Gibeon survives by a ruse, Israel errs by not inquiring, and an oath in God’s name must stand. Joshua 9 shows how discernment and fidelity honor the Lord while He redeems imperfect beginnings.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Gibeon survives by a ruse, Israel errs by not inquiring, and an oath in God’s name must stand. Joshua 9 shows how discernment and fidelity honor the Lord while He redeems imperfect beginnings.
Joshua 8 showcases grace after Achor. God gives Ai by strategy under His command and then centers life with an altar at Ebal and a public reading of the law.
After Jericho’s triumph, hidden sin undoes Israel at Ai. Joshua 7 exposes the danger of buried compromise and the mercy that follows honest cleansing.
Jericho’s walls fall at God’s command as Israel marches in a worship-shaped procession. This chapter highlights presence, holiness, mercy, and the courage of ordered obedience.
At flood stage, the Jordan yields to the Lord of all the earth as priests stand firm and a nation walks through on dry ground. This study traces the context, theology, and lived application of Joshua 3 for today.
Rahab’s confession turns espionage into faith as a scarlet cord marks out mercy in Jericho. Explore the context, narrative, theology, and practical application of Joshua 2.
Numbers 35 places Levites in towns across Israel and establishes cities of refuge with clear rules for murder and manslaughter. The result is a community where holiness informs justice and mercy is strong enough to protect life.
Numbers 34 draws the borders of Israel’s inheritance and names the team that will apportion the land. The map becomes a ministry of order and grace, turning promise into place and rivalry into stewardship under God’s hand.
Numbers 33 turns a travel log into obedience. The recorded stages lead to a final charge: receive the land by lot, remove idols, and live in God’s gift without the barbs and thorns of compromise.
Reuben and Gad ask to settle east of the Jordan, but pledge to fight until all Israel inherits. Numbers 32 turns a risky request into a covenant-keeping plan and warns that promises made “before the Lord” must be kept.
Numbers 31 records a sober campaign against Midian framed by holiness and gratitude. Purification, equitable division of spoil, and a memorial gift teach justice under God and thanksgiving for preservation.
Trumpets call to remembrance, a solemn fast centers atonement, and a week of booths bursts with gratitude. Numbers 29 shows how God orders time so his people live by daily mercy and joyful worship.
Numbers 28 lays out daily, weekly, monthly, and festival offerings that order Israel’s life around God’s presence. The calendar of grace claims time for worship and foreshadows the once-for-all sacrifice that secures lasting access to God.
Numbers 27 secures inheritance for Zelophehad’s daughters and commissions Joshua to lead Israel under God’s guidance. Justice and shepherding keep promise on course as the people stand on the brink of the land.
After Peor’s plague, God numbers a new generation for the land and ties names to future lots. Numbers 26 shows how holiness, justice, and promise shape Israel’s inheritance.