Josué 10

Josué 10

Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Paul J Bucknell - Biblical Foundations for Freedom LAND ALLOTMENTS (Joshua 13-21) Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Click charts to enlarge Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission JOSHUA A BOOK ON SPIRITUAL WARFARE and REST HOW TO POSSESS YOUR POSSESSIONS CONQUEST OF THE PROMISED LAND DIVISION OF THE PROMISED LAND CLOSE OF JOSHUA'S LIFE ACTION ALLOCATION APPEAL Josh 1:1-5:15 Josh 6:1-12:24 Joshua 13:1-21:45 Josh 22:1-24:33 WARLORDS IN CANAAN LANDLORDS IN CANAAN ENTERING CANAAN CONQUERING CANAAN DIVIDING CANAAN SECURING THE LAND SETTLING THE LAND Preparation Conquest Possession Consecration ca. 1 Month ca 7 Years ca. 18 Years See also more detailed Chart by Charles R Swindoll INDEX TO VERSES ON THIS PAGE Joshua 10:1 Commentary Joshua 10:2 Commentary Joshua 10:3 Commentary Joshua 10:4 Commentary Joshua 10:5 Commentary Joshua 10:6 Commentary Joshua 10:7 Commentary Joshua 10:8 Commentary Joshua 10:9 Commentary Joshua 10:10 Commentary Joshua 10:11 Commentary Joshua 10:12 Commentary Joshua 10:13 Commentary Joshua 10:14 Commentary Joshua 10:15 Commentary Joshua 10:16 Commentary Joshua 10:17 Commentary Joshua 10:18 Commentary Joshua 10:1 Now it came about when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai, and had utterly destroyed it (just as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king), and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were within their land, Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem Ge 14:18 Heb 7:1 just as he had done to Jericho Jos 6:21 8:2,22-29 so he had done to Ai Jos 9:15-27 11:19,20 Joshua 10 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Leviticus 18:24-25+ (WHY UTTERLY DESTROY? READ GOD'S VERDICT ON THE CANAANITES!) ‘Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have become defiled. 25 ‘For the land has become defiled, therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, so the land has spewed out its inhabitants. (O America, wake up and learn from God's history!) BAD NEWS FOR CANAANITE KING Joshua 9-11 should be viewed in a sense as a unit, summarizing the conquest of the central, southern and finally the northern regions of the promised land. (See map summarizing the central, southern and northern campaigns) Dale Ralph Davis -Joshua 9–11 forms a fairly connected unit. We may briefly summarise it as follows: Israel without Yahweh, 9:1–27 Yahweh with Israel, 10:1–11:15 Southern campaign, 10:1–43 Setting, 10:1–5 Summary, 10:40–43 Northern campaign, 11:1–15 Setting, 11:1–5 Summary, 11:12–15 Summary, 11:16–23 (Joshua: No Falling Words) Wiersbe introduces this chapter noting that "When you make agreements with the enemy, expect to end up paying a price and having to defend them in order to protect yourself. This is why God’s people must remain separated from the world (2 Cor. 6:14–18). I wonder whether Paul had Joshua in mind when he wrote, “No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please Him who enlisted him as a soldier” (2Ti 2:4NKJV). (Be Strong - Joshua: Putting God's Power to Work in Your Life) Now it came about when Adoni-zedek (not to be confused with Adoni-Bezek) king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai, and had utterly destroyed (charam) it (just as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king) - "Ai was about 10 miles north of Jerusalem; Gibeon was only six miles north-northwest of Jerusalem. From Adoni-zedek’s point of view, these new allies of the encroaching Israelites were dangerously close." (Coleson) Not only had Israel annihilated Jericho but now they had done the same to Ai and the kings of both cities were killed. Clearly this king is now concerned about his own life. The verb utterly destroyed is translated in the Septuagint with exolethreuo which means to eliminated by complete destruction and is clearly a keyword in Joshua 10 ( Jos. 10:1; Jos. 10:28; Jos. 10:35; Jos. 10:37; Jos. 10:39; Jos. 10:40) As an aside Adoni-zedek means something like "Lord of righteousness" but here we find him opposing the true "Lord of Righteousness!" In short he was an Old Testament example of the Anti-Christ (anti = against) John warned about (1Jn 2:18, 22, 4:3). How interesting that like the future literal Anti-Christ, this OT version also leads a confederacy against Joshua, even as the he will lead a confederacy of nations against Christ in the end times (Rev 17:12+ "beast" = Anti-Christ). THOUGHT - Gene Getz - Even though we make mistakes, we are to be encouraged that God can still achieve His divine and sovereign purposes in and through our lives. (ED: But this does not give us freedom or license to justify our sinful decisions and actions! Excuses are not allowed in an attempt to protect ourselves. The best way to walk is always straight ahead in God's Word and Will and to turn neither to the right or to the left! We should never blame God for the consequences of our sinful behavior!)