圣经问答：约书亚征服迦南地
约书亚记第三课：约书亚征服迦南地：约书亚记第九章至十二章
圣经用短短的几句话记载约书亚如何地征服了迦南地。主要的并不是以色列人的强壮或武器，乃是耶和华神的全能和权威。
一。约书亚记9章：基遍人欺骗约书亚：约书亚记9:1-27：请述说基遍人怎么样欺骗了约书亚。基遍人的话算不算撒谎？（注意：基遍离耶利哥大约16公里而已。）24节：基遍人的动机是什么？他们怕约书亚会灭___他们；他们害怕___命。14节：当约书亚和以色列人做决定与基遍人立约时，他们没有求问谁是否他的旨意？约书亚发现他们被骗后，他为什么没有撤消此约？从中，我们学习什么功课？最后，约书亚决定怎么样处理此事？请背诵第14节：“以色列人受了他们些食物，并没有___ ___耶和华”。因此，今天我们需要下决定时，我们应该先做什么？
二。约书亚记10章：太阳静止的那天：约书亚记10:1-8：什么事情使得基遍人向约书亚求救？耶和华上帝鼓励约书亚说：“不要___他们，因为我已将他们交在你___里，他们无一人能在你面前___ ___得住”。
约书亚记10:9-15：至少神用三个方法使得以色列人打胜战：1）10节：耶和华使他们在以色列人面前___ ___。（普通话本翻为：“主使亚摩利人…惊慌失措…四散奔逃”。）2）11节：“耶和华从天上降大___ ___”。结果，被___ ___砸死的人比被以色列军队杀死的人还___。3）12-15节：主耶和华使得“日头___ ___，月亮___ ___，直等国民向敌人___ ___”。也许读者想问作者：“日头停留是怎么一回事？”答案很简单；只要四个字：我不知道！但，我们确实知道一件事：是天上独一无二之神所作的神迹。如果您相信第十一节，何必怀疑第十二至十四节呢？（注意：《雅煞珥书》是当时的书籍，不存在于今天。虽然它是《圣经》之外的一本，但有些内容写得又好又准确，被《圣经》作者使用。参看撒母耳记下1:18，民数记21:14。）
三。约书亚记10:16-43：打败中部和南部城市：约书亚记10:16-28：请述说约书亚如何对待五个王。约书亚记10:29-43：请列出约书亚所征服的王，民族，地区等。他（们）“没有留下一个。将凡有气息的尽行____ ____，正如耶和华以色列的神所____ ____的”。请注意：我们再次强调：以色列人不但进入迦南地征服获得神早应许亚伯拉罕要赐给他和他后代之人的地，他们也为神实行审判。当时迦南地人偶像敬拜议事不但包括奸淫，他们也把孩子暗杀献给偶像。难怪，“约书亚击杀全地的人，就是山地、南地、高原、山坡的人，和那些地的诸王，没有留下一个。将凡有气息的尽行杀灭，正如耶和华以色列的神所吩咐的”。42节：约书亚和以色列军队怎么能打那么多次胜战使得他们征服迦南地？因为“耶和华以色列___ ___为以色列___ ___”。
约书亚记第10章给您带来什么样属灵的亮光？
四。约书亚记11至12章：约书亚记11:1-23：打败北部诚市：请列出约书亚所打败的城市。13节：注意以下三个不同的翻译：和合本：至于造在山冈上的城…；新译本：至于那些立在土丘上的城…；普通话本：山地城市…”。希伯来原文是“tel”。“Tel”意思是“丘”的意思（譬如，山丘和土丘），所以新译本才翻的准确。现代的考古学已发现很多土丘里面都是一层一层地不同的城市及不同的文明。以色列国的首都，Tel Aviv（特拉维夫）的“tel”字就是“土丘”一字。23节：结论：“这样，约书亚照着耶和华所吩咐摩西的___ ___话，___ ___那全地，就按着以色列支派的宗族，将地分给他们为___。于是国中___ ___，没有___ ___了”。请参看《圣经》地图，找出约书亚记第九章至第十二章约书亚所征服的领土和城市。（注意：有些古代城市考古学家还不能百分之百地证实它原来的位置。）
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Joshua/03: Joshua Subdues Canaan
Joshua chapters 9-12
1. Joshua ch. 9: Gibeonites Deceive Joshua: Josh. 9:1-27: Describe how the Gibeonites deceived Joshua. Did what the Gibeonites say constitute a lie? (Note: Gibeon was about 16 km. from Jericho.) Vs. 24: What motivated the Gibeonites? They were afraid that Joshua would w___ them out; they feared for their l___. Vs. 14: When Joshua and the Israelites decided to make a treaty with the Gibeonites, whose will did they not seek? After he realized that they had been deceived, why did Joshua not rescind the treaty? What lesson do we learn from this? Finally, what did Joshua decide to do about the situation? Memorize v. 14: “The men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not i___ of the LORD.” Today therefore, whenever we need make a decision, what is the first thing we should do?
