if God said we should inherit this land, shall he not help us?’ said Joshua and I. “‘We thought surely God promised us the land,’ the ten replied. ‘But we did not expect to have to fight for it. We supposed God would just give it to us without any fighting or trouble on our part.’ “‘Oh, no, God never promised Canaan without a battle,’ we replied. ‘But he will help us fight, then we shall properly appreciate both God and Canaan and the fighting will make us stronger.’ “Well, we could not convince