Title: The Continued Fight / Joshua 11
Content 20. The Fight Continues
The fight continued. The conquest of Canaan required incredible endurance. So Joshua
Following God's instructions, these wars continued.
1. An alliance of enemy forces has been established
“When Jabin king of Hazor heard this, he sent…”
At this time, the Canaan region fell into great unrest due to Israel's surprising victory, and several kings there
So I found a way to live. Five kings from the Mediterranean to the Dead Sea were slaughtered horribly.
The countries of the station fell one after another.
So Israel's morale was great, but the Canaanite people there were anxious and busy looking for a way to live.
All. The king of Hazor here is a good example of this. He takes steps to live in front.
They send people to various places to form an alliance of some sort of ancient nation.
The area of Hazor is not known with certainty, but according to Robinson, what is now Khurai
It is viewed as an area centered on a hill called Vera. There was an old cave there,
It reminds us of the history of the city. This king took the lead and tried to form alliances with neighboring countries.
Hazor was a valiant tribe that appeared in the battle lists of ancient Egypt. Then Madon, Simron, and Evil
Shovel, Northern Mountains, Kinnerot, Husband Arabah, Plains, and Western Stone Swamps appear. from their background
All regions from the south to the north formed an alliance to block the advance of Israel and
Measures were taken to preserve John's position.
What people do is always like this. Because they do not know the will of God, they
Trying to get everything done the way it should. These are the thoughts of Jehovah's will for Israel.
didn't know Not only that, while they saw God's will for the five kings, they did not follow it.
Rather, he mobilized a humane method. Those who do not know the will of God always
follow your thoughts
2. There is a revelation from God
"The LORD said to Joshua" (verse 6), God's counsel is essential in God's work.
God spoke “to Joshua” at this important point. Israel's enemies say, "It is the number of the seashore.
were as many as a sand,” and chariots were exceedingly numerous, and “horses” (v. 6).
In every way Israel seemed very weak. Such things would have made Israel fear
will be.
So God gave a special instruction, "Do not be afraid of them" (v. God's
The work is not in the number of people or the abundance of chariots. The fall of Jericho was the cause of Israel's
It wasn't strength, and it wasn't because of the strong Israeli army that Ai was conquered.
War, and Israel's war, is God's work. God is enemies who look magnificent in their outward appearance
He says, "Do not be afraid" of Israel, who might have feared about it.
God's words of encouragement like this are always needed by God's people.
“At this time tomorrow” (verse 6), God's wonderful operation began. Then Joshua was instructed by God.
receive It strongly suggests that this war is God's war. Surprisingly, "they
I will put it before Israel and destroy it” (verse 6).
According to this prophecy, Joshua said, “He struck down all of them with the edge of the sword, and destroyed them, and there was only one that had breath
utter destruction” (v. 11). What interests us is this
The same thing is said in another way, "as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded" (v. 12). this is
Joshua burned only Hazor, but did not burn the rest of the "cities built on the hills" (verse 13). female
As his successor, Houa did exactly what the Lord commanded Moses. this is joshua
Ado is a servant of God, and following Moses' instructions is the same as following God's instructions.
to be. So he took this stance.
3. There are consequences of that fight
Joshua made peace with the inhabitants of Gibeon and maintained good relations with them, but the rest of the inhabitants of Ish
against Rael. So Joshua waged a terrible war with them, and God's help
It was even more urgent.
Their war lasted for quite a long period of time, saying, “They fought with all their kings for many days” (verse 18).
to know the sound This period can be thought of as several weeks to several months.
Joshua achieved a wonderful result of destroying hills and cities and taking over the whole land (verses 21-23). like this
The silver process reveals how God's people waged war while relying on God.
“As the LORD spoke to Moses” (verse 23), God fulfilled his promise through Joshua.
This is something we should always remember in the course of our faith. God must keep His promises
All. That promise must be fulfilled under the conditions God has provided, and it will be fulfilled in the course of history on earth.
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