7 Things You Didn't Know About Joshua. The Conquest Never Actually Finished

Everybody remembers Joshua for the walls of Jericho and the sun standing still. So why does the first thing the book of Joshua does with its hero refuse him the side he thought he was on? Here are 7 things you didn't know about Joshua, and none of them read like a simple war story. On Deep Made Simple we read the book of Joshua slowly, the way its first listeners heard it, and the strange details start to line up. A general who puts his whole army out of action inside enemy country. A civil war called off because somebody crossed a river to ask a question first. A figure with a drawn sword who answers one word. We also look at where Joshua sits in the Hebrew Bible, what an Egyptian victory stone carved around 1208 BC says about Israel, and why the most famous miracle in the book comes with a footnote to a lost book of songs. The last items are the quiet ones. A chapter that admits the conquest was never finished, a treaty sworn over stale bread that still bound Israel centuries later, and a coffin that waited four hundred years for a grave. If you have ever finished something you did not start, or handed on work you could not complete, this book sits closer to your own life than its reputation suggests. Part one of the Joshua list, with more to come. KEY VERSE "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." (Joshua 5.15, NIV) IN THIS VIDEO ▸ Flint knives and a camp put out of action ▸ The morning the manna stopped ▸ The altar by the Jordan called Witness ▸ Joshua among the Former Prophets ▸ The Merneptah Stele and the name Israel ▸ The Commander of the army of the Lord ▸ The Book of Jashar and the sun poem ▸ Twelve stones from the Jordan riverbed ▸ Achan and the Valley of Achor ▸ Hosea and the door of hope ▸ The land still to be taken in Joshua 13 ▸ The Gibeonite treaty and Joseph's bones at Shechem What did this study reveal to you? Tell us which of the seven you had never heard, in the comments. If this video opened your eyes, LIKE it, SUBSCRIBE to Deep Made Simple, and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear this! Hit the bell for more deep Bible studies. RELATED SEARCHES If you are searching for the book of Joshua explained, a Joshua Bible study, or Joshua summary chapter by chapter, this study walks through the whole book in plain language. Viewers looking up the walls of Jericho, the commander of the army of the Lord in Joshua 5, take off your sandals the place where you are standing is holy, or who was the captain of the Lord's host will find that encounter explained word by word. Searches like why did the sun stand still, Joshua 10 12 meaning, what is the Book of Jashar, and the lost books of the Bible are answered from the text itself. If you want the history, try the Merneptah Stele, the earliest mention of Israel outside the Bible, Late Bronze Age Canaan, and biblical archaeology of the conquest. People asking what Gilgal means, why the manna stopped in Joshua 5, the altar of witness in Joshua 22, Achan's sin and the Valley of Achor, Hosea 2 15 door of hope, or the meaning of Petah Tikva will find each one covered. Those studying Rahab and the scarlet cord, the twelve memorial stones, the Gibeonites deception, as for me and my house we will serve the Lord, Joseph's bones buried at Shechem, and Hebrews 4 Sabbath rest will see how the book ties together. Readers comparing Joshua and Judges, asking why Israel did not drive out the Canaanites, or wondering why Judah could not take Jerusalem will see how the allotment lists line up with Judges chapter 1. Anyone curious about the Hebrew word for hope, tiqvah, the Hebrew words Ed and Achor, or the meaning of the name Gilgal will find the word studies set out simply. Students of Moses and Joshua, the burning bush and holy ground, the angel of the Lord in the Old Testament, the Former Prophets, the Deuteronomistic history, the crossing of the Jordan, the fall of Ai, and the covenant renewal at Shechem will find each one placed in its setting. Searches such as is the conquest of Canaan historical, when was the book of Joshua written, Joshua son of Nun, the death of Joshua, and Eleazar the priest are covered too. Those looking for Bible stories about waiting on God, faithfulness across generations, or what the Bible says about unfinished work will find a real place to start. For more Old Testament explained, Hebrew Bible study, biblical history, Bible characters explained, and free online Bible study, search Deep Made Simple for the next study. #Joshua #BibleStudy #DeepMadeSimple