Joshua: The Conqueror of Canaan
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Overview
"He [Joshua] was one of the greatest leaders Israel ever had and led them both as a military leader and as a statesman," Butler writes in the Preface of Joshua: The Conqueror of Canaan, "In both positions, he excelled as few men before or after him." Butler examines Joshua in the following chapters:
- Called of God
- Commencement of Duty
- Checking out Jericho
- Crossing the Jordan
- Consecration for Combat
- Conquest of Jericho
- Corruption in Israel
- Conflict with Ai
- Craftiness of Gibeon
- Campaign for Gibeon
- Conquering the North
- Completing the Task
- Counsel for Israel
Product Details
- Title: Joshua: The Conqueror of Canaan
- Author: John G. Butler
- Series: Bible Biography Series
- Publisher: LBC Publications
- Publication Date: 1996
- Pages: 326
About John G. Butler
John G. Butler, originally from Iowa, has been a Baptist minister for over fifty years and a pastor for over thirty-five years with pastorates in Clinton, Iowa; Williamsburg, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois. Having attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated from Cedarville University, he also authored the 27-volume Bible Biography Series, a 10-volume Study of the Savior series about Jesus Christ, and the 4-volume Butler's Daily Bible Reading set, a unique daily devotional focusing on expository Bible study. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy.
Top Highlights
“Circumstances apart from the promises of God can be very discouraging. Therefore, it is wise to focus on the promises of God more than to focus on those threatening circumstances.” (Page 121)
“Keil believes ‘It is very probable that Moses may have given him the new name either before or after the defeat of the Amalekites.’” (Page 13)
“Before Joshua became Moses’ successor, he was given some forty years of specific preparation.” (Page 26)
“There was one place, however, where the wall did not collapse. It was where Rahab lived” (Page 130)
“‘He that ruleth his spirit [is better] than he that taketh a city’ (Proverbs 16:32).” (Page 123)