Bible Battle #12 – C. 1406 BC The Battle of Ai was a victory that began in defeat; the taking of the Promised land was put in jeopardy because of Achan’s sin in disobeying God. Following the Battle of Jericho, Joshua attacked the Ai fortress. He misjudged its defences and its defenders, resulting in a defeat, at first. Joshua did not … Read More
BATTLE of JERICHO | Joshua 6; Angel of the Lord; Walls of Jericho; Rahab helps spies; Invasion of Canaan
Bible Battle #11 – C. 1406 BC Did you know that Jesus, king of peace, was directly involved in the planning of the most famous battle in Bible history: The Battle of Jericho? Did you know that: (a) Jesus, king of peace, is interested in war?! (b) Jesus was directly involved in the planning of the most famous battle in Bible history: … Read More
Preparation for Total War | Deuteronomy 20; Invasion of Canaan; Israel’s enemies; Israel’s ancient borders
Bible History – C. 1407-06 BC GOD’S WAR MANUAL Sun Tsu’s The Art of War is a wonderful work on the basic principles of successful strategy in war. It is a strong work which many professions even outside the military, such as business executives, learn from. Nevertheless it is still based on the “Babylonian system”, which is man’s way of doing things. Deuteronomy … Read More
Occupation of GILEAD | Numbers 32; Vengeance on Midianites and Moabites; Preparing Invasion of Canaan
Bible Battle #10 – C. 1407 BC ANCIENT HISTORY before the Occupation of Gilead By this point in the campaign the Hebrew fighting force had advance far north to what today is Syria. They most likely had some advanced units securing that frontier but there were still some remnant Amorite populations behind the lines, to the south. The tribes of Reuben and Gad had much … Read More
Battle of EDREI – King Sihon – King Og – Giants in the Bible
Bible Battle #8 – C. 1407 BC ANCIENT HISTORY before the Battle of Edrei After consolidating their position to the south of the Ammonite frontier and moping up opposition there, Israel regrouped and prepared to continue their advance. Spies were sent to Jazer and the area was cleared of Amorites. It is a sound strategy that Joshua would not want to leave a threat behind him when … Read More
Civilization in the Wilderness – First Census – Army of God – Canaan
Bible History – C. 1446 BC ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES of the NATION and ARMY It may have been in the hidden valleys of Mt. Hor (Gebel Harun) that the Hebrews may have assembled and trained he army that would be the conquering instrument that Joshua would use to invade Canaan. The Book of Numbers is one of the easier books in the Bible to … Read More
Chronological Discrepancies – Egyptian Archaeology – Rameses II – Hebrews in Egypt
Bible History and Ancient History If you are a scholar of the ancient Middle East or Egypt you may notice that since we began the story of Joseph the dates have certain discrepancies. These, you will see, accompany the subsequent history until the time of King Solomon. We will explain why this is. Egypt has the best historiography available in … Read More
BEGINNING of HISTORY of the WORLD – Eden – Noah – Babel – Mesopotamia
Bible History c. 4000-2840 BC The first Bible battle proper does not appear until Abraham. It is important to briefly go through the beginning history of the World leading up to it. This will identify the initial forces in the natural (Geo-economic) and in the spirit (sin) that will initiate conflict in World history. ADAM and EVE – the beginning history … Read More