2. Significance of Conquering Canaan
Theologically signifies
the Fulfilment of God’s promise
to the people of Israel
Therefore, it is seen as an act of God’s grace
towards the people of Israel.
9. The Campaign
of Jericho
(Joshua 2-6)
• Joshua sends spies to Jericho
• Rahab hides and help the spies
escape
• God is with Israel at Jericho
• Israelites marches around the
city seven times
• The walls of Jericho falls
• Israel successfully conquers the
city of Jericho
• Rahab and her family
• Saved from destruction
• Joins the Israelites
10. The Campaign
of Ai
(Joshua 7-8)
• God angry with Israel
• Sin of Achan
• God is not with Israel
• First attempt fails
• Small army sent to Ai
• 36 Israelites die and remaining
army chased off
• God is no longer angry
• Achan faces sin’s consequence
• God is with Israel again
• Second attempt succeeds
11. Jericho and Ai
echoes Biblical truth
“I am the vine; you are the branches.
If you remain in me and I in you,
you will bear much fruit;
apart from me you can do nothing.”
John 15:5
12. Juxtaposition
of
Rahab and Achan
• Acted Selflessly
• Hiding the 2 spies
• Saved
• Her family (Josh 2:12)
• The 2 spies (Josh 2:3-6)
• Insured the success of
Israel’s campaign
• Acted Selfishly
• Stole plunder from Jericho
• Endangered
• The Israelites
• Those that sojourned with
them
• Compromised the success
of Israel’s campaign
Editor's Notes
Main focus of Chapter 9:
Book of Joshua
Conquest of Canaan
Approach of Chapter 9:
Historical-Sociological
Textual-Literary
Focus Question: How did God fulfil His promise?
God Creative
Guide questions: what circumstances did he allow to occur so that his promise can be fullfilled
Focus Question: How did God fulfil His promise?
God Creative
Guide questions: what circumstances did he allow to occur so that his promise can be fullfilled
Earlier we mentioned that Fertile Crescent
Was caught between Egypt and Mesopotamia, 2 major empires
Canaan is located within this
Desired by both empires for it’s wealth
Wealth = Natural resources (Gold, Silver, Water, Agriculture)
The more fertile the land, the more crops it will yield, the more money the can get
Now even though the conquering of Canaan took place after the Exodus, to understand the Geopolitcal state of the fertile crescent we need to go back into history to before exodus as far back as 7 generations before Moses even born.
What do we already know about the political situation in Egypt?
Ramesses II
Seti I
(6 other pharaohs)
Amenhotep IV
From these 3 verses we can see that Pharaoh was afraid of an uprising from the people of Israel.
Now the question is, why was he afraid? (let students answer)
Answer: There has been a history of uprisings from local inhabitants in the cities that Egypt controls in Canaan. This goes all the way back to 6 generations before Seti I, to a Pharaoh
Talk about how Egypt controlled the cities
Political control
Military control
Taxes in exchange for peace and order
God angry with Israel
Sin of Achan (vs. 20-21)
Small army sent to battle at Ai (vs. 3-4)
36 Israelites die and remaining army chased off (v.5)
God is no longer angry (vs. 13-15, 25-26)
How many are you are English Majors?
Who can tell me what a Juxtab
Juxtaposition: the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
