Joshua 11 - Conquest of the North | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Joshua 11 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.In Joshua 11 there is now a battle with the northern cities. Jabin (a title) king of Hazor was the leader. Hazor was the third city that the bible verifies was burnt by fire, and the archaeology verifies this showing a burn layer. In Judges 5 is another King Jabin - which some thought was confusing because they thought the bible was mixing narratives.The Associates for Biblical Research have discovered that Jabin was not a name but a title given to all the kings of Hazor, just as Pharaoh was given to all kings of Egypt. Joshua once again employs a surprise attack at Merom. Merom is about ten miles north of Galilee. The alliance of northern kings is defeated and Joshua now has control over the entire land, although not every enemy is yet defeated.Previously the land was a conglomeration of city states, but now it is under the control of one entity, being Israel and its tribes. So despite loose pockets that were not controlled, Israel had control over the area, the trade routes, travel, language and more. In our lives once we have overcome all the major strongholds of the evil one we will have rest too, and yet there will always be pockets of resistance that remain, while we are in the flesh.Our tendency is to become lazy once the major part of the work has been done.