Divine Presence amid Violence: Contextualizing the Book of Joshua (Biblia.com)

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Investigating “revelation in context,” Walter Brueggemann examines the difficult text of Joshua 11. Brueggemann seeks to explain the presence of the violence in the Old Testament, perpetrated in the name of the Lord. He addresses the problem by treating these texts as an embarrassment to Christians, dealing specifically with whether violence is at odds with the character of God.

the intervention of Yahweh, has won despite enormous odds against them. 4. In vv. 6–9 we have the central narrative element of the text: The command of Yahweh: “And Yahweh said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will hand over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire’ ” (v. 6). The responsive action of Joshua: “So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his fighting force, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon

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