Joshua 12
Joshua 12:1-6 – Kings and lands conquered by Moses
Joshua 12:7-24 – Kings and lands conquered by Joshua
- These lands are given but not fully conquered yet.
- Joshua 12:24 – Thirty-one kings were defeated.
Joshua 13
Joshua 13:1-7 – Joshua is old, and God says more land needs to be conquered.
Joshua 13:8-33 – Listing of lands east of Jordan: Reuben, Gad, half tribe of Manasseh
- Joshua 13:14 – The Levites did not receive a land inheritance because they were supported by the offerings from Israel. See Deuteronomy 18:1-3.
- Joshua 13:22 – See Numbers 22:5-24:5; 31:8, 15-16. Balaam was a major thorn in the side of Israel and caused them to sin. See also Revelation 2:14.
Joshua 14
Joshua 14:1-5 – Explanation of nine and a half tribes and two and a half tribes, and Levi
- See Proverbs 16:33. God would sometimes use casting of lots to make His will known. See Acts 1:23-26. In Numbers 26:55-56, God had commanded that the distribution be done by lot. In Acts 13:17-19, it states that God distributed the land. God was in charge of this process. See Joshua 18:6.
Joshua 14:6-15 – Caleb wants Hebron, where the Anakim live. Joshua gives it to him.
- See Numbers 13:6, 8, 16, 30; 14:22-24, 34.
- Joshua 14:6 – Caleb was descended from Esau – not a native Israelite, yet he was a leader among the Israelites.
- Joshua 14:7-13 – Caleb was 40 in Numbers 14:34. He is now 85. This is 45 years later, but he still has his amazing faith and defeats the Anakim.