Josué 15

Josué 15

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 Joshua 15:1 Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south. A.M. 2561, B.C. 1443, An, Ex, Is, 48 This then was the lot (KJV): The geography of the sacred writings presents many difficulties, occasioned by the changes which Canaan has undergone, especially for the last 2,000 years. Many of the ancient towns and villages have had their names so totally changed that their former appellations are no longer discernible; several lie buried under their own ruins, and others have been so long destroyed that not a vestige of them remains. On these accounts it is very difficult to ascertain the precise situation of many places mentioned in these chapters; but this cannot in any measure affect the truth of the narrative. Jos 14:2 Nu 26:55,56 even to the: Nu 33:36,37 34:3-5 Eze 47:19 Joshua 15 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Map to help you visualize the descriptions of boundaries of Judah BOUNDARIES OF JUDAH SOUTHERN BORDER Joshua 15 Outline I. THE FOUR BOUNDARIES - Joshua 15:1-12 A. The southern boundary - Joshua 15:1-4 B. The eastern boundary - Joshua 15:5 C. The northern boundary - Joshua 15:5-11 D . The western boundary - Joshua 15:12 II. THE REST OF CALEB'S STORY -Joshua 15:13-19 III. THE CITIES OF THE INHERITANCE - Joshua 15:20-62 A. The southern cities - Joshua 15:21-32 B. The western foothills cities - Joshua 15: 33-47 C. The hill country cities - Joshua 15:48-60 D. The desert cities - Joshua 15:61-62 IV. THE SAD ENDING -Joshua 15:63 See also Jdg 1:8-18. As Nu 33:54 says bigger tribes (like Judah) would receive bigger allotments. As it turns out Joshua gave Judah too large an allotment for in Joshua 19:9 we read... The inheritance of the sons of Simeon was taken from the portion of the sons of Judah, for the share of the sons of Judah was too large for them; so the sons of Simeon received an inheritance in the midst of Judah’s inheritance (see the map above for Simeon's allotment). Davis - One Old Testament scholar (Walter Kaiser) sees what he calls promise theology as the heart and soul of the Old Testament. By a somewhat loose analogy Joshua 15 could be viewed as promise geography. I will admit that there seems to be more than a little tedium in reading through Joshua 15. It deals with the inheritance of the tribe of Judah and lovingly traces the boundaries of Judah (vv. 1–12), reports Caleb’s victories at Hebron and Debir (vv. 13–20), categorises and lists the various towns belonging to Judah (vv. 21–62), and includes a note of inability or failure (v. 63). Certainly, a text like ‘Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah’ (v. 55) doesn’t exactly stir sermonic juices or suggest warm devotional thoughts. Yet I remain convinced that the apostle was not joking when he said ‘all scripture is profitable’; therefore, Joshua 15 must be profitable—and it must be so as it is, without spicing it up with any spirtualising additives (Cf. Matthew Henry’s comments in his preface to chapter 13: ‘And therefore we are not to skip over these chapters of hard names as useless and not to be regarded; where God has a mouth to speak and a hand to write we should find an ear to hear and an eye to read; and God give us a heart to profit!’ (Commentary on the Whole Bible, 6 vols. [New York: Revell, n.d.] 2:71) ED: MY THOUGHT HOWEVER IS BE A BEREAN - Acts 17:11!). Its message may not seem as rich as that of Genesis 22 or 1 Kings 18, but it does have its own useful word. (Joshua: No Falling Words) Matthew Henry "We are not to skip over these chapters of hard names as useless and not to be regarded; for where God has a mouth to speak and a hand to write we should find an ear to hear and an eye to read; and God will give us a heart to profit." POSB - Never before had the families of Judah been settled. They were only pilgrims and sojourners upon this earth, never possessing land or a permanent home. They had always been wanderers in a foreign land, never belonging nor ever possessing a permanent residence. They had always been pilgrims in a foreign land, but they always had hope—the hope for the promised land of God. And now, at long last, they were receiving their promised inheritance. They would be able to settle down and live forever in the promised land that flowed with milk and honey. (Joshua (The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible )