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Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel: Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (Old Testament), Volume 2 is unavailable, but you can change that!

This series brings to life the world of the Old Testament through informative entries and full-color photos and graphics. Here readers find the premier commentary set for connecting with the historical and cultural context of the Old Testament. Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure....

divine witnesses. This places the gods of both parties side by side. Thus, this statement includes an implicit warning against joining with other nations in treaties and thereby implicitly recognizing their deities on a par with the God of Israel. These elements occur in the same sequence in the structure of Joshua 24, although only a small trace of the blessing is preserved. Joshua’s Covenant Renewal (24:1–28) Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem (24:1). The earlier covenant ceremony
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