In Joshua 10–12, the Israelites fight their hardest battles in the conquest of Canaan. Not only are they still facing many enemies, but these enemies have now started to form alliances to attack Israel all at once. So in this Bible study, we’ll be looking at these battles and grabbing some practical life lessons from them. At the end, we’ll consider whether or not the conquest of Canaan was a genocide.
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0:00 Intro
4:13 The alliance of Israel’s enemies
11:24 The Israelites’ assurance from God—God told them to not be afraid.
15:25 The amazing miracles from God—God killed their enemies with hailstones, and caused the sun to stand still.
22:57 Israel’s achievements in battle—they were victorious over the Canaanites.
27:25 What happened in Joshua 11
31:35 What happened in Joshua 12
34:38 Was the conquest of Canaan a genocide?
36:07 Six reasons why this wasn’t a genocide
40:25 Five practical takeaways from Joshua 10–12
Bible passages used in this episode:
Joshua 10:1-8, Joshua 1:6-7, Joshua 1:9, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 10:9-14, Joshua 10:20-26, Joshua 10:40-42, Joshua 11:1-9, Proverbs 21:31, Joshua 12:7, Joshua 12:24, Joshua 10:20, Joshua 10:28, Joshua 10:40,
All verses are in the King James Version (KJV).
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