because they had never been this way before. The priests were told by Joshua to take up the Ark and go. They did this. 

 

Joshua 3: 7 - 13

God told Joshua that He would begin to exalt Joshua as He had done Moses, so the people would follow him. He told Joshua to tell the priests to come to the Jordan with the Ark and stand still in the river. The water would back up in the Jordan and the people would cross on dry land. This was God’s signal to them that He would be fighting their battles as long as they remained faithful and obedient. 

 

Joshua 3: 14 - 17

They did this, and the people passed over on dry land to Jericho. The Jordan was flooded at this time of year. 

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Joshua 4

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 4: 1 - 7

After everyone had crossed over the Jordan, twelve men were commissioned to remove twelve stones from the very spot where the priests had stood with the Ark. They were to take these stones to their lodging place that night and put them up as a memorial of the crossing of the Jordan. 

 

Joshua 4: 8 - 10

They people did as Joshua had told them. The priests stood in the spot in the Jordan until all of this had been done. The people passed over Jordan quickly. 

 

Joshua 4: 11 - 14

40,000 fighters, ready for battle, passed over to the plains of Jericho. God exalted Joshua in the presence of the people, and they stood in awe of him as they had Moses. 

 

Joshua 4: 15 - 18

When all the people had crossed, God told Joshua to tell the priests to bring the Ark up out of the river. The priests did, and as soon as the last one hit the shore, the Jordan began to flow normally once again. 


 

Joshua 4: 19 - 24

They came across the Jordan on the 10th day of the first month and camped at Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. They set the twelve stones up at Gilgal. Joshua told the people when their children asked about these stones, they were to tell them how they had crossed the Jordan on dry land. They were to remember how God had dried up the Jordan just as He had dried up the Red Sea so they could cross on dry ground. This was so that all of humanity could see the power and the might of God, and that they may fear the Lord forever. 

 

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Joshua 5

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 5: 1

When the inhabitants of the land heard that God had dried up the Jordan for Israel to cross, their hearts were stricken and their spirit beaten. 

 

Joshua 5: 2 - 7

God then commanded Joshua to have the new generation that had been born in the wilderness circumcised. Their parents were not allowed into the land because they had not trusted God. 

 

Joshua 5: 8 - 9

They remained in the place they were at until they had healed from the circumcision. The place was named Gilgal. 

 

Joshua 5: 10 - 12

They kept the Passover at Gilgal. They ate of the produce of the land. The manna stopped. 

 

Joshua 5: 13 - 15

When Joshua was by Jericho he saw a man with a drawn sword. He asked the man which side he served. The man told Joshua He was the commander of the forces of God.


 

 Joshua fell on his face and worshipped Him, which shows us, since the man didn’t stop Joshua from doing this, that He was a preincarnate appearance of Jesus. He told Joshua to take the sandals off his feet, because he was standing on holy ground. 

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Joshua 6

 

Joshua 6: 1 - 7

Jericho was shut up tight inside their wall because of the Israelites. God told Joshua to have the warriors march around the city once a day for six days. Seven priests would take seven trumpets and march with them carrying the Ark of the Covenant. On day seven, they were to march around the city seven times and then the priests were to sound the trumpets and the people were to shout loudly. When they did this, God told Joshua that the walls would fall and the city would be theirs. Joshua called them together and they did this. 

 

Joshua 6: 8 - 11

The people obeyed the Word of God given to them through Joshua. Joshua told them not to say a word until the day he told them to shout. They circled the city on the first day and then went back to camp. 

 

Joshua 6: 12 - 14

They did this for six days as God had commanded them. 

 

Joshua 6: 15 - 21

On day seven, they marched around seven times and the priests blew their horns. Joshua told the people to shout, because God had given them the city. All within the city was to be destroyed except for those in the house of Rahab. They were not to plunder the city. All the silver and gold were to be given to the treasury of the Lord. The wall fell down and they took Jericho. 

 

Joshua 6: 22 - 25

Joshua sent the two men who had spied out Jericho to Rahab’s in order to bring her people to safety. They brought here and her relatives outside to the camp, then they burned the rest of Jericho to the ground. Rahab was still alive and living in Israel at the time of the writing of this book. 

 

Joshua 6: 26 - 27

Joshua put a curse on the ground of Jericho. The man who rebuilt it would pay for it with his firstborn and youngest sons. God was with Joshua and the people of Canaan heard all of this. 

