Conquest of Canaan Begins
Joshua 1-4God commissions Joshua, calls Israel to courage and obedience, and brings the people through the Jordan.
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Traditionally attributed to Joshua with later editorial additions. Joshua records Israel's entrance into the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership — the conquest, the division of the land among the tribes, and Joshua's final charge to remain faithful to the Lord.
God commissions Joshua, calls Israel to courage and obedience, and brings the people through the Jordan.
Before the first battle, Israel is called to worship. Jericho falls by God's power alone, and Achan's sin shows that the same holiness that brings walls down can stop an army cold.
Deception at Gibeon, a day when the sun stands still, and sweeping campaigns across Canaan show both Israel's vulnerability and the LORD's faithfulness to give them the land.
The land is divided as covenant inheritance, an altar controversy tests tribal unity, and Joshua's farewell presses Israel to choose whom they will serve.