Part 5 (1/2)

1) Caleb's rapture of Hebron, which had been re-occupied by the A 1 10-15)

2) The Judahites' capture of Bezek, an unknown place between Jerusale 1 1-8)

3) The Danites' capture of Laish, in the extre 18)

But, after all these cae part of the land was still unsubdued, and the war of the conquest did not end until the days of David, by whom every foe was finally placed under foot

III =GENERAL ASPECTS OF ISRAEL AT THE CLOSE OF THE CONQUEST=

1 With regard to =the native races= They were not destroyed nor driven away, as had been commanded[E] They re race on the sea-coast and in the Jordan valley We see their influence, always injurious, throughout all Israel's history (Exod 23 31-33; Deut 7 1-5); and so to the original Canaanite stock

2 =The Israelites= did not occupy all the country They possessed ion, but none of the sea-coast plain on the Jordan valley They were like the Swiss inthe mountains Even in the New Testament period the lowlands were occupied mainly by Gentiles

3 =The landed systeht be leased, but not sold; and on the year of Jubilee (every fiftieth year) all land reverted to the fa it

Thus every family had its ancestral home, the poor were protected, and riches were kept within bounds

4 =The government= was a republic of fae was raised up to meet special needs Each tribe had its own rulers, but there was no central authority after Joshua (Judg 21 25) This had its evils, for it led to national weakness; but it had its benefits: 1) It kept Israel froypt and assyria, which would have thwarted the divine purpose 2) It proy of character There would have been no ”age of heroes” if Israel had been a kingdoious system= was simple There was but one altar at shi+loh for all the land and for all the tribes, and the people were required to visit it for the three great feasts (Deut 12 11, 14; Josh 18 1)

This was the religious bond which united the people If it had been maintained they would have needed no other constitution, and even its partial observance kept the people one nation

6 The =character= of the people was diverse Throughout the history we trace the working of two distinct eleious, God-worshi+ping section, the Israel of Joshua and Gideon and Sa norant, prone to idolatry, the Israel that worshi+ped Baal and Ashtoreth, and sought alliance with the heathen One element was the hope of the nation, the other was its bane

Blackboard Outline

=I Canaanites= 1 Var 2 Ham rac 3 Idol 4 Weak

=II Camp Conq= 1 Camp Eas Jor 1) Gil Jah 2) Bash Ed

3) Mid

2 Camp Wes Jor 1) Cent Pal Jer Ai She 2) Sou Pal Beth-hor

3) Nor Pal L Mer

3 Supp Camp 1) Cal cap Heb 2) Jud cap Bez 3) Dan cap

Lai

=III Gen Asp Isr at Clo Conq= 1 Nat rac sub 2 Isr in3 Land sys 4 Gov rep fam 5 Rel sys 6 Char peo

QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

What was the political system of the Canaanites before the conquest?

How did this condition affect the result of the war?

To what race did the Canaanite tribes belong?

What was their religion?

What was the effect of their worshi+p on their character?

What had taken place shortly before the cons of conquest were ht in these cans?

What tribes took possession of this territory?

On which side of the Jordan were Joshua's cans?