Part 4 (2/2)

What was the political effect of this epoch upon the people?

How did it give them liberty?

What was the influence in ion of the people?

Subjects for Special Papers

THE PHARAOH OF THE OPPRESSION

MOUNT SINAI

THE GREATNESS OF MOSES

THE MOSAIC LEGISLATION

THE SITE OF KADESH-BARNEA

THE TABERNACLE IN THE WILDERNESS

FOOTNOTE:

[C] The location of Kadesh-barnea is one of the great questions of the Bible geography Robinson places it at _'Ain el-Weibeh_, north-west of Petra Rowlands, and lately Trumbull, locates it at _Ain Gadis_, forty-five miles south of Beersheba I think the latter is the true place, though the authorities are not agreed

THIRD STUDY

THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN

I Let us notice the =CANAANITES= before the conquest

1 They were a =varied people= There were from seven to ten different nations in Palestine when the Israelites entered it (Exod 3 17; Deut

7 1) Each tribe, often each city, had its own governovernment, no combined action to resist the invasion of Israel Thishad ruled a united people the result ht have been different

2 These peoples were, however, of =one stock= They belonged to the Hamite race, and were all descended from the family of Canaan (Gen 10

15-19) There was no reason, except the tribal spirit, for their separation into small clans and nationalities

3 They were =idolatrous= and, as a result, grossly =immoral= Idolatry is always associated with immorality; for the worshi+p of idols is a deification of sensuality Baal and Asherah (plural Ashtoreth) were the male and fe 2

13)

4 They had been =weakened= before the co of the Israelites either by war or by pestilence The allusions in Exod 23 28; Deut 7 20; and Josh 7 12, have been referred to an invasion before that of Israel, or to soue, which destroyed the native races

II =THE CAMPAIGNS OF THE CONQUEST= These ns east of the Jordan= (B C 1451) These were during the life-tiained for Israel all the territory between the brook Arnon and Mount Hermon

1) The conquest of Gilead was made at the battle of Jahaz, near the brook Arnon (Nuained the land of Gilead from the Arnon to the Hieromax

2) The conquest of Bashan was coion

3) The conquest of Midian (Num 31 1-8) was led by the warrior-priest Phinehas, and by s the tribes on the east protected the frontier toward the desert The land won by these three cans became the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh (Deut 32)

[Illustration: JOURNEYS OF THE CONQUEST]

2 =The cans west of the Jordan= (B C 1451) were led by Joshua, and showed great tactical skill and resistless energy of action Joshua led his people across the Jordan and established a fortified caal (Josh 4 19)

1) The first invasion was of _central Palestine_, beginning with Jericho (Josh 6), taking Ai on the way (Josh 8), and ending with Shechem, which apparently fell without resistance (Josh 8 30-33) This caave to Israel the center of the land and divided their eneainst _southern Palestine_ At this tiht the battle of Beth-horon (Josh 10 10), the most momentous in its results in all history, and one over which, if ever, the sun and ht well stand still (Josh 10 12, 13)[D] After this great victory Joshua pursued his enemies and took the towns as far south as Hebron and Debir (Josh 10 29-39)

[Illustration: JOSHUA'S VICTORY AT BETH-HORON]

3) Lastly, Joshua conquered _northern Palestine_ (Josh 11) The battle in this can was near Lake Merom (Josh 11 7), and, as before, it was followed by the capture of many cities in the north Thus, in those ion of western Palestine

3 There were certain =supplens=, partly in Joshua's time, partly afterward