Israel had just finished a long and tiring conquest of the land of Canaan. They appear to have silently determined that they were done with war. They had witnessed the barbarism of the authoritarian leaders of Canaan. And now, their own leader, Joshua, was dead. In Joshua’s absence, a poisonous potion of fatigue, apathy, and misguided pity for Israel’s enemies …
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The Destructive Power Of Soft Men
Israel had just finished a long and tiring conquest of the land of Canaan. They appear to have silently determined that they were done with war. They had witnessed the barbarism of the authoritarian leaders of Canaan. And now, their own leader, Joshua, was dead. In Joshua’s absence, a poisonous potion of fatigue, apathy, and misguided pity for Israel’s enemies was brewed. The “postwar sentiment” took root in Israel. It has been said: “Hard times create hard men. Hard men create soft times. Soft times create soft men. And soft men create hard times.” It is on the backdrop of Israel’s slavery and subjection to those who hate them that God raises up the Judges. Many of the Judges do not possess the godly character of Moses or Joshua. They are hard men, but many of them also possess hard hearts. We are entering a time where there will soon be a massive crop of young, hard men. These young, hard men will not follow titles, they will only follow courage. But in their zeal, they pose the threat of destroying all the good in the world along with the evil. The key is for the strength of these young, hard men to be harnessed by even harder men who possess softer hearts.
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Binding The Strong Man & Plundering His House
Joshua thoroughly crushed all the strongholds of the Canaanite kings, and in this sense, Joshua took the whole land. However, there were still many small towns and villages remaining. It was the task of each individual tribe to fight and plunder the land that was specifically apportioned to them as their inheritance. If these tribes failed to do so, it …
Christians Must Prepare, Both For Suffering & Victory
All Christians will suffer with Christ to varying degrees, but sometimes, in God’s merciful providence, we may also be given the opportunity to reign with Christ here on earth. All Christians will reign with Christ in the life to come, but there have been occasions in human history where Christians were providentially appointed to reign with Christ in this life …
Dispensationalism, Zionism, & Christian Nationalism
Joshua showed absolutely no mercy to these Canaanite tribes. Peace treaties were not offered. Surrender was not provided as an option. Israel offered no quarter to any man, woman, or child. Israel slaughtered them all with the sword, leaving none remaining.
Standing On The Necks Of Our Enemies
“[Joshua had his war chiefs to place their feet on the necks of the five Amorite kings]… not in a contemptuous and insulting manner, not through vanity and haughtiness, but for the mortification of the kings; and as a token of their extreme subjection, and as proper punishment for their crimes of idolatry, tyranny, and cruelty; and by way of …
Christ’s Full Protection When Our Enemies Attack Us
“When sinners leave the service of Satan and the friendship of the world, that they make peace with God and join Israel, they must not marvel if the world hate them, if their former friends become foes. By such methods Satan discourages many who are convinced of their danger, and almost persuaded to be Christians, but fear the cross. These …
Biblical History Of The Watchers, Nephilim, & The Giants
Genocide seems extreme to most of us, unless… 1) God is thrice holy and man is totally depraved, and 2) Man’s genetic code was corrupted by fallen angels and needed to be wiped out in order to preserve humanity and the messianic line of the Christ.
Godly Grief, Confession, & Repentance
The first thing Joshua does after Israel is defeated by Ai is to humble himself before God and mourn. Still, it is not long before God tells him it was enough. God does not delight in the grief of his saints merely for grief’s sake. Rather, godly grief is granted by God as a means towards a glorious and good …
“Radical” Missions, “Hyper” Hospitality, & Evangelical Suicide
Rahab and her family became proselytes (converts to the God of Israel). They were not merely permitted to live in Israel as pagans. Instead, they embraced not only the culture of Israel, but also the religion of Israel. Their conversion was an immediate prerequisite, but their full assimilation took even longer.
Roe Is Dead | Why The Church Must Celebrate & Secure The Victory
It is not enough to obey God in part. The people of Israel witnessed God’s deliverance of victory with the crumbling of the walls of Jericho, but they were then expected to secure that victory by putting all the inhabitants of the city to death. To often, the people of God are content to merely subdue sin, rather than mortify …
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