The

Story of God

Bible Commentary

JOSHUA

Lissa M. Wray Beal

Tremper Longman III & Scot McKnight

General Editors

ZONDERVAN ACADEMIC

Joshua

Copyright © 2019 by Lissa M. Wray Beal

ISBN 978-0-310-49083-8 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-0-310-49084-5 (ebook)

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Editorial Board

of

The Story of God Bible Commentary

Old Testament general editor

Tremper Longman III

Old Testament associate editors

George Athas

Mark J. Boda

Myrto Theocharous

New Testament general editor

Scot McKnight

New Testament associate editors

Lynn H. Cohick

Michael F. Bird

Joel L. Willitts

Zondervan editors

Senior acquisitions editor

Katya Covrett

Senior production editor, Old Testament

Nancy L. Erickson

Senior production editor, New Testament

Christopher A. Beetham

For our Godchildren

Sheena, Jamie, Molly, and Lillian

(and their siblings: Ian, Tess, Fiona, and Markus)

May you in your generation have the bold faith of Caleb, Aksah,

or those persistent five (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah—

let their names be remembered)

But more than that,

may you at the end

cross the Jordan

in the company of Joshua

Contents

Acknowledgments

The Story of God Bible Commentary Series

Abbreviations

Introduction to Joshua

Resources for Teaching and Preaching

1. Joshua 1:1–18

2. Joshua 2:1–24

3. Joshua 3:1–5:1

4. Joshua 5:2–12

5. Joshua 5:13–6:27

6. Joshua 7:1–26

7. Joshua 8:1–29

8. Joshua 8:30–35

9. Joshua 9:1–27

10. Joshua 10:1–43

11. Joshua 11:1–23

12. Joshua 12:1–24

13. Introduction: Joshua 13:1–21:45

14. Joshua 13:1–33

15. Joshua 14:1–15:63

16. Joshua 16:1–17:18

17. Joshua 18:1–19:51

18. Joshua 20:1–9

19. Joshua 21:1–45

20. Joshua 22:1–34

21. Joshua 23:1–16

22. Joshua 24:1–33

Scripture Index

Subject Index

Author Index