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Joshua 7

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 7: 1

Achan took some of the plunder from Jericho and God was angered. 

 

Joshua 7: 2 - 5

Joshua sent spies to Ai. They returned overconfident and told Joshua that they could take the city with just a few of their men. They took 3000 men and were defeated and routed by the men of Ai. 

 

Joshua 7: 6 - 9

Joshua and the elders prayed to God asking what had happened. 

 

Joshua 7: 10 - 15

God told Joshua that Israel had sinned and taken things from Jericho that He had told them not to take. This caused Israel to fall to the men of Ai, because God was not with them. They had to destroy the thing that had been taken, and execute the one who had taken it. 






 

Joshua 7: 16 - 21

Joshua did what God said and found that Achan was the person who had taken the thing God had told them not to take. He had taken some clothing, some silver, and some gold. He had buried them inside his tent. 

 

Joshua 7: 22 - 26

Joshua sent men to his tent and they found the stolen items. They took Achan and all that he had to the Valley of Achor. He and all he had were stoned and burned. God turned from His anger. 

 

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Joshua 8

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 8: 1 - 2

God told Joshua that now they would be able to take Ai just as they had Jericho. They could also plunder Ai. They were to set up an ambush behind the city. 

 

Joshua 8: 3 - 9

Joshua told the plan to his men. They were to set 30000 hidden not far from the city. Joshua and the main force would lead the men of Ai out of the city on a chase. The 30000 were then to take the city and set it on fire. So the ambush was set up between Bethel and Ai. 

 

Joshua 8: 10 - 17

Joshua led his group to Ai and ran away like they did before. The men of Ai were tricked and pursued them, thinking they were going to wipe them out. Not a man was left in Ai. They all left to pursue Joshua’s force. 

 

Joshua 8: 18 - 23

God told Joshua to stretch out the javelin He had given Joshua towards Ai because the city had been given to them. Joshua did this and the ambush was sprung on the city. They set fire to the city. 

 

The men of Ai saw that they were completely surrounded and that their city was burning. The king was taken alive and brought to Joshua. 

 

Joshua 8: 24 - 29

When the Israelites had finished killing the forces of Ai outside the city, they returned to the city. All 12000 inhabitants of Ai fell that day. Only the livestock and spoil of the city were spared, to be plundered by the Israelites. Ai was burned and the king was hanged. His body was covered with stones at the gates of the city. 

 

Joshua 8: 30 - 35

Joshua then built an altar to God on Mt. Ebal in the manner Moses had written that altars should be made. They offered burnt offerings and peace offerings to God there. Joshua then read the words of the Law, both blessings and curses, to the people there. 

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Joshua 9

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 9: 1 - 2

All the kings in the land heard about this and gathered together to fight against Israel. 

 

Joshua 9: 3 - 15

The Gibeonites did not join the rest in this battle. They decided to try to trick the Israelites. They disguised themselves as traveller from a far off land. They went to the Israelite camp at Gilgal and asked Joshua to make a treaty with them. They lied to Joshua about where they were from. They said they had heard all the things that Israel had achieved, and were sent to become servants to the Israelites. Without checking with God, Joshua made a treaty with them. 

 

Joshua 9: 16 - 21

Three days after making the treaty, they Israelites found out that they had been tricked, but they honored their treaty with the Gibeonites anyway. The people grumbled against their leaders for keeping the treaty, but the leaders told them they had entered the treaty and swore to God that they wouldn’t attack the Gibeonites. They let them live because of the oath, but made them servants. 


 

Joshua 9: 22 - 27

Joshua summoned them and cursed them. He told them they would never be anything but servants to Israel. They told Joshua they had done this because they feared God and knew He would do exactly as He said He would to the inhabitants of the land. They were glad to be servants and live, than to have been wiped out with all the rest of the Canaanites. So they became servants to Israel. 

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Joshua 10

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 10: 1 - 5

The king of Jerusalem heard how Israel had destroyed Ai and made a treaty with Gibeon. He formed an alliance with the kings of Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon to strike at Gibeon because of their treaty with Israel. 

 

Joshua 10: 6 - 11

The Gibeonites sent to Israel for aid against the kings of the Amorites who had come against them. Joshua led Israel to their defense. God told them not to fear, because He had given the Amorites to Israel. Joshua marched all night. When they arrived, the Amorites were thrown into a panic. As the Amorites retreated, God threw large hailstones on them. More died from the hailstones than did in the actual battle with Israel. 

