Tag: Canaan
Biblical Principle #349: Israel (Mostly) Conquered Canaan
Biblical Principles List Principle Under Moses and Joshua’s leadership, Israel conquered most of the land of Canaan. Explanation In Joshua 12, Scripture gives a list of the Canaanite kings that the Israelites killed and the territory that they took, beginning with Moses east of the Jordan River, and completing with Joshua inside the land of…
Biblical Principle #345: God Gave Israel Victory Over Jericho
Biblical Principles List Principle God miraculously delivered the city of Jericho into Israel’s hands and gave them the victory. Explanation We previously established how Rahab hid Israel’s spies, choosing to save her family and her own life over loyal death alongside her fellow citizens in Jericho. From this, we know that Jericho was well aware…
Biblical Principle #340: God Told Joshua to Enter Canaan
Biblical Principles List Principle After Moses’ death, God told Joshua it was time to lead the Israelites into Canaan. Explanation Following the death of Moses, GOD allowed Israel a thirty-day mourning period to honor and mentally move past the loss of their great earthly leader. Once those days ended, it was time to finish the…
Biblical Principle #339: Moses Died on Mount Nebo
Biblical Principles List Principle As Israel was camped on the boarder of Canaan, Moses died upon Mount Nebo. Explanation We previously established how Moses was forbidden from entering the land of Canaan because of his prideful and rebellious actions at Meribah, some forty years earlier. With all preparations completed, the last of which were the…
Biblical Principle #332: God Gave Israel the Song of Moses
Biblical Principles List Principle God gave Israel the Song of Moses as a prophecy that would one day testify against them when its words came to pass. Explanation As Moses’ death was imminent and Moses had transferred leadership to Joshua, GOD gave Moses one last assignment:
Biblical Principle #277: Land Inheritance for Israelites without Sons
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God instructed how Israel was to protect the land inheritance of Israelites who died without sons. Explanation The book of Numbers records a situation where a man name Zelophehad died with no sons and four daughters. The daughters went to Moses to ask that their father’s…
Biblical Principle #211: Special Instructions Upon Conquest of Canaan
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God commanded Israel to follow specific instructions after they took possession of the land of Canaan. Explanation The Law of Moses included several instructions specific to the period of time following conquest of the land of Canaan. Special Dedication of Fruits 1 “And it shall be,…
Biblical Principle #170: Victory is Impossible without God
Biblical Principles List Principle Without God, victory is impossible. Explanation After GOD sentenced Israel to 40 years of wandering, Israel “repented” of their sin of disbelief. Driven by a desire to avoid GOD’s punishment of death in the wilderness, the people decided to take the land after all. Only, this time GOD was not with…