Testament, 3:46-104 Henry, Matthew Commentary on the Whole Bible Pink, Arthur W Gleanings in Joshua Rea, John “Joshua.” In The Wycliffe Bible Commentary To Abraham, God said, “I will make you a great nation” (Gen 12:2) Genesis 12:7 God later gave further details of the promise (Gen 15:18-21) More accurately, there were four eras, when one considers the restoration period (e.g., under Nehemiah) Since this was a brief period of revival, with hearts returning to “stone” by the time of Malachi, the simpli ed threefold outline holds F F Bruce, The Books and the Parchments, p 92 The “river of Egypt” is either (1) the Wadi el Arish, or “brook of Egypt” (Josh 15:4,47), which was the boundary line between Egypt and the southern deserts of Canaan, or (2) the Nile River In either case, the land limit is Egypt See Denis Baly, The Geography of the Bible, p The name Canaan in the Bible, especially when used in the phrase “land of Canaan” (as in Num 34:2), usually refers to the combined areas known today as Palestine and Syria, rather than to the smaller coastal territory of the heathen people called Canaanites Itis in this large sense that the term “Canaan” is used also in this book, unless otherwise specified Here are three representative positions by conservatives on the Joshua authorship: “yes”: Gleason L Archer, A Survey of Old Testament Introduction, p 252; “no”: Robert Jamieson, A R Fausset, and David Brown, A Commentary, Critical and Exploratory on the Old and New Testaments, 2:210; “possibly”: Merrill F Unger, Introductory Guide to the Old Testament, p 281 9 Hugh J Blair, “Joshua,” in The New Bible Commentary, p 225 10 As with all history in the Bible, selectivity, not exhaustiveness, is the aim Those events are recorded which retain the unity of the narrative and serve the underlying purposes of the divine revelation In the book of Joshua, not all the events but the highlights of the campaigns are recorded 11 Blair, p 223 12 See The Wycli e Bible Commentary, p 206; Howard F Vos, Genesis and Archaeology, pp 8591; K A Kitchen, “Canaan,” in The New Bible Dictionary, pp 183-86; Samuel J Schultz, The Old Testament Speaks, pp 89-93 13 Leon Wood, A Survey of Israel’s History, pp 185-92 Also see Irving L Jensen, Joshua: Rest-land Won, Everyman’s Bible Commentary, pp 97-115 A chart of land allotments appears on p 113 14 For example, read Blair, p 225 9 Judges: Apostasies of God’s People The book of Judges is one of the saddest parts of the Bible, humanly speaking Some have called it the “Book of Failure.” The last chapter of the preceding book, Joshua, anticipates continued blessing upon God’s people in the rest land of their inheritance (Read Joshua 24:19-28.) But one does not proceed far into the account of Judges before he senses that all is not well While there are deliverances along the way, the tone of the book is predominantly one of oppression and defeat because “everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (21:25) When the gospel of God’s grace does appear in the book, it shines forth in sharp brightness because of the contrast of this ... “brook of Egypt” (Josh 15:4,47), which was the boundary line between Egypt and the southern deserts of Canaan, or (2) the Nile River In either case, the land limit is Egypt See Denis Baly, The Geography... history in the Bible, selectivity, not exhaustiveness, is the aim Those events are recorded which retain the unity of the narrative and serve the underlying purposes of the divine revelation In the. .. pp 97-115 A chart of land allotments appears on p 113 14 For example, read Blair, p 225 9 Judges: Apostasies of God’s People The book of Judges is one of the saddest parts of the Bible, humanly