Joshua 12-14 Research Paper

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Did the sun really stand still during the Battle of Gibeon? Why would God listen to Joshua’s request? These are questions scholars have been asking for years and will be expanded on in this paper. Joshua’s life, the credibility of his book, the reason for the battle, God’s faithfulness to Israel, and the explanations for the sun standing still in today’s society are the main points that will be explored is this paper to better understand Joshua 10:12-14.
Not much is known about Joshua’s early life, other than him being the son of Nun and from the tribe of Ephraim. He is first mentioned in Exodus 17:9 when he is chosen by Moses to lead the Israelites against the Amalekites. Later he was chosen to be a part of the scouting party to spy out the …show more content…
Many things in the Book of Joshua have not been historically proven such as the conquering of Canaan. “The historical problem raised by the book of Joshua’s portrayal of Joshua as the conqueror of the whole of Canaan are two-fold—internal and external” (Rogerson, 41). Archaeologists have found evidence to believe that Jericho and Ai were not even inhabited during Joshua’s time but the information is still unclear… “the evidence in hand seems to indicate that Ai was uninhabited in Joshua’s time and was not destroyed by fire… At Jericho the situation is murky, but the question nonetheless remains open” (Sheller, 89). Archaeologists have found evidence of some of the cities that were destroyed during Joshua and the Israelites campaign throughout Canaan. “American archaeologist W.F. Albright and his students confirmed that a violent campaign of destruction had been waged in the 12th century BC. Evidence was found that cities such as Lachish and Hazor had been destroyed at this time” (Rogerson, 42). The book pictures Joshua to be this perfect military leader who rallied the Israelite army together under complete and uniform leadership to conquer Canaan in a brilliant set of campaigns. “Actually, as would appear from other evidence in the Bible itself, the conquest was far more disorganized, gradual, and imperfect than that” (Asimov, 208). The book of Joshua is the first of the early Prophets in …show more content…
So, they formed a league of nations to strengthen their numbers against the Israelites. Among these kings was Adoni-zedec a crafty ruler with military intelligence who believed that the only way to save his kingdom was to sacrifice the kingdom of Gibeon. “The walls of Gibeon are strong and high and they will delay Joshua long enough for us to complete our plans and fortifications” (Rimmer, 257-258). Gibeon had sent spies to this meeting of the five kings and when the spies reported back they decided to save themselves from this treachery and become servants of the Israelites. They tricked the Israelites into a treaty with them under the assumption that they were from a land farther than their own. “The Israelites sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the Lord. Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath” (Joshua 9:14-15). Later the truth was found out and because of the oath the Israelites could not destroy Gibeon and had to protect them, but they were able to make the Gibeonites their servants. “The Israelites were angry at being tricked but were obliged to abide by their oath and left the Gibeonites unharmed” (Comay, 238-239). This treaty caused the stability of the rest of Canaan, and the protection for the five kings against Israel to be undermined. “He [Adoni-zedec] reasoned justly that if Israel
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