Emphasis Preaching Journal
Am I responsible?
Commentary
Like the four Gospels, each giving a unique perspective on
the life of Christ, so Joshua and Judges give somewhat different
accounts of the conquest of the land of Canaan. The story in
Joshua is one of lightning attacks, stunning victories, and
relatively rapid conquest. In Judges we read of a much slower,
more deliberate and difficult process. While Joshua pictures them
as maintaining some separation from their new neighbors, Judges
is full of accounts of the Israelites commingling with them. In
