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An edition of The message of Joshua (2015)

The message of Joshua

The book of Joshua recounts the momentous events of Israel's entry into Canaan, the promised land: Joshua's commission and reassurance, crossing the Jordan river, the capture of Jericho and Ai, the grand covenant renewal ceremony at Mount Ebal, the curious treaty with the Gibeonites, and a rapid overview of the campaigns in the south and the north. The second half of the book gives extensive details of the allotment of the land to each tribe, before resuming the conquest story and concluding with farewell speeches and burial notices. It is an action-packed story -- but perhaps more than any other, Joshua is the Old Testament book that most troubles contemporary readers, whether Christians or critics: Isn't there too much violence, and isn't this inconsistent with the rest of Scripture, and the gospel? David Firth begins his excellent exposition with a careful and helpful response to this issue. However, while addressing the problems is undoubtedly important, we must also consider how the book continues to speak to us today as God's word. Firth's basic contention is that we have to read Joshua as part of God's mission, which for much of the Old Testament centered on Israel, but finds its ultimate focus in Jesus Christ. The book challenges those who have read it down through the ages to recognize that God not only includes those who join him in his mission, he also excludes those who choose to set themselves against it. - Publisher.

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IVP Academic
Language
English
Pages
256

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2022, InterVarsity Press
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2015, IVP Academic
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Table of Contents

New leader, new land, same God (1:1-18)
New light from a lady of the night (2:1-24)
Crossing the Jordan and remembering (3:1-4:24)
Faithfulness first (5:1-12)
Yahweh fought the battle of Jericho (5:13-6:27)
Yahweh at war against sin (7:1-8:29)
As Moses commanded : Law and blessing in renewal (8:30-35)
Who's in, who's out? Gibeon's deception and covenant (9:1-27)
Faithful to the promises : the southern campaign (10:1-43)
Obedient to God: the northern campaign (11:1-12:24)
Living the promise (13:1-14:15)
Judah's allotment (15:1-63)
Joseph's allotment (16:1-17:18)
Seven more allotments at Shiloh (18:1-19:51)
Taking God at his word: cities of refuge and the allotment for Levi (20:1-21:45)
Keeping together (22:1-34)
Parting words (23:1-16)
Confessing faith anew (24:1-33)

Edition Notes

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Downer's Grove, IL
Series
The Bible speaks today

Classifications

Library of Congress
BS1295.53 .F48 2015, BS1295.53, BS1295.53.F48 2015

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
226 p.
Number of pages
256
Dimensions
8.25 x 5.5 x inches
Weight
1.1 pounds

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Open Library
OL25775966M
ISBN 10
0830824421
ISBN 13
9780830824427
LCCN
2015033922, 2015035291
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B017T4FBTE

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