Joshua — Book Overview
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
Our pulpits are filled with men who speak in hushed, therapeutic tones, and our political leaders govern by polling data and focus groups. We are told that the Christian mission is one of quiet retreat, of managing our decline, of holding on to a few scraps of cultural relevance until the Lord raptures us out of this mess. We come now to a pivotal moment in the book of Joshua. The first twelve chapters have been a whirlwind of conquest. The Jordan has been crossed, Jericho has fallen, Ai has been taken, and a series of stunning military victories have broken the back of the Canaanite resistance in both the south and the north. The book of Joshua ends not with a bang, but with three burials. After the grand drama of the conquest, after the solemn covenant renewal at Shechem, the story concludes with the quiet, methodical work of an undertaker.
This overview explores the whole book. Read the explanations sampled in this summary: