ADVENTURES OF JOSHUA: FACTS ABOUT THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Adventures Of Joshua
a) The period of Israel's story — CONQUEST OF CANAAN — covers the time from the people's entry into the promised land of Canaan until the appointment of their first king. In this, we look mainly at Joshua's time, which is covered in the book that bears his name.
2. Facts About The Conquest Of Canaan
a) After one generation of Israelites had wandered 40 years in the wilderness, the next generation was led over Jordan by Joshua.
b) They fought many wars to conquer Canaan. Through sin and idolatry they faltered. Through penitent revivals they prevailed, helped by judges like Gideon and Deborah.
c) Tribes and territories
i) Eventually the tribes were settled around the Jordan. By this time there were thirteen tribes, not twelve, because Joseph's descendants had formed into two tribes Manasseh and Ephraim.
ii) There were twelve territories however, because the tribe of Levi, the priestly tribe, was required to settle not in a territory of their own, but in towns to which they were given rights throughout the territories of the other tribes.
d) Constant wars
i) This period is characterized by constant warring by the twelve tribes of Israel with the inhabitants of the land in an attempt to take possession of the land from them.
ii) The land was not quickly possessed for the same reason that the wilderness was not quickly traversed: the people were often faithless and disobedient to the LORD God of Israel.
e) Led by Judges
i) During the time of conquest, the Israelites were led by JUDGES. The first, was Joshua successor to Moses who had judged God's people in the wilderness. Then came a succession of twelve other judges, and last of all Samuel.
f) Disobedience
i) Under the leadership of Joshua and Samuel, there was a strong (though not perfect) allegiance to God. In between, there was unfaithfulness and idolatry punctuated only by the raising up of another judge to restore some semblance of godliness. Therefore God allowed the Israelites to be oppressed by the very nations they were supposed to be conquering.
The End ...
1. Adventures Of Joshuaa) The period of Israel's story — CONQUEST OF CANAAN — covers the time from the people's entry into the promised land of Canaan until the appointment of their first king. In this, we look mainly at Joshua's time, which is covered in the book that bears his name.
2. Facts About The Conquest Of Canaan
a) After one generation of Israelites had wandered 40 years in the wilderness, the next generation was led over Jordan by Joshua.
b) They fought many wars to conquer Canaan. Through sin and idolatry they faltered. Through penitent revivals they prevailed, helped by judges like Gideon and Deborah.
c) Tribes and territories
i) Eventually the tribes were settled around the Jordan. By this time there were thirteen tribes, not twelve, because Joseph's descendants had formed into two tribes Manasseh and Ephraim.
ii) There were twelve territories however, because the tribe of Levi, the priestly tribe, was required to settle not in a territory of their own, but in towns to which they were given rights throughout the territories of the other tribes.
d) Constant wars
i) This period is characterized by constant warring by the twelve tribes of Israel with the inhabitants of the land in an attempt to take possession of the land from them.
ii) The land was not quickly possessed for the same reason that the wilderness was not quickly traversed: the people were often faithless and disobedient to the LORD God of Israel.
e) Led by Judges
i) During the time of conquest, the Israelites were led by JUDGES. The first, was Joshua successor to Moses who had judged God's people in the wilderness. Then came a succession of twelve other judges, and last of all Samuel.
f) Disobedience
i) Under the leadership of Joshua and Samuel, there was a strong (though not perfect) allegiance to God. In between, there was unfaithfulness and idolatry punctuated only by the raising up of another judge to restore some semblance of godliness. Therefore God allowed the Israelites to be oppressed by the very nations they were supposed to be conquering.
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