THE SUCCESSFUL WAR CAMPAIGNS OF JOSHUA
Text: Joshua 10:28-42
10 May 2010
THE SUCCESSFUL WAR CAMPAIGNS OF JOSHUA
1. Cities conquered (Southland)
a) Makkedah Joshua 10:28
b) Libnah Joshua 10:29
c) Lachish Joshua 10:32
d) Eglon Joshua 10:34
e) Hebron Joshua 10:36
f) Debir Joshua 10:38
2. General Reference to the war campaign in the Southland
“So Joshua conquered all the land; the mountain country and the South and the lowland and the wilderness slopes, and all the their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded. And Joshua conquered them from Kadesh Barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even as far as Gibeon. All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.” Joshua 10:40-43
a) All the land
Reference to the southland because the cities named were all in “the South”
i) Mountain country
ii) Lowland
iii) Wilderness slopes
iv) Kadesh Barnea
v) Gaza
vi) Goshen
vii) Gibeon
b) All kings destroyed
c) All enemies slain
“As he had done to the king of Jericho” Joshua 10:28f, 30c
3. Special Points of Reference
a) God’s Help
“And the LORD also delivered it…” Joshua 10:30a, 32
“The LORD God fought for Israel..” Joshua 10:42
b) Israel’s Unity
“And all Israel with him” Joshua 10:38, 43
c) In conscious obedience
“As the LORD God had commanded” Joshua 10:40