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The book of Joshua memorializes a transitional episode in Israel’s national history. The heroic figure Joshua, imbued with strength, courage and faith, leads the new generation of Israel across the Jordan and into the land of promise, conquering Canaanites and overseeing the allotment of the inheritance among the tribes. But the book of Joshua is foremost a story of God, who works powerfully on...

relationship, willingly submits to the discipleship to which God calls believers. . This text summarizes the book. Verse 2 describes the crossing of the Jordan as found in 1:1–5:12. Verse 3 outlines the ‘conquest’ of 5:13–12:24. Verse 4 implies the distribution of the land in 13:1–22:34. The emphasis on all the days of Joshua’s life in verse 5 is found at the end of Joshua’s life in the final two chapters of the book. These verses also introduce the character
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