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NASB | Joshua 21:43 ¶ So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Joshua 21:43 ¶ So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers (ancestors), and they took possession of it and lived in it. |
Subject: Claiming victory too soon? |
Bible Note: 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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