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Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 7B: Joshua 13–24 (Second Edition) is unavailable, but you can change that!

This updated and revised edition of Trent C. Butler’s commentary on Joshua features solid biblical scholarship, thorough coverage of the original Hebrew, and close analysis of the ancient manuscripts of Joshua. It includes Butler’s translation of the text, explanatory notes, and commentary to help any professor, student, or pastor with research and writing.

insulted by the unimpressed.473 The holiness of God impresses the worshiper to imitate the purity of God, acting in accordance with the demands of God (Exod 22:30 [22:31]; Lev 19:2). The true worshipers of Yahweh are impressed by the numinous holiness of God, so impressed that they know they cannot meet the demands of such a god. We cannot serve such a god. As Creach phrases this situation, “Israel cannot fulfill its covenant obligation to God by simple adherence to a legal code. Rather particular
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