TANAK - TORAH (LAW), NEVI’IM (PROPHETS), KETUVIM (WRITINGS)
The Nevi’im (Prophets) includes:
• Joshua, Judges, Samuel (1 & 2 Samuel = 1 book), Kings (1 & 2 Kings = 1 book)
• Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
• The Twelve (Minor Prophets: Hosea > Malachi in one scroll)
Joshua 10:10-13 - The Lord threw them into confusion before Israel. He defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them through the ascent of Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 11 As they fled before Israel, the Lord threw large hailstones on them from the sky along the descent of Beth-horon all the way to Azekah, and they died. More of them died from the hail than the Israelites killed with the sword. 12 On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” 13 And the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance on its enemies.
Joshua 10:25 & 42 - 25 Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Be strong and courageous, for the Lord will do this to all the enemies you fight.” 42 Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
Josh 10:8 - 8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have handed them over to you.
REPEATED VICTORY STATEMENT – “THE LORD HANDED THEM OVER”
Joshua 6:2 “I have handed Jericho…”
Joshua 8:1 “I have handed over… king of Ai…”
Joshua 10:8 “I have handed them over…”
Joshua 10:19 “The LORD your God has handed them over…”
Joshua 10:30 “The LORD handed it and its king over…”
Joshua 10:32 “The LORD handed it over…”
Joshua 10:35 “The LORD handed it over…”
Joshua 10:37 “The LORD handed Hebron over…”
Joshua 10:39 “The LORD handed Debir and its king over…”
Joshua 11:6, 8 “I will hand them over… / The LORD handed them…”
Joshua 21:44 - The Lord gave them rest on every side according to all He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies were able to stand against them, for the Lord handed over all their enemies to them.
REPEATED DESTRUCTION COMMAND: “UTTER DESTRUCTION” OF CANAANITE NATIONS
Deut. 7:1–2 Devote to destruction (herem)
Deut. 20:16–17 Utterly destroy all that breathes
Josh. 6:21 Destroy Jericho completely
Josh. 8:24–29 Destroy Ai thoroughly
Josh. 10:28–39 Devote many cities to destruction
Josh. 11:10–20 Exterminate Hazor and allied kings
Josh. 11:21 Wipe out the Anakim
Josh. 23:12–13 Warn Israel of consequences of disobedience
Deuteronomy 20:16–17 - However, you must not let any living thing survive among the cities of these people the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. 17 You must completely destroy them
Joshua 23:12–13 – 12 For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry or associate with them and they with you, 13 know for certain that the Lord your God will not continue to drive these nations out before you. They will become a snare and a trap for you, a scourge for your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you disappear from this good land the Lord your God has given you.
“‘Thou shalt drive out the Canaanites.’ Every sin has to be slaughtered. Not a single sin is to be tolerated. Off with their heads! ...They are all to die. Not one of them may be spared. The whole race [of sins] is to be exterminated” > Charles Spurgeon
“You cannot say to any sin, ‘You may dwell in my heart and be my friend.’… Every sin, every evil of every shape, is our true enemy, against which we are to wrestle to the bitter end” ** Charles Spurgeon**
JUST AS ISRAEL WAS TOLD TO DESTROY THE CANAANITES, WE ARE CALLED TO DESTROY SIN IN OUR LIVES.
JOSHUA = YEHOSHUA → YESHUA → IĒSOUS → JESUS
MEANING: “THE LORD IS SALVATION” OR “THE LORD SAVES.”
1 Corinthians 15:55-57 - Death has been swallowed up in victory. 55 Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting? 56 Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
VICTORY OVER SIN IN OUR LIVES CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISH BY SURRENDERING IT TO JESUS.
Deuteronomy 20:4 - For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.
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