Joshua Chapter 2 Contemporary English Audio Drama (CEV)

⌚Verse Time Stamps⌚ [COMING SOON] Joshua Chapter 2 Summary: Joshua sent two spies to Jericho. A prostitute called Rahab hid them, so they promised to spare her family. They reported to Joshua. 📘 Contemporary English Version (CEV) ABOUT THIS BOOK The book of Joshua tells how Israel settled in Canaan, the land God promised to give them. The book gets its name from its main character Joshua, who had become the leader of Israel following the death of Moses. The book of Joshua has two parts. In the first part (1-12) the Lord helped Israel capture many of the cities and towns of Canaan. Sometimes this help involves miracles. For example, in the battle at Jericho the Lord made the city walls collapse (6.20). Later, in the battle at Gibeon the Lord made huge hailstones fall from the sky and crush the enemy soldiers. Then he made the sun stand still so the Israelites had a longer period of daylight to catch and kill as many of the enemy soldiers as possible before night came (10.1-15). But the Lord refused to help Israel if the people broke their agreement to worship only him and to obey his commands. For example, in the battle at Ai, Israel was defeated because one person broke Israel’s agreement with the Lord (7.1-12). The second part of the book (13-24) describes how each tribe received its land. Israel had captured territory east of the Jordan River. This land had already been promised to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, but they had to help the other tribes take over the rest of Canaan. The tribes of Judah, Ephraim, and West Manasseh took over their sections of the land fairly quickly. Then the rest of the land was explored and divided into sections, and the Lord showed Joshua which sections to assign to each of the remaining tribes. But since the Levites were the special servants of the Lord, they did not receive a large area of land like the other tribes. Instead, they were given towns scattered throughout the whole country. At the end of the book, Joshua made two speeches emphasizing how good the Lord had been to the Israelites. Then Joshua gave them a challenge. Worship the Lord, obey him, and always be faithful. (24.14a)