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Judges - Chapter 7

In this chapter Gideon fights the Midianite and Amalekite armies with only 300 men. The victory is God's rather than Gideon's.  God shows this in a dream given to one of the enemies: "Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream.

Judges - Chapter 6

In this chapter we see Jesus ("The angel of the Lord") appearing to Gideon, who has been chosen as the latest Judge to lead the people. "The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where

Judges - Chapter 5

This chapter is a song by Deborah and Barak, praising God for the victory over Sisera. The song makes it clear that the battle was decided in heaven and it gives the location as Megiddo: “The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought in Taanach, by the

Judges - Chapter 4

In this chapter the commander of the Canaanite army, Sisera, had been cruelly oppressing the Israelites.  In verse 21 he is killed when Jael drives a tent peg through his temple. The link to Jesus is found in Zechariah 10.   There we see a reference to the cornerstone; a well

Judges - Chapter 3

Jesus is the greatest Judge of all - in Revelation 19 he is described like this: "Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war." There are many

Judges - Chapter 2

It is easy to find Jesus in Judges chapter 2, as it begins "The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said "I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I swore to give to your forefathers."

Judges - Chapter 1

In the first chapter of Judges we read the following story about Caleb: Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give my daughter Achsah as wife.” And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter

Joshua - Chapter 24

We are now in the final chapter of Joshua, and before he dies Joshua calls all the people together and asks them to choose between following the true God, or the false Gods of the foreign peoples.  The people said "We will serve the Lord our God and obey

Joshua - Chapter 23

Joshua is now old and he summons the leaders for a final farewell address.  He tells them not to associate with those nations that remain in the land God has given them.  They must not intermarry with them or associate with them. Similarly, in John 16 and 17 we see

Joshua - Chapter 22

In verse 5 we read: "take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him

Joshua - Chapter 21

In this chapter cities are given to the Levites.  These are not all in one area, but spread throughout the country.  Every tribe would have a priestly influence within its territory. Peter tells us, in 1 Peter 2, "you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,

Joshua - Chapter 20

We have in this chapter the rules about the cities of refuge.  Those under fear of death can flee to these cities where they will be saved by the death of the high priest (verse 6). We are all under sentence of death for our sins - but the death

Joshua - Chapter 19

In this chapter there is the final division of the land, with the areas for the final tribes and also for Joshua.  Then, in the final verse of the Chapter, we read: These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of

Joshua - Chapter 18

The country has now been brought under the control of the Israelites, and the Tent of Meeting (the tabernacle) is set up at Shiloh, where it will remain until the time of Samuel. The Tent of Meeting is a sign of God's presence, and it is set up

Joshua - Chapter 17

In Numbers 27 we read about the daughters of Zelophehad, who had died with no sons.  God gave Moses a special law to cover the situation, which enabled the inheritance to continue through the female line - a rule which allowed for Jesus to inherit the throne of David through

Joshua - Chapter 16

In this chapter we have the allocation of land to the tribe of Ephraim.  In this area the people of God did not drive out the Canaanites, but lived alongside them. This area is mentioned in John 11.  Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead and now the Jewish leaders

Joshua - Chapter 15

In this chapter we look at the land that is allotted to Jesus' tribe - the royal tribe of Judah.  The link to Jesus is in what is not written rather than what is. There are 114 cities listed - but there is no mention of the city of

Joshua - Chapter 14

In this chapter we read about one of the great heroes of the Bible - Caleb.  Caleb reminds Joshua that he has been promised the hill country around Hebron as his inheritance.  And at the age of 85 he is willing to trust the Lord to help him defeat the

Joshua - Chapter 13

In verse 14 and also in verse 33 we are told that the tribe of Levi did not inherit any land - because God himself is their inheritance. The priests of Israel came from the tribe of Levi, and as Christians are all called priests this description can also be

Joshua - Chapter 12

This Chapter gives a list of the kings that have been conquered . There is an echo of this chapter in Psalm 136 Give thanks to him who struck down mighty kings. His faithful love endures forever. He killed powerful kings— His faithful love endures forever. Sihon king of the Amorites,

Joshua - Chapter 11

The Kings in the North of Canaan are now seeing Joshua's victories, and they now join forces to fight against Joshua together.  The first of the main leaders is Jabin, King of Madon, who invites the other kings to unite.  And in verse 10 we read of the

Joshua - Chapter 10

We have already seen links between this book, as Joshua occupies the promised land, and the book of Revelation, as Jesus occupies the world.  There is another link today.  The kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon have joined forces against Joshua.  But by verse 16 they are fleeing:

Joshua - Chapter 9

The people of Gibeon are afraid of the Israelites and using a trick they entered into a treaty to save their lives.  Joshua says that he will honour the treaty, but they will become servants to the Israelites - and the term used to show their status as servants was

Joshua - Chapter 8

Like Chapter 7 this chapter is about the fight against the city of Ai.  But unike Chapter 7, this time the people are following God's directions and are victorious.  And so we read at the end of the battle: "So Joshua burned Ai and made it a

Joshua - Chapter 7

in Chapter 6 we saw a link to the book of Revelation, and the return of Jesus in power and glory.  There is also a link in this chapter.  Achan has disobeyed God and taken the plunder from the first victory - although these belonged to God.  And his punishment