Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

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”

Joshua 7 CommentaryOr suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? Luke 14:31. Joshua read the gospel and applied it by sending the spies out toContinueContinue reading “Joshua 7 Commentary”

Joshua 6 Commentary “Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites.” Who talks about an open-door policy for the saint’s battles? The battlefield has no red carpet. Victory doesn’t come on the cheap! But look at Joshua’s military strategy! Silly, many would say. Imagine explaining to your wife that you have beenContinueContinue reading “Joshua 6 Commentary”

Joshua 5 Commentary The battle of the two city-states, Jericho and Ai, is detailed and communicates key thoughts on Israel’s conquest of the Promised Land. That is the subject of the next four chapters. But first, we look at Chapter 5, which begins by discussing the reaction of the Amorite peoples as Israel advances. TheContinueContinue reading “Joshua 5 Commentary”

Joshua 4 Commentary The LORD commands Joshua to collect stones from the Jordan River in memory of the miraculous crossing. The community must remember this moment of generosity. Importantly, their children must hear about this miracle. It is possible that the LORD would not repeat this miracle. But with this record, their children can learn toContinueContinue reading “Joshua 4 Commentary”

Joshua 3 Commentary And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses”. Verse 7. The LORD God decides when to exalt an individual. You cannot exalt yourself! The key line hereContinueContinue reading “Joshua 3 Commentary”

Joshua 2 Commentary Joshua is aware of the scandalous report by the twelve spies and the doubt that ensued 40 years earlier. He would send spies, but secretly. The number would be two and not twelve. Failure makes us wiser! The Mossad (Israeli Intelligence) would not repeat the same mistake! The story of a prostituteContinueContinue reading “Joshua 2 Commentary”

Joshua 1 Commentary Rather than an introduction to the book of Joshua, Chapter 1 feels more like a continuation of the Torah. We are looking at handover notes for the new leader in Joshua. Ordinarily, these notes should come from Moses. However, it is important that the LORD passes on these handover notes rather thanContinueContinue reading “Joshua 1 Commentary”

Deuteronomy 34 Commentary Deuteronomy closes with chapter 34. The chapter actually closes the first five books of the Bible, collectively called ‘The Law’ or The Torah.Moses climbed Mount Pisgah. From there, he could see vast sections of the land that the LORD had given to Abraham. In fact, it is this land, and this informationContinueContinue reading “Deuteronomy 34 Commentary”