13. Is There Grace in Joshua’s Deadly Conquest?

13. Is There Grace in Joshua’s Deadly Conquest?
Listen now!

Show Notes ⧐

Episode 10

The deadly conquest of Caanan only records one terrifying use of the word grace. How can this be good? How can the conquests be grace?
December 13, 2021
Terms to Know

GRACE

Old Testament

chen: favor, grace Original Word: חֵן

chanan: beseech Original Word: חָנַן

techinnah: favor, supplication for favor
Original Word: תְּחִנָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: techinnah
Phonetic Spelling: (tekh-in-naw’)
Definition: favor, supplication for favor

Word Origin
from chanan
Definition
favor, supplication for favor
NASB Translation
grace (1), mercy (1), petition (4), supplication (18), supplications (1)

 

As Joshua brought death and destruction into the land of Caanan, we can learn the inherent GRACE seen through the single verse that uses the word “grace” in Joshua.

Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 26

Q: How doth Christ execute the office of a king?
A: Christ executeth the office of a king, in subduing us to himself,1 in ruling and defending us,2 and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies.3

1) Psalm 110:3. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
2) Isaiah 33:22. For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.
3) 1 Corinthians 15:25. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
Acts 12:17. But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
Acts 18:9-10. Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.

Joshua “Grace” verses

 

TECHINNAh

Joshua 11:20

For it was the LORD’s doing to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, in order that they should be devoted to destruction and should receive no mercy but be destroyed, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

HEB: הֱיוֹת־ לָהֶ֖ם תְּחִנָּ֑ה כִּ֚י לְמַ֣עַן

NAS: no mercy, but that he might destroy

KJV: that he might destroy them utterly, [and] that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy

INT: receive like mercy in order

 God with Us: Commander of the Lord

Joshua 5:13

The Commander of the Lord’s Army

When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries 

Joshua 3:7 (ESV): The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

God With Us

Joshua 7:12 (ESV): Therefore the people of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. They turn their backs before their enemies, because they have become devoted for destruction. I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things from among you.

Joshua 1:5
No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you.In Context | Full Chapter | Other TranslationsJoshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 1:11
“Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 3:10
And Joshua said, “Here is how you shall know that the living God is among you and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites.Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth[b] is passing over before you into the Jordan.

 

Joshua 6:2
And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 6:21
Then they devoted all in the city to destruction, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys, with the edge of the sword.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 11:6
And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 14:12
So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the Lord said.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 22:5
Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 22:18
that you too must turn away this day from following the Lord? And if you too rebel against the Lord today then tomorrow he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

 

Joshua 23:7
that you may not mix with these nations remaining among you or make mention of the names of their gods or swear by them or serve them or bow down to them,In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 23:12
For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you and make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you,In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 24:5
And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with what I did in the midst of it, and afterward I brought you out.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 24:6
“‘Then I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea. And the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 24:8
Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites, who lived on the other side of the Jordan. They fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you.In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations

Joshua 24:27
And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord that he spoke to us. Therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God.”

Ezekiiel 3

The word of the LORD came to me: 17“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. 18If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die ford his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. 19But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. 20Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood I will require at your hand. 21But if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning, and you will have delivered your soul.”

2Cor 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources:

Bible Hub: use this resource site to discover the original Greek and Hebrew for the words in the Bible.

PrayerMate App: this is a fantastic app to keep yourself organized and faithful in prayer, and it also has free downloadable devotionals.

 

Question of the Week:

Where have you been hurt by an absence of Christian grace?

Please share your answer below…

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

About The Author

Darlene Böcek

Author and pastor's wife, Darlene Bocek in on a search for grace. She has lived on the Aegean coast in Izmir, Turkey for twenty years. Darlene is the mother of four young adults. The family has six dogs and thirty-something farm cats.

Join me for an interactive study of the Hebrew and Greek occurrences of Grace in the Bible

--Darlene

On Grace and Mercy Podcast we are working sequentially through the entire Bible, reading every verse where GRACE or one of its conjugates are found.

Starting at Genesis and Matthew, we alternate between Old and New Testaments. Episodes build on to earlier lessons, so if you like what you're hearing, start at Episode 1!