When Sin Led to Ruin and Faith to Victory

Commentary on the Book of Joshua

Overview

This commentary examines the book that tells the sobering story of how sin led to ruin and faith to victory. A proud civilization on the uplands of Canaan thrived on every manner of disgusting wickedness, but God had His people, full of faith, raise such a thunder of shouts and horns that they brought down the walls of the land's first defensive city, Jericho, and afterward it was one miraculous victory after another until the enemy had no more will or strength to resist.

Features

Besides retelling the story in a way that provides many details merely suggested or left obscure by the original text, the commentary draws out an abundance of practical applications. One of the most popular papers on the author's website, themoorings.org, is taken from his commentary on the first portion of chapter 1, where the Lord admonishes Joshua to be strong and very courageous. Courage is indeed a prerequisite to spiritual victories in our day, when hatred for the things of God is intensifying throughout mainstream culture.

Samples

The full commentary minus references is currently available on this website.

Availability

The commentary is also available from Amazon.com as a paperback. Any new copy ordered directly by selecting its main listing on Amazon will be the latest revision, dated 7/26/23. Copies from any other source, even one advertising on Amazon, may not be the latest revision.