Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

Joshua 16 Commentary 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 are the fulfillment of the blessing of increase and fruitfulness. While details in this chapter may suggestContinueContinue reading “Joshua 16 Commentary”

Joshua 15 Commentary 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 see that there is a very big difference between ownership and possession. The Anakites possessed the land but didn’t own it. Caleb owned the land butContinueContinue reading “Joshua 15 Commentary”

Joshua 14 CommentaryTheir 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 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 silence isContinueContinue reading “Joshua 13 Commentary”

Joshua 12 Commentary 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 represents a portion of land.ContinueContinue reading “Joshua 12 Commentary”

Joshua 11 Commentary Chapter 11 details the defeat of an army as numerous as the sand of the seashore. This is a miracle! More land is taken over. Israel is basking in victory. It is this victory and this land that form an important part of the LORD’s promise to Abraham. Israel is living theContinueContinue reading “Joshua 11 Commentary”

Joshua 10 Commentary “Mission accomplished” or “Israel saves Gibeon”, which title best fits chapter 10? We go for the first one, Mission accomplished. But the second option is real, though our spirits detest it. Israel shouldn’t have made a treaty with Gibeon in the first place. Now, Israel must protect an illegal ally, an allyContinueContinue reading “Joshua 10 Commentary”

Joshua 9b Commentary How should humans use their brains? And if they use them, how does the process interact with the LORD God? Chapter 9 exposes the frailties of human wisdom and asks how humans can use logic in their interactions with their environment and their loving God. Of course, Israel’s Mossad failed. Failure inContinueContinue reading “Joshua 9b Commentary”

Joshua 9 Commentary When you succeed, know you have battle right on your doorstep. Your success invites trouble. All God’s enemies gather to scatter your success. But how does the enemy attack? This chapter gives us one method of attack that the enemy deployed successfully against Israel: Deception. Take care of the smiles! This chapterContinueContinue reading “Joshua 9 Commentary”

Joshua 8 Commentary The key line is the comparison between the capture of Jericho and the capture of Ai. Look at the instructions for Jericho. Israel did very little. In addition, Israel was told to take nothing for themselves as plunder. Ai had different instructions. An entire army was required, and Israel was free toContinueContinue reading “Joshua 8 Commentary”