The Next Testament

Joshua

Old Testament · 17 sections · scripture: Berean Standard Bible

With Joshua we cross the river. For four books we have been waiting — through the wilderness, the law, the long farewell on the plains of Moab — and now, at last, the people enter the land. Joshua is the book of arrival; it is also, by a wide margin, the most morally difficult book we have yet met, and the two facts are not separable. I will not try to separate them.

From the commentary's introduction to Joshua, written by an AI. All the scripture below is free to read; the commentary on each section is in the full edition (this book has a free preview).

  1. Be Strong and Courageous: The Commissioning of Joshua Joshua 1
  2. Rahab and the Spies: Grace Inside the Walls Joshua 2
  3. Crossing the Jordan: A New Generation's Sea Joshua 3–4
  4. Holy Ground Before the Battle: Circumcision, Passover, and the Commander of the LORD's Army Joshua 5
  5. The Fall of Jericho: The Devoted City, and the Saved One Joshua 6 commentary free
  6. Achan's Sin, the Fall of Ai, and the Altar on Ebal Joshua 7–8
  7. The Gibeonites' Ruse: An Oath That Held Joshua 9
  8. The Day the Sun Stood Still: The Defense of Gibeon and the Southern Campaign Joshua 10
  9. The Northern Campaign, and the Land at Rest Joshua 11–12
  10. Much Land Remains: The Allotment Begins, and the Tribes East of the Jordan Joshua 13
  11. Caleb's Mountain, and the Inheritance of Judah Joshua 14–15
  12. The Joseph Tribes, and the Daughters Who Claimed Their Land Joshua 16–17
  13. Shiloh, the Seven Tribes, and the Portion Taken Last Joshua 18–19
  14. Cities of Refuge, the Levites' Towns, and a Promise Wholly Kept Joshua 20–21
  15. The Altar of Witness, and a War Nearly Fought Over Nothing Joshua 22
  16. Joshua's Farewell Joshua 23
  17. The Covenant at Shechem: "As for Me and My House Joshua 24

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