Josué 24

Josué 24

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 COMPARISON JOSHUA 23 & 24 JOSHUA 23 JOSHUA 24 TIME FUTURE PAST, PRESENT THEME GIFT OF LAND RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD DANGER TO AVOID MARITAL ENTANGLEMENT APOSTASY VERSE INDEX (Pages are long, so click verse to go directly to comments on that verse). 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Shechem: Ge 12:6 33:18,19 35:4 Jdg 9:1-3 1Ki 12:1 called: Jos 23:2 Ex 18:25,26 presented: 1Sa 10:19 Ac 10:33 Joshua 24 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Joshua 8:30-35+ Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, in Mount Ebal, 31 just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the sons of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of uncut stones on which no man had wielded an iron tool; and they offered burnt offerings on it to the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings. 32He wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written, in the presence of the sons of Israel. 33All Israel with their elders and officers and their judges were standing on both sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, the stranger as well as the native. Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had given command at first to bless the people of Israel. 34 Then afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel with the women and the little ones and the strangers who were living among them. Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. Now the Canaanite was then in the land. Genesis 33:18-20 Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and camped before the city. 19 He bought the piece of land where he had pitched his tent from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money. 20 Then he erected there an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel. Genesis 35:4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which they had and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem. Joshua 21:20-21 Then the cities from the tribe of Ephraim were allotted to the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, even to the rest of the sons of Kohath. 21 They gave them Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer with its pasture lands, Joshua 24:25; 32 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. (24:32) Now they buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up from Egypt, at Shechem, in the piece of ground which Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for one hundred pieces of money; and they became the inheritance of Joseph’s sons. JOSHUA'S LAST WORDS TO ISRAEL See Jensen's chart at top of page - he entitles Joshua 22-24 the (1) Close of Joshua's Life,(2) Consecration, (3) Appeal. Sidlow Baxter has an interesting summation of the distribution portion of Joshua writing "In these last two chapters, then, the emphasis is upon the need and the way of continuance. Thus, in this third part of the Book of Joshua, we have: Joshua 13-19. Partition of Canaan - faith rewarded. Joshua 20. The Cities of Refuge - faith protected. Joshua 21. The Levite's portion - faith preserved. Joshua 22. The Altar of Witness - faith unifying. Joshua 23-24. Farewell of Joshua - faith continuing. Don Anderson - chap. 23 - Joshua gives a message that has to do with separation from the pagan people that still reside in the land. chap. 24 - The focus of this chapter is upon service. It was SEPARATION in chap. 23 and SERVICE in chap. 24. "THE SHECHEM SUMMIT ON SERVICE" THE GATHERING - verse 1 THE GENEROSITY - verses 2-13 THE GRATITUDE - verses 14-24 THE GUARANTEE - verses 25-27 THE GRADUATION - verses 28-33 In Joshua 23:2-13 God speaks through Joshua to the people reminding them of all the amazing graces He has shown the young nation (notice He leaves out mentioning their multiple times of disobedience). Then in Joshua 23:14-28 Joshua gives his parting exhortation and warning, sealing his words by cutting a covenant with Israel. And so we see in the farewell chapters Joshua 22-24, Joshua gives three strong closing exhortations replete with warnings for disobedience (Joshua 22:5-6 to the 2.5 tribes, Joshua 23:6-13 and here in Joshua 23:14-28) Woudstra - Though there is great similarity between chs. 23- 24, the emphasis of each is somewhat distinct. In both chapters exhortations are made to remain faithful to the Lord of the covenant. However, while ch. 24 stresses particularly God's acts in the past, ch . 23 also speaks of what he will still be doing in the future. (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament The Book of Joshua) Then - This conjunction generally marks progression in a narrative and in this context seems to refer to another assembly that followed the assembly in Joshua 23, though it probably was held not long after the previous assembly. Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem - Shechem was a sacred site for the patriarchs (Ge 12:6–7; Ge 33:18–20; Ge 35:2–4 see all uses below).This site is located just south of Mount Ebal and north of Mount Gerizim (see map), which is essentially where Joshua's journey in the Promised Land began as this is where he and Israel set up memorials as described in Josh. 8:30–35+. This is the same site "Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel" (Josh 8:30+) and the site Joshua "read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law." (Josh 8:34+) Donald Campbell comments on the significance of Shechem - The geographical setting is of interest. Shechem, a few miles northwest of Shiloh, was where Abraham first received the promise that God would give his seed the land of Canaan. Abraham responded by building an altar to demonstrate his faith in the one true God (Ge 12:6–7). Jacob too stopped at Shechem on his return from Paddan Aram and buried there the idols his family had brought with them (Gen. 35:4). After the Israelites completed the first phase of the conquest of Canaan they journeyed to Shechem where Joshua built an altar to Yahweh, inscribed the Law of God on stone pillars, and reviewed these laws for all the people (Josh. 8:30–35). Joshua had good reason, therefore, to convene the Israelites at this location. Certainly the stones on which the Law had been written were still standing, vivid reminders of that significant event. From this moment on, that beautiful valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim would be associated with this poignant farewell scene as their honored leader spoke to them for the last time. (The Bible Knowledge Commentary) Wiersbe on the appropriateness of Shechem for Joshua's last words - It was at Shechem that God promised Abraham that his descendants would inherit the land (Ge 12:6–7), and there Jacob built an altar (Ge 33:20). Shechem was located between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, where the people of Israel had reaffirmed their commitment to the Lord (Josh. 8:30–35). Shechem was indeed “holy ground” to the Israelites. TSK note - As it is immediately added, that "they presented themselves before God," which is supposed to mean at the tabernacle; some are of opinion that Joshua caused it to be conveyed from Shiloh to Shechem on this occasion, to give the greater solemnity to his last meeting with the people. The Vatican and Alexandrian copies of the Septuagint, however, read [Selo,] both here and in verse 25; which many suppose to have been the original reading. Dr. Shuckford supposes that the covenant was made at Shechem, and that the people went to Shiloh to confirm it. But the most probable opinion seems to be that of Dr. Kennicott, that when all the tribes were assembled as Shechem, Joshua called the chiefs to him on that mount, which had before been consecrated by the law, and by the altar which he had erected. Shechem - 66x in 57v - Gen. 12:6; Gen. 33:18; Gen. 34:2; Gen. 34:4; Gen. 34:6; Gen. 34:8; Gen. 34:11; Gen. 34:13; Gen. 34:18; Gen. 34:20; Gen. 34:24; Gen. 34:26; Gen. 35:4; Gen. 37:12; Gen. 37:13; Gen. 37:14; Num. 26:31; Jos. 17:2; Jos. 17:7; Jos. 20:7; Jos. 21:21; Jos. 24:1; Jos. 24:25; Jos. 24:32; Jdg. 8:31; Jdg. 9:1; Jdg. 9:2; Jdg. 9:3; Jdg. 9:6; Jdg. 9:7; Jdg. 9:18; Jdg. 9:20; Jdg. 9:23; Jdg. 9:24; Jdg. 9:25; Jdg. 9:26; Jdg. 9:28; Jdg. 9:31; Jdg. 9:34; Jdg. 9:39; Jdg. 9:41; Jdg. 9:46; Jdg. 9:47; Jdg. 9:49; Jdg. 9:57; Jdg. 21:19; 1 Ki. 12:1; 1 Ki. 12:25; 1 Chr. 6:67; 1 Chr. 7:19; 1 Chr. 7:28; 2 Chr. 10:1; Ps. 60:6; Ps. 108:7; Jer. 41:5; Hos. 6:9; Acts 7:16 Related Resources: Shechem - Holman Bible Dictionary International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Shechem Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Shechem McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Shechem The Jewish Encyclopedia Shechem American Tract Society Shechem Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Shechem Easton's Bible Dictionary Shechem Fausset Bible Dictionary Shechem (2) Shechem (1) Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Shechem Hastings' Dictionary of the NT Shechem (2) Shechem Smith Bible Dictionary Shechem And called for the elders of Israel and for their heads and their judges and their officers; and they presented themselves before God - In Joshua 23:2 Joshua "called for all Israel, for their elders and their heads and their judges and their officers." Note that they did not present themselves before Joshua, but "they presented themselves before God. " So clearly there was something here that represented the presence of Yahweh. The Hebrew word for before (panim/paniym/paneh) is literally face and then by extension in the presence of the face and so in front of, at the face of or before the face of. The Septuagint translates panim/paniym/paneh with the preposition apenanti which literally means opposite or in front of (cf Mt 27:61). BDAG says apenanti means "in a position that faces against an object or other position, opposite" and here in the genitive means "opposite someone or something." The point is that there was some representation of Yahweh at Shechem. Some think they moved the Tabernacle from Shiloh for the purpose of this covenant renewal ceremony and that seems to be one of the best explanations. The truth be told, we simply cannot be dogmatic except to say Yahweh was present is a special revelatory manner.