Answers about Joshua

Why didn’t God destroy the Canaanites himself, rather than ask Israel to do it?

There’s no question that God could’ve destroyed the Canaanites directly. Some of the methods by which God destroyed people directly in the Bible: The ground swallowed them (Num 16:31-32) Plague (Exodus 32 : 35) Snakes (Num 21: 6) Kill directly (Num 8:17, Acts 5:5-10) But he chose not to do this to the Canaanites, in [...]

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Who of the older generation besides Joshua and Caleb came across the Jordan?

No-one else who was over 20 at the time of the Numbers 14 rebellion. This is made clear in the following verses. Numbers 14:28-30 Say to them, ‘As I live, declares the LORD, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you: your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness, and of [...]

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Why did God command the Israelites to engage in holy war?

The book of Joshua is about the invasion and occupation of the land of Canaan by the Israelites. This was commanded by God. For example And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel. You shall hamstring [...]

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