The book of Joshua almost opens and almost closes with theological statements by a marginal Canaanite woman and a powerful Israelite man, in 2:9\u201313 and 24:2\u201324. Rahab and Joshua begin by speaking of God\u2019s acts, but go on also to speak of his being, and together their statements suggest a framework for articulating theological themes in the book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Yahweh brought the Israelites from Egypt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Yahweh gave Israel the land of Canaan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Yahweh is God in heaven and on earth, a holy God and a passionate God<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Canaanites can come to acknowledge him; Israelites must commit themselves to him<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The paper posted under “Prophets” looks at those themes in Joshua<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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