 

Joshua 10: 12 - 14

The sun was stopped so that Israel could totally wipe out the Amorites that day. 

 

Joshua 10: 15

Israel returned to their camp at Gilgal. 



 

Joshua 10: 16 - 21

The five Amorite kings hid in a cave. When they were found, a stone was rolled over the mouth of the cave so they couldn’t escape. They continued pursuing the retreating Amorites so that they couldn’t return to their cities. 

 

Joshua 10: 22 - 27

Joshua had the five kings brought out of the cave and the Israelite chiefs put their feet on the necks of each one. Joshua told them that God would do this to all their enemies. He then executed the kings. They were buried in the cave they had tried to hide in. 

 

Joshua 10: 28

Joshua also captured Makkedeh and put it to the sword that day. 

 

Joshua 10: 29 - 30

He did the same to Libnah. 

 

Joshua 10: 31 - 32

He did the same to Lachish. 

 

Joshua 10: 33

Horam led Gezar to help Lachish. They were destroyed as well. 


 

Joshua 10: 34 - 35

Eglon was destroyed. 

 

Joshua 10: 36 - 37

Hebron was destroyed. 

 

Joshua 10: 38 - 39

Debir was destroyed. 

 

Joshua 10: 40 - 43

The hill country, the Negeb, the lowlands, and the slopes were conquered by Israel. God fought their battles. After the fighting, they returned to Gilgal. 

 

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Joshua 11

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 11: 1 - 5

When the kings of the Northern Hill Country heard of what Israel had done down south, they formed an alliance. Their troops numbered like the sand on the seashore. They had many horses and chariots. They joined forces at Merom.

 

Joshua 11: 6 - 9

God told Joshua to have no fear. He was going to give all these kings to Israel the very next day. God told Joshua to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots. The next day, Israel utterly defeated the northern kings, hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots. 

 

Joshua 11: 10 - 15

Joshua captured all the cities of the northern kings. He put them to the sword. Israel killed every person, and plundered the cities. 

 

Joshua 11: 16 - 20

Joshua took all the land in Canaan and killed all the kings. He made war for a long time in doing this. Not a city in the land, except for Gibeon, tried to make peace with Israel, because their hearts had been hardened.


 

Joshua 11: 21 - 23

The Anakim were cut off and destroyed everywhere except in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. Joshua took the entire land as God had said, then there was rest.  

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Joshua 12

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 12: 1 - 6

Here we have a list of all the kings and armies defeated by the Israelites under the leadership of Moses. These were defeated before the Jordan crossing. Their land was given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh. 

 

Joshua 12: 7 - 24

Here we have a list of the kings defeated in battle by the Israelites under the leadership of Joshua. These were after the Jordan crossing. They defeated 31 kings in the Promised Land. 


 

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Joshua 13

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 13: 1 - 7

Joshua was old. God told him there was still land to be conquered. They had not yet finished because the Philistines remained along with others still in the hill country. God told him that He would drive them out. The land was to be divided as God had shown. 

 

Joshua 13: 8 - 13

The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manesseh received their inheritance on the east of Jordan. 

 

Joshua 13: 14

The tribe of Levi did not receive a land allotment. Their inheritance was to be their offerings to God. 

 

Joshua 13: 15 - 33

God gave each tribe their inheritance. 



 

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Joshua 14

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 14: 1 - 5

Here are the inherited lands given to the tribes by lot. Levites did not receive a land allotment. Nine and a half tribes settled west of the Jordan, and 2 and a half settled east of the Jordan. 

 

Joshua 14: 6 - 12

Caleb recalled with Joshua all of his deeds done from the time they were in the wilderness. He had lost no strength at all in his advanced years. He asked for the hill country where the Anakin lived, and told Joshu he would drive them out. 

 

Joshua 14: 13 - 15

Joshua blessed Caleb and gave him Hebron. He drove the Anakim out and the land had rest. 

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Joshua 15

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 15: 1 - 12

This shows the borders of the tribe of Judah. 

 

Joshua 15: 13 - 19

Here is Caleb’s portion. He drove out the Anakin from the land. He drove the Canaanites from his portion of the land, giving his daughter to Othniel. She asked Caleb for a field. He gave her land in the Negeb and some springs of water. 

 

Joshua 15: 20 - 62

Here are all the cities that were in the land given to Judah. 

