Joshua and the Flow of Biblical HistoryCrossway, 2004 M01 8 - 224 pages The book of Joshua brings to life real history during the crucial period of transition for the Israelites as they follow God's direction and settle in the promised land. Israel needed discipline in light of their newfound freedom. They faced the responsibility of living as a covenant people while adapting to change. Joshua describes the historic shift from the revelation of God's promises to their realization. God's care of his people becomes obvious, and their struggle with disobedience, selfishness, and fear is very human. Francis Schaeffer's thoughts on the book of Joshua show readers the historic, spiritual, and intellectual nourishment available for the Christian life through the examples of Joshua and his fellow Israelites. In the book of Joshua, Schaeffer finds that God reveals his sorrow over human sin, as well as his gracious love for his people. This is as true for us as it was for those in Joshua's time. This study of the settling of Israel will inspire readers to see the hand of God present in all of history, including today. |
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... God's law . They had known life under Egypt's ruling Pharaohs , but now they crossed the river Jordan to the other side and had to build their own civilization . What they believed about God and humanity , their ideas about all of life ...
... God's people . The personal faith of their sojourning fathers had to become the public demon- stration of truth - about God , about human beings , and about life in history . For that is the Bible's insistence : We believe God to be ...
... God and their won- der over his interest in them . God's response to the fall of man starts with a question : “ Adam , where are you ? " The continuity in Joshua , however , is more than merely his- toric . It is also a continuity of ...
... God , whose unique image we bear , and the termi- nation of their practices . The land , as promised before to Abraham , was given to Israel at a time when the iniquity of sac- rificing babies to the gods and goddesses of fertility had ...
... God , and she believed . Schaeffer elaborates many other areas where the continuity of truth is shown . God's interest is not to test obedience in teaching bits and pieces of peculiar doctrines . The truth is a whole cloth , not a ...
Contents
JOSHUAS PREPARATION | 15 |
THE THREE CHANGELESS FACTORS | 35 |
THE CONTINUITY OF THE COVENANT | 55 |
RAHAB | 79 |
TWO KINDS OF MEMORIALS | 91 |
JERICHO ACHAN AND AI | 109 |
MOUNT EBAL AND MOUNT GERIZIM | 127 |
THE GIBEONITES | 147 |
CALEBS FAITHFULNESS | 163 |
EAST AND WEST OF JORDAN | 171 |
THE CITIES OF REFUGE | 191 |
JOSHUAS FAREWELL CHOOSE | 209 |