Bible Lab S2 Ep.9 - How to Handle Violence in the Book of Joshua (Deuteronomy 32-Joshua 20)

Examining Joshua and Biblical Violence:

How do we handle tough passages in which the Israelites use violence against the inhabitants of Canaan? Modern audiences seem to view these chapters as presenting a series moral problem: how do we square the actions of the Israelites with our understanding of a loving and holy God? This week, we take that issue head on. In this episode we also cover: 

• Big Events: Moses passing away, crossing the Jordan, the destruction of Jericho, Achan's "sin in the camp," and more.
• Key Themes: Divine v. human agency, the importance of holiness and purity for God's people, faith in God's promises, and generational storytelling.
• Rabbit Trails: A deep dive on genocide and violence, as well as a cliffhanger on the 7 trumpets of Jericho and their relationship to the 7 trumpets of Revelation

Resources

• Bible Project Summary for the book of Joshua: https://bibleproject.com/guides/book-of-joshua/ 
• ESV Book summary for Joshua: https://www.esv.org/resources/esv-global-study-bible/introduction-to-joshua/ 

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Each week during Season 2 of the podcast, we will break down the previous week's readings, including big events, key themes, rabbit-hole curiosities, and devotional thoughts.

If you want to follow along with our reading plan from cover to cover, you can find it right here. We'll be following the 3x5 reading plan, which covers 3 chapters a day and 5 on Sundays. 

Additionally, if you're looking for resources to compliment your study, check out The 3x5 Workbook by David Kalas. This is a great tool to challenge you by providing weekly review quizzes and answers to help your learnings stick. 

If you have questions you want covered on the show from your readings, email them ahead of time to biblelab@lifebridgegb.org!