Joshua (Biblia.com)

Joshua is unavailable, but you can change that!

Joshua prefigures Christ as he faithfully leads God’s people through battle into triumphant conquest and inheritance of the Promised Land. This commentary explores the history, culture, archaeology, and theology of the book to deepen faith in the victorious Savior. The author’s intimate knowledge of the Holy Land and his experience as a missionary and pastor bring the biblical text to life.

this people,” 1:2; “this Lebanon,” 1:4) serves to provide lively encouragement through implied physical gestures. Anthropomorphism is thus implicit. The LORD is talking as an animated speaker. His “pulpit style” before Joshua is anything but deadpan and motionless. Active speech of the LORD thus precedes the active response of Joshua and Israel.2 אַתָּה֙ וְכָל־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה—This expression identifies and then amplifies the unstated subject of the singular imperatives “rise, cross.” To explain this

Page 54

Buy this book at Logos.com