Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I was reading Joshua 21:43-45
Joshua 21:43(A)Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. 44 (B)And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as…
I was reading Joshua 21:43-45
Joshua 21:43(A)Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. 44 (B)And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as…
The late-Exodus theory places the Exodus sometime during Ramesses II’s reign(c. 1290-1224). This theory identifies the archaeological 1230 BC destruction of Hazor with Joshua’s attack on the site. It appears, however, that Hazor wasn’t reb…
In Joshua 18:6 (NASB)
And you shall write a description of the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
or in Jonah 1:7 (NASB) (could’ve referenced even mo…
Joshua 4:8-9 read
8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, as the Lord had told Joshua; and they carried them over wi…
In Joshua 14:6 – 15, we read that, after 7 years of conquest, Joshua gave Hebron to Caleb as an inheritance. Up until verse 12, chapter 15 describes the rest of Judah’s allotment. Verses 13 – 19 turns back to the topic of Caleb’s inheritan…
Hebrews 11 list a number of people that Hebrews 12:1 calls a “great a cloud of witnesses”. Among them are the usual suspects: Noah, Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses. But there are also some lesser names, including Abel, Enoch, an…
Why did Joshua bring back the king of Ai only to kill him? Joshua 8:29
Do the seven seals of the book of Revelation have an origin in the siege of Jericho?
This siege framework imagery can then be expounded upon, as with the seven seals, independently with the siege representing the day of the wrath. The day …
Why did God order the destruction of the city of Jericho in Joshua 6:21-25?
On the surface, the book of Joshua draws a hard-and-fast distinction between Israelites and Canaanites. The book seems to advocate the removal of the Canaanites from the land lest they jeopardize Israel’s covenant with YHWH. But evidence from the book itself, as well as from archaeology, suggests that this distinction was not strictly maintained. What is the evidence? What then does the book have to say about religious exclusivity?