The Message of Joshua: Promise and People (The Bible Speaks Today Old Testament)
By David G. Firth.
Description
The book of Joshua recounts the momentous events of Israels entry into Canaan, the promised land: Joshuas 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 o...
ISBN(s)
1783593652, 9781783593651
