Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

Joshua 20 Commentary

Joshua 20 Commentary: Cities of Refuge http://www.lovingscripture.com. Cities of refuge. The purpose is clear: “anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood”. The distribution of these cities in the occupied land is quite deliberate. They were accessible and within reach by everyone. No oneContinueContinue reading “Joshua 20 Commentary”

Joshua 19 Commentary

Joshua 19 Commentary: Simeon’s diminished blessings. http://www.lovingscripture.com Simeon’s lot lies within the territory of Judah. From the Book of Numbers we saw how Simeon’s population reduced from 59,000 at the first account to about 22,000 at the second count. And here we see how Simeon gets only towns within the territory of Judah. Simeon’s destinyContinueContinue reading “Joshua 19 Commentary”

Joshua 18 Commentary

Joshua 18 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Shiloh could be considered as Israel’s capital during its formative years in the Promised Land. The Sanctuary was located here. Shiloh remained important until the times of the prophet Samuel. It is from this base that an aged Joshua urged Israel to ‘begin to take possession of the land that theContinueContinue reading “Joshua 18 Commentary”

Joshua 17 Commentary

Joshua 17 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com It isn’t a small matter to have your name printed in the holy script. But to have your name show up three times as the main character should be something special. That is the story of Zelophehad’s daughters, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah. There should be something important about theirContinueContinue reading “Joshua 17 Commentary”

Joshua 16 Commentary

Joshua 16 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 16 is about land allocation to the two tribes of Joseph. The blessing of fruitfulness for Joseph meant that the one had become two. The name Joseph itself means addition. The two portions for Joseph is the fulfilment of the blessing of increase and fruitfulness. While details in this chapter mayContinueContinue reading “Joshua 16 Commentary”

Joshua 15 Commentary

Joshua 15 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb a portion in Judah, Hebron. From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites. From here we can again see that there is a very big difference between ownership and possession. The Anakites possessed the land but didn’t own it. Caleb owned theContinueContinue reading “Joshua 15 Commentary”

Joshua 14 Commentary

Joshua 14 Commentarywww.lovingscripture.comTheir inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine-and-a-half tribes, as the Lord had commanded through Moses. Joshua 14 verse 2. It is important that the leadership investigated the will of the LORD as recorded in the word of God. Their decisions were based on the written word. They didn’t have to hearContinueContinue reading “Joshua 14 Commentary”

Joshua 13 Commentary

Joshua 13 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture This is interesting. You should be very old when the LORD says so. Your race should be concluded. For Joshua, yes, but not for Israel. Huge chunks of land lay unconquered. The battle continues but who takes it up? The LORD is silent. Joshua is also silent. Very strange. The silenceContinueContinue reading “Joshua 13 Commentary”

Joshua 12 Commentary

Joshua 12 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 11 closed with the following statement, “So Joshua took the entire land, just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. Then the land had rest from war.” Now chapter 12 gives us details of the land. Each defeated king is representing a portionContinueContinue reading “Joshua 12 Commentary”