... Company, 1972), p. 42. 4. Barbara K. Lundblad, Transforming the Stone: Preaching Through Resistance to Change (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001), p. 125. 5. Hamilton, pp. 38-39. 6. Brent Mitchell, Fresh Illustrations for Preaching and Teaching from Leadership Journal, ed. by Edward K. Rowell (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House and Christianity Today, Inc., 1997), p. 43. 7. Natalie Sleeth, “Hymn of Promise” copyright 1986 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by ...
The Death of Josiah: 35:20–36:1 In the following verses the narrative gives an account of Josiah’s death and burial. Although the Chronicler used the source text in 2 Kings 23:28–30, he adapted that version freely (by abbreviating certain information and changing the order of presentation) and expanded it with the reference to the encounter with the Egyptian pharaoh, Neco, at Megiddo (609 B.C.). This last episode in the Josiah account creates some tension with the preceding sections, particularly with ...
Unity: Joshua begins and ends with concerns about the unity of the tribes. The book expresses a special concern about tribes east of the Jordan River cooperating with those west of the river (1:10–18; 22:7–34). A geographical barrier such as a river often promotes jealousy, regionalism, and civil war; regional customs potentially can distort the worship of the Lord. Success in the battle for Canaan depends on fielding forces from both the east and the west. That unity depends on loyalty first to Moses and ...
