2011年7月28日 · The book of Joshua presents most readers with a troubling question: how can a God of love command his followers to destroy an entire nation of people? The Canaanites had lived in their land for centuries before Joshua and his people came to claim it for themselves. While some in Canaan fought against God's people and were destroyed as a result (cf. the …

2022年7月25日 · Valeria Yezhova is a ten-year-old Ukrainian girl—and European and world champion checkers player—making headlines for playing checkers to raise money for the Ukrainian army. In The Daily Article for July 25, 2022, Dr. Jim Denison shares her encouraging story before discussing the example of the Israelites failing to fully drive out the Canaanites in …

2013年10月31日 · Second, the Canaanites lived in wicked rebellion against the will and purposes of God.Moses warned his people about them: “Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead” …

2004年10月7日 · Second, the Egyptians and Canaanites lived in rebellion against the will and purposes of God. The Egyptians worshiped a pantheon of gods, and made the Pharaoh divine as well. Their idolatry was organized theologically: the Sun God emerged from Nun (the abyss), and created Shu (air) and Tefnut (moisture), who in turn produced Geb (earth) and Nut ...

2011年10月29日 · The Canaanites used pig bones as amulets to confer protection from the spirits. (Archaeologists have unearthed a tomb containing up to 2000 Jewish soldiers killed by Assyrians or Babylonians; pig bones were scattered on their remains to desecrate them and prove the superiority of their pagan gods to the Hebrews’ god.)

2023年11月15日 · The Philistines and the Canaanites developed the use of iron and chariots, making life difficult for the Jewish newcomers from Egypt. As a result, the Israelites abandoned their loose tribal system for a centralized monarchy. Their first king, Saul, helped them defeat the Philistine armies and establish the security of the nation.

2003年9月7日 · The Canaanites had lived in their land for centuries before Joshua and his people came to claim it for themselves. While some in Canaan fought against God’s people and were destroyed as a result (cf. the battle of Ai, 8:14ff), others …

2021年1月15日 · However, I continue to see questions about the acceptability of such violence as a means to an end. Commentators have compared the Capitol Hill riot to the American revolution. Our ministry has been asked about the Jewish conquest of Jericho and the Canaanites and about Jesus’ driving money-changers from the temple area.

2014年6月19日 · Twenty years ago last Tuesday, 95 million TV viewers (a third of America's population) watched O. J. Simpson flee police in a white Ford Bronco. The 16-month-long media event that followed transformed news coverage forever. In those days, CNN was the only 24/7 cable news channel, but Fox News and MSNBC soon followed, as did "reality" television. A …

2019年5月11日 · The children of Israel enslaved the Canaanites they conquered in the Promised Land (Judges 1:28). Slaves in Israel were considered property to be bought and sold ( Exodus 21:32). However, they were granted protection against murder, permanent injury, or undue physical labor (Exodus 21:20, 26; 23:12).