Answers – To Difficult Questions (Joshua)

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Joshua 2:4–5—How could God bless Rahab for lying?

Joshua 2:4-14 – Is it morally right to lie?

Joshua 3:15 – Is this a folktale?

Joshua 3:17—Did Israel cross the Jordan here or not?

Joshua 3:17 – Did they cross the Jordan or not?

Joshua 4:24 – Are we supposed to “fear” God?

Joshua 5:13-15 – Who is the captain of the Lord’s host?

Joshua 6:1ff—Hasn’t archaeology shown that the account of the conquest of Jericho is inaccurate?

Joshua 6:21—How can the total destruction of Jericho be morally justified?

Joshua 6:1-27 – Doesn’t modern archaeology disagree with this?

Joshua 6:21 – What about the Canaanite Genocide?

Joshua 7:15, 24—Was God just in punishing Achan’s family along with him?

Joshua 7:24-26 – Was the stoning of Achan’s family a case of divine overkill?

Joshua 8:30—How can Joshua’s altar on Mount Ebal be justified when the Bible clearly condemns the building of “high places”?

Joshua 8:30 – Doesn’t the Bible condemn building altars like this?

Joshua 9:1ff—Why did Israel honor their contract with the Gibeonites once they discovered they had been deceived?

Joshua 9:1-27 – Why would Israel keep their oath with the Gibeonites?

Joshua 10:12-13 – Did Joshua’s long day where the sun stood still really happen?

Joshua 10:13 – Why don’t we have this book?

Joshua 10:13 – How could the sun stand still without destroying life as we know it?

Joshua 10:12–14—How is it possible for the sun to stand still for a whole day?

Joshua 11:18—Was Canaan conquered quickly or only gradually?

Joshua 12:1–24—Were these kings defeated here or not until later?

Joshua 13:9–12—What was the correct eastern boundary of the Promised Land?

Joshua 15:16-17 – Why does Caleb give his daughter to marry his brother?

Joshua 18:6 – Was it wrong for these men to gamble for the land?

Joshua 18:28—Was Jerusalem in the territory of Benjamin or in Judah?

Joshua 19:2–7—Were these cities in the territory of Judah or of Simeon?

Joshua 23:16—Was God’s promise of the land to Israel conditional or unconditional?

Joshua 24:26—Was the sanctuary originally at Shechem or at Shiloh?