Saturday, April 16, 2016

Joshua chapter 23

After reading chapter 23:

*Joshua is now an old man. The Israelites rested from wars. He gathers the leaders of the tribes to give them a pep talk. He tells them to remember how the land was allotted to each tribe. Then he tells them that with Yahweh's help they will conquer the remaining nations that still live in the land that was promised to the Israelites. Again they were told to remain obedient to the law of Moses, to not fraternize with the natives, and to not worship other gods. Dire consequences will ensue if they disobey. He tells them that all of Yahweh's promises have been fulfilled, but again, they better be careful to obey if they want to stay in the land.  In spite of talk of fulfilled promises, it appears that the Israelites still do not have complete control over the promised land, only portions of it, if the story is to be believed.

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