The Hodder Bible Commentary: Joshua

The book of Joshua is a profound narrative that chronicles the fulfillment of God's promises to the people of Israel, offering a powerful testament to His faithfulness and sovereignty. This ancient text not only recounts the historical journey of Israel but also serves as a poignant illustration of how God continues to fulfill His promises to us through Jesus Christ.

In his insightful exploration of the book of Joshua, Graham Beynon delves into the rich tapestry of this story, uncovering its enduring significance for Christian believers today. Beynon skillfully draws connections between the ancient events recorded in Joshua and the spiritual realities that Christians face in the modern world. By integrating contemporary, historical, and global perspectives, he provides a comprehensive understanding of how God's work through Joshua parallels His work through Jesus.

Beynon's analysis reveals that just as God brought His people into the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership, He brings His kingdom to us through Jesus. This act of divine fulfillment is not merely a historical event but a continuing reality that shapes our present and future. For Christians, entering the kingdom of God means embracing the transformative power of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. It involves a commitment to living out the principles of the kingdom in our daily lives, embodying the values of love, justice, and mercy.

Through his thorough examination, Beynon shows that the lessons from Joshua are not confined to the past. Instead, they offer vital insights for navigating the challenges of faith in the contemporary world. He emphasizes that understanding God's promises and their fulfillment in Jesus can deepen our faith, inspire our devotion, and guide our actions as we strive to live as faithful members of God's kingdom.

In essence, Graham Beynon's study of the book of Joshua is a compelling invitation to explore the dynamic relationship between God's promises, their fulfillment in Jesus, and their implications for our lives today. It encourages believers to see their journey of faith as part of a grand, divine narrative that spans from ancient Israel to the present and beyond.

This was a pretty good Bible Commentary. I was hesitant about this because I've never heard of the writers, but I was impressed. I learned a lot from this and would recommend it to anyone looking for a new Bible Commentary.

*I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own *

Joshua is a hard book of the Bible. It has some tricky passages and some very hard themes if slaughter. The book also pushes the history and geography and so there are passages with lists of places that can make parts of the book dry. the author manages to bring the whole book to life. The text is taken passage by passage, after a brief intro, and made into a story, the conclusion of the people of Israel and it is made sense of. The end of the exodus is the end of Joshua and this clarity is made by the author and took me on the journey through the book. The hard passages were clearly unpicked and set into their context. A useful unpacking of tricky scripture.

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A great and detailed commentary on the biblical book of Joshua. It contains a lot of historical references and well detailed explanations that aid in the overall understanding of the book of Joshua and the historical context that it's set in.

This is not a book you sit down and read from cover to cover once. This is a book that you must return to time and time again to find God not just at work in the life and times of Joshua but also in our lifetime. It sets as its aim “…to proclaim afresh in our generation the unchanging and unerring word of God, for the glory of God and the good of the”, reader. And it delivers.

As a stand alone the introduction gives a wealth of information by way of background, opinions and interpretation side by side with the factual stuff, which leaves you room to make up your own mind.

Within the pages of the commentary itself there is good interaction between text and commentary dealing with Joshua’s journey from the gates of Jericho to the renewal of the covenant at Shechem. Everything is there it is a rich resource coving the action (battles and events in the life of Israel) and it portrays the relationship God has and looses and gains again with his people.

Excellent work. Thank you to NetGalley, to Hodder and to Graham Beynon for the advance copy which I have enjoyed for free and now give an honest review voluntarily.

A great overview of Joshua. I particularly enjoyed seeing the themes throughout and seeing how many times certain encouragements/instructions were repeated over and over by God, by Joshua and by the people.