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Joshua covers a critical period in the history of Israel, as God brings them out of the desert wanderings into the land he promised them, through a series of spectacular military maneuvers. Yet readers today may struggle with commands from God that offend modern sensibilities. And what does the conquest and division of the promised land have to do with the Christian life? Professor Kenneth...

(as the crow flies), but the river’s winding course covers about two hundred miles. 3:3 ark of the covenant. The ark is the chief symbol of God’s presence (Num. 10:33–36), and it is God’s attendance that ensures the people’s success (Josh. 3:11–12). The ark, however, is not an image of God, nor is God limited by the presence or absence of the ark (Num. 14:44; 1 Sam. 4:1–11; 1 Kings 8:27). (See also the comments on 4:16.) 3:5 Consecrate yourselves. The language “consecrate yourselves” (qadash) is
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