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A new commentary for today’s world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible’s grand story. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike. Three easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God’s story: • LISTEN to the Story: Includes complete NIV text with...

For many people, what is known of the book of Joshua could be summarized by one verse of the African-American spiritual: Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, And the walls came a-tumbling down. If pressed, Rahab also might be mentioned as a contributing character. There is some truth in this portrayal. Joshua is a main character, and the battle of Jericho one of the book’s pivotal events, but it is a sad reduction of the
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