 

Joshua 15: 63

They were unable to drive out the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so they lived with them. 

 

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Joshua 16

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 16: 1 - 4

This details the allotment given to the people of Joseph. That is the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim. They received their inheritance. 

 

Joshua 16: 5 - 10

Here is a more detailed view of the inheritance given to Ephraim. We are told that the people of this tribe did not drive out the Canaanites from Gezer, but instead made them do forced labor. 

 

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Joshua 17

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 17: 1 - 2

Here are the details of the allotment made to the male heirs of Manasseh. 

 

Joshua 17: 3 - 6

Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh had only daughters. They had approached Moses about this and God had told Moses they should receive an allotment as well. They took this time to remind Joshua of this. 

 

Joshua 17: 7 - 13

The boundaries of the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh are detailed. We also see how the people were not able to drive out the Canaanites completely, but put them to forced labor. 

 

Joshua 17: 14 - 18

The people of the two tribes of the sons of Joseph complained that their allotment was too small because they had a lot of people. Joshua told them to go and take the lands from the Canaanites that they wanted that was in the Hill Country. The people complained that the Canaanites were too strong. Joshua gave them the Hill Country as well, and told them to drive out the Canaanites who lived there. 

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Joshua 18

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 18: 1

The entire congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle. The land was subdued. 

 

Joshua 18: 2 - 7

Seven tribes had not yet had their portion of the land given to them at this time. Joshua asked them how long they were going to sit around and not go take what was theirs. The example we see here is that God gave them the land, but they had to do something to possess it. Joshua sent men to survey the land and divide it into seven portions. They cast lots to see which tribe got what portion. The Levites did not get any land. 

 

Joshua 18: 8 - 10

The men went out and surveyed the land as Joshua had commanded them. They returned and the seven portions were divided by lot. 

 

Joshua 18: 11 - 20

Here is a detailed description of the portion given to the tribe of Benjamin. 



 

Joshua 18: 21 - 28

Here is a list of the cities that were contained in the portion given to Benjamin. Jerusalem was one of them. There were fourteen cities in all in the portion given to Benjamin. 

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Joshua 19

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 19: 1 - 9

Here is a list of the cities and boundaries for the tribe of Simeon. Simeon shared some land with Judah, because the land given to Judah was too big for them. 

 

Joshua 19: 10 - 16

Here are the boundaries and cities allotted to the tribe of Zebulun. 

 

Joshua 19: 17 - 23

Here are the boundaries and cities allotted to the tribe of Issachar. 

 

Joshua 19: 24 - 31

Here are the boundaries and cities allotted to the tribe of Asher. 

 

Joshua 19: 32 - 39

Here are the boundaries and cities allotted to the tribe of Naphtali. 

 

Joshua 19: 40 - 48

Here are the boundaries and cities allotted to the tribe of Dan. When they lost their territory, the people fought and took over the city of Leshem. They renamed the city Dan. 

Joshua 19: 49 - 50

When they finished distributing land, they gave Joshua a portion for himself and his family. They gave Joshua the city of Timnath-sera, which he rebuilt and lived in with his family. 

 

Joshua 19: 51

The land was finally divided among the tribes. 

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Joshua 20

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 20: 1 - 6

God told Joshua it was time to appoint which cities would be the cities of refuge. These were for people who had committed manslaughter to flee to so they could avoid the retribution for their accident. He would be safe here until the death of the high priest, which would then enable him to return to his previous home. 

 

Joshua 20: 7 - 9

Kadesh, Shechem, and Hebron were set apart as cities of refuge in Canaan. Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan were set apart as cities of refuge to the east of the Jordan. 

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Joshua 21

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 21: 1 - 3

The Levites came to Joshua to claim the cities they had been promised to live in and raise their animals in the pastures surrounding them. Joshua gave them their cities. 

 

Joshua 21: 4 

In the lot drawn for the Kohathites, those descended from Aaron got 13 cities from Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. 

 

Joshua 21: 5 

The rest of the Kohathites got 10 cities from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and half Manasseh. 

 

Joshua 21: 6

The Gershonites got 13 cities from Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and half Manasseh. 

 

Joshua 21: 7

The Merarites got 12 cities from Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 

 

Joshua 21: 8 

These were the cities given by lot to the Levites as God had commanded Moses. 

 

Joshua 21: 9 - 12

Here are the cities given to the descendants of Aaron. One of these was Hebron, which had been a part of the land given to Caleb. 

