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1 | Claiming victory too soon? | Josh 21:43 | Just Read Mark | 208800 | ||
Hi Doc. I do not question the faithfulness of God to fulfill the promises, and I understand that tension is caused by the fickleness of the tribes. But here is the question: would it not have been more honest of Joshua to say something like "look how faithful God has been --- and see that the whole of the promised land is within our grasp if we continue! Take courage, be faithful, so that we may see God's promises fulfilled!" That would be much more in keeping with Calvin's interpretation, but is strikingly different from Joshua's actual speach: "Not one of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass." (22:45) What truth or merit did Joshua have in this statement? I am beginning to wonder if it is the hubris of an aging general... | ||||||
2 | Claiming victory too soon? | Josh 21:43 | DocTrinsograce | 208834 | ||
Hi, JRM... Imputing such subtle connotations to the language of the text might be warranted by contemporaries of Joshua, but is probably something way out of our depth. Clearly the Lord had and was fulfilling His promise, driving the heathen out of the land "little by little" until Israel had increased and possessed the land (Exodus 23:30). If Joshua was in error, then we'd have to deem David as having made the same error (Psalm 44:3). I have learned that it is generally wiser to adjust our presuppositions rather than try to wrangle the text so as to make ourselves more comfortable. That's particularly true when Christendom has maintained a particular interpretation for so long. Chances are that we're just tilting at wind mills -- too much serious stuff warrants our studied attention. In Him, Doc |
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