Jos 11:15 | MHM | STEP | Joshua 11:15 – The Conclusion of the Conquest This section sums up the whole story of Israel’s conquest of Canaan under Joshua. It describes how the Canaanites kept fighting even when it was clear that God was with Israel. Only the Gibeonites made peace. God allowed the rest to have hard hearts, so they would not ask for peace and would be destroyed. Joshua and Israel fought for a long time, and at the end, even the Anakim—the giants who had once scared the Israelites—were defeated. When the fighting was over, the land had rest from war. Everything happened just as God told Moses, and Joshua faithfully obeyed all of God’s commands. v. 15 : Joshua did everything that the Lord commanded Moses, and Moses commanded him ( v. 15 ). Joshua left nothing undone. He followed God’s instructions carefully, especially in destroying the Canaanites and their idols (Deuteronomy 7:2-5; Exodus 23:24; 34:13 ). Joshua’s greatest honor was his obedience to God.

b Deut.7.2-Deut.7.5 Exod.23.24 Exod.34.13

‏ Joshua 11:15

Joshua 11:15 – The Conclusion of the Conquest

This section sums up the whole story of Israel’s conquest of Canaan under Joshua. It describes how the Canaanites kept fighting even when it was clear that God was with Israel. Only the Gibeonites made peace. God allowed the rest to have hard hearts, so they would not ask for peace and would be destroyed. Joshua and Israel fought for a long time, and at the end, even the Anakim—the giants who had once scared the Israelites—were defeated. When the fighting was over, the land had rest from war. Everything happened just as God told Moses, and Joshua faithfully obeyed all of God’s commands.

v. 15: Joshua did everything that the Lord commanded Moses, and Moses commanded him (v. 15 ^a). Joshua left nothing undone. He followed God’s instructions carefully, especially in destroying the Canaanites and their idols (Deuteronomy 7:2-5; Exodus 23:24; 34:13 ^b). Joshua’s greatest honor was his obedience to God.