2. Joshua ch. 10: The Day the Sun Stood Still: Josh. 10:1-8: What event caused the Gibeonites to call Joshua to the rescue? Jehovah God encouraged Joshua with these words: “’ Do not be a___ of them; I have given them into your h___. Not one of them will be able to w___ you.’” Josh. 10:9-15: God gave the Israelites victory in at least three ways: 1) v. 10: The LORD threw them into c___ before Israel. [The Easy-to-Read Chinese (Putonghua) Version is also given.] 2) v. 11: “the LORD hurled large h___ down on them from the sky” with the result that m___ people died from the h___ than were killed by the Israelite troops. 3) vs. 12-15: At the LORD God’s bidding, the “sun s___ s___, and the m___ s___, till the nation a___ itself on its enemies.” Perhaps the reader would like to ask this writer, “What happened so that the sun stood still?” The answer is easy; only four words are required: I do not know. We do know one thing however: This was a miracle performed by the one and only God of heaven. If you believe verse eleven, why doubt verses twelve through fourteen? (Note: The “Book of Jashar” was a composition of that day that is not extant today. Although it was not considered Scripture, yet some of the contents were well-written and were accurate and thus were incorporated by Bible writers. See also 2 Samuel 1:18 and Numbers 21:14.)
3. Joshua 10:16-43: Defeating Cities in Middle and Southern Canaan: Josh. 10:16-28: Describe how Joshua dealt with the five kings. Josh. 10:29-43: List the kings, peoples and territories that Joshua conquered. He (they) “left no survivors. He totally d___ all who breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had c___.” Note that once again we emphasize that the Israelites entered Canaan not only to subdue and take the land that God promised long before to Abraham and his descendents, they also exercised judgment on behalf of God. The idolatry of the Canaanites at that time not only included adultery, but also the murder of children who were offered as sacrifice to the idols. No wonder that “…Joshua subdued the whole region, including the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills and the mountain slopes, together with all their kings. He left no survivors. He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.” (v. 40). Vs. 42: How were Joshua and the Israelite army able to win so many battles and conquer the land of Canaan? It was because “the LORD, the G___ of Israel, f___ for Israel.” What enlightenment did Joshua ch. ten give you?
4. Joshua 11-12: Josh. 11:1-23: Northern Kings Defeated: List the kings that Joshua defeated. Vs. 13: Note the three Chinese translations that are given [Union Version, New Version, Putonghua Version; each translation is different]. [The word under discussion is “mounds” in the NIV, RSV, NASB, etc and “strength” in the KJV.] The original Hebrew is “tel” and tel means [Chinese word is “qiu” and it means “mound”], so the “New Version” is the accurate translation here. Modern archaeologists have discovered that inside a “tel” are several cities and cultures build on top of one another. The capitol of modern Israel is Tel Aviv and includes this word in the name. Vs. 23: Conclusion: “So Joshua t___ the entire land, just as the LORD had d___ Moses, and he gave it as an i___ to Israel according to their tribal divisions. Then the land had r___ from w___.” Locate on a Bible map all the cities and territories that Joshua subdued as recorded in Joshua chapters nine through twelve. (Note: Some ancient locations have not yet been positively identified by archaeologists.)
圣经问答
约书亚记第三课：约书亚征服迦南地：约书亚记第九章至十二章
Bible Study Questions: Joshua/03: Joshua Subdues Canaan
Joshua chapters 9-12
作者：谢德华 ©By Edward Short
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