 

Joshua 21: 13 - 19

Here are the rest of the cities given to the descendants of Aaron. 

 

Joshua 21: 20 - 26

Here are the 10 cities given to the Kohathites. 

 

Joshua 21: 27 - 33

Here are the 13 cities given to the Gershonites. 

 

Joshua 21: 34 - 40

Here are the cities given to the Merarites. 

 

Joshua 21: 41 - 42

This was a list of the 48 cities given to the Levites. 

 

Joshua 21: 43 - 45

God gave Israel every single piece of land that He had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The land promise was fulfilled in full. So when you hear the millennialists teaching that the land promise still has to be fulfilled, know that they are either liars, or ignorant of this part of God’s Word. 

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Joshua 22

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Joshua 22: 1 - 6

The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh were commended for doing as they said. They helped the rest of Israel conquer Canaan, even though they had their inheritance east of the Jordan. Joshua told them they could now return to their lands across the Jordan, but reminded them to continue to obey God’s commandments. 

 

Joshua 22: 7 - 9

The other half of the tribe of Manasseh were given their inheritance west of the Jordan. Joshua blessed Reuben, Gad, and the half of Manasseh who were going east of the Jordan, telling them to divide the spoils of their enemies with their tribes. They then went to their lands. 

 

Joshua 22: 10 - 12

As they were going back east, when they came to the Jordan they built a large altar there. The rest of Israel heard of it and were angered because they had built the altar west of the Jordan. They gathered together to go to war with the ones to the East of the Jordan. 



 

Joshua 22: 13 - 20

The western tribes sent Phineas and 10 chiefs to meet with the eastern tribes. They asked the eastern tribes why they had rebelled against God and built this altar. They asked them whether they had not suffered enough because of the idolatry caused by Balaam. They asked them not to rebel against God. 

 

Joshua 22: 21 - 29

The western tribes said they had not built the altar in rebellion against God. They did it to remind the easterners that those out west were God’s children as well. This altar was not built to host any sacrifice, but as a memorial. 

 

Joshua 22: 30 - 31

This explanation satisfied Phineas and the 10 chiefs. 

 

Joshua 22: 32 - 34

Phineas and the 10 returned east and gave their report. The Israelites were satisfied with the report. 

 

 

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Joshua 23

By: Jim Crews

 

Joshua 23: 1 - 13

A long time afterwards, when Israel had taken the land and was resting, Joshua had grown old. He called the leaders to him for a conference. He reminded them all that God had done for them and how the land had been divided as He promised. He reminded them how one of them was better than 1000 of their enemy because they served God. He also warned them that if they began to associate with these people and fall to their ways, He would remove His protection from them.

 

Joshua 23: 14 - 16

Joshua told them his death was approaching. He told them they knew without a doubt that God had done everything He said He would do for them. He reminded them that just as God had brought all the blessings He had promised, that if they fell into idolatry, God would bring all the curses upon them He had promised. 

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Joshua 24

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Joshua 24: 1 - 5

Joshua gathered all the tribes together at Shechem. He reviewed for them how God had taken Abraham from Ur and the idolatry there and sent him to Canaan. He reviewed Isaac, Jacob, and Esau with them. He reminded them of what God had done for them through Moses and Aaron. 

 

Joshua 24: 6 - 13

Joshua reminded them of how God had brought them out of Israel and across the Red Sea. He reminded them of their wilderness wanderings. He reminded them of the incident with Balaam, and how God had conquered all of the people of the land for them. 

 

Joshua 24: 14 - 15

Joshua then told them to choose who they would serve. As for him and his house, they would choose to serve God, who had done all of these things for them, not the useless idols that did nothing but sit. 

 

Joshua 24: 16 - 18

The people said they would follow God too. 


 

Joshua 24: 19 - 28

Joshua then told them they would not be able to keep what they had just said. He warned them about falling to idolatry. The people said that they wouldn’t fall to idolatry, but would follow God. Joshua made a covenant with the people there. He took a large stone and placed it to mark the covenant, and to be a witness against them should they fall to idolatry. 

 

Joshua 24: 29 - 30

Joshua died and was buried. He was 110. 

 

Joshua 24: 31

Israel had served God all the days of Joshua’s life. 

 

Joshua 24: 32

The bones of Joseph which they had brought with them from Egypt were buried in Shechem. 

 

Joshua 24: 33

Eleazar died and was buried. 


 

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