The document summarizes a biblical passage where five Amorite kings were discovered hiding in a cave after fleeing from Joshua and the Israelites. Joshua has large stones rolled in front of the cave entrance to guard the kings. He then instructs his men to continue pursuing the enemy armies. Later, Joshua has the five kings brought out of the cave and has the Israeli military leaders place their feet on the kings' necks as a sign of victory. Joshua then hangs the dead bodies of the five kings on trees until evening.

2. ( )
Jebus

5. 16 But these five kings had fled and
hidden themselves in a cave at
Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua,
saying, “The five kings have been found
hidden in the cave at Makkedah.” 18 So
Joshua said, “Roll large stones against
the mouth of the cave, and set men by
it to guard them.

6. 19 And do not stay there yourselves, but
pursue your enemies, and attack their
rear guard. Do not allow them to enter
their cities, for the LORD your God has
delivered them into your hand.”

7. 12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when
the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the
children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel:
‫נ‬ָ‫ת‬ַ‫ן‬ (nā·ṯǎn) place an object or idea in the
possession or control of another

8. 12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when
the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the
children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel:
Ø Their Identity: Amorites = “westerners”

9. 12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when
the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the
children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel:
Ø Their Identity: Amorites = “high ones”
• Dwelt in the mountains (Josh. 10:6)
• Occupied the high ground
• Mountains symbolize pride (Isa. 40:4)
Adonizedek = “lord of righteousness”
Hoham = “Jah (God) protects”
Piram = “wild” or “fierce”
Japhia = “high” or “elevated”
Debir = “speaker”

10. 12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when
the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the
children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel:
Ø Their Identity: Amorites = “high ones”
Kings Sihon & Og "of the
remnant of the giants"
(Deut. 3:11)

11. They worshipped the Sun and the Moon
Ø Their Identity: Amorites = “high ones”
12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when
the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the
children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel:

14. 12b and he said in the sight of Israel: “Sun, stand still
over Gibeon; and Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” 13
So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till
the people had revenge upon their enemies.
Ø Their Defeat: Worshippers of Sun & Moon

15. 12b and he said in the sight of Israel: “Sun, stand still
over Gibeon; and Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” 13
So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till
the people had revenge upon their enemies.
Valley of
Aijalon

17. 13b Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So
the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did
not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14
And there has been no day like that, before it or
after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man;
for the LORD fought for Israel. 15 Then Joshua
returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at
Gilgal.

18. 16 But these five kings had fled and hidden them-
selves in a cave at Makkedah.
Ø Their Location: Makkedah
An “ostracon” (i.e. a pottery
shard recycled into writing
medium) was discovered in
1986 with the inscription
mentioning biblical Makkedah,
written in Aramaic and dated to
the fourth century BC.

19. 16 But these five kings had fled and hidden them-
selves in a cave at Makkedah.
Ø Their Location: Makkedah = “place of the
shepherds”

20. ( )
Makkedah
Jebus
(Tell el Qom)?
Valley of
Aijalon

23. 17 And it was told Joshua, saying, “The five kings
have been found hidden in the cave at
Makkedah.”
Ø Their Discovery:
Revelation 6:14–16 Then the sky receded as a scroll
when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island
was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the
earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders,
the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid
themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the
mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks,
“Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits
on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!”

24. 18 So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the
mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard
them. 19 And do not stay there yourselves, but
pursue your enemies, and attack their rear
guard. Do not allow them to enter their cities,
for the LORD your God has delivered them into
your hand.”
Revelation 20:2 He laid hold of the dragon,
that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan,
and bound him for a thousand years;

25. 20 Then it happened, while Joshua and the
children of Israel made an end of slaying them
with a very great slaughter, till they had finished,
that those who escaped entered fortified cities.
“Israel’s conquest and occupation of the land
of Canaan present to us a typical picture of
the Christian’s warfare and present
enjoyment of his spiritual inheritance.”
A. W. Pink,
Gleanings in Joshua

26. 21 And all the people returned to the camp, to
Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. No one moved
his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
Matthew 25:32 All the nations will be
gathered before Him, and He will separate
them one from another, as a shepherd
divides his sheep from the goats.
Matthew 25:40 ‘Assuredly, I say to you,
inasmuch as you did it to one of the least
of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

27. 22 Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the
cave, and bring out those five kings to me from
the cave.” 23 And they did so, and brought out
those five kings to him from the cave: the king
of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of
Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of
Eglon.

28. 24 So it was, when they brought out those kings
to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of
Israel, and said to the captains of the men of
war who went with him, “Come near, put your
feet on the necks of these kings.” And they drew
near and put their feet on their necks.

29. 25 Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid,
nor be dismayed; be strong and of good
courage, for thus the LORD will do to all your
enemies against whom you fight.” 26 And
afterward Joshua struck them and killed them,
and hanged them on five trees; and they were
hanging on the trees until evening.

30. Revelation 20:7–10 Now when the thousand
years have expired, Satan will be released from
his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the
nations which are in the four corners of the
earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together
to battle, whose number is as the sand of the
sea. 9 They went up on the breadth of the earth
and surrounded the camp of the saints and the
beloved city. And fire came down from God out
of heaven and devoured them.

31. Revelation 20:7–10 The devil, who deceived
them, was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone where the beast and the false
prophet are. And they will be tormented day
and night forever and ever.

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