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The previous chapter ended on a positive note with the list of defeated kings. Chapter 13 opens with a very different message:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Joshua was now old, advanced in years. The L<\/span>ORD<\/span> said to him, \u201cYou have grown old, you are advanced in years; and very much of the land still remains to be taken possession of (verse 1).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Joshua is old, and God is upset that the people have not conquered more land. The phrase \u201cold, advanced in years\u201d has been used to describe two other people- Abraham and Sarah. \u201cNow Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years; Sarah had stopped menstruating\u201d (Gen. 18:11) and \u201cAbraham was now old, advanced in years, and God blessed him with everything\u201d (Gen. 24:1).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The first verse is when Abraham and Sarah are told that they will have a child, Isaac. The second verse is right before Abraham sends Eliezer to go find a wife for Isaac. The first verse is all about Sarah and Abraham not believing that God could provide them with a child because they were so old. And yet, God did provide. Joshua may have thought that he could not conquer the land anymore because he was getting older, but in describing him the same way Abraham and Sarah are described, the text hints that anything was still possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The second verse described Abraham\u2019s concern that his legacy would not be complete before he died. He had a son, but needed to know that his son had a wife to continue the family. Here too, Joshua is nearing death. His charge was to conquer the land that God gave to Abraham. After hundreds of years, these promises are about to be a reality. God is reminding Joshua that Abraham did not give up on the fulfillment of his legacy even after he was getting old. So too Joshua needs to redouble his efforts to secure his, and Abraham\u2019s, legacy, no matter his age.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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A moment before you begin reading chapter 13, you can't help but wonder what's left to talk about. Chapter 11 finished with Joshua taking \"all of the land, in accordance with all God spoke to Moses\" and giving it as an inheritance to the tribes, after which \" the land fell quiet from wars.\" As a finishing flourish, chapter 12 adds a victory song listing all of the vanquished kings. The inheritance of the land has gone off without a hitch, following all of God's instructions perfectly. It all seems a little too good to be true. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

And it is.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

After reading the first verse of chapter 13, you realize that the rumors of Canaan's demise have, apparently, been greatly exaggerated. Large swaths of land remain which have been unconquered. What is more, even within conquered areas, not all cities were inherited by the people through active settlement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Nor was this a new problem. Even in the conquest of the lands of Sihon and Og, some of the native peoples were left to live amongst the Jews. Despite all the commandments, all the prohibitions, and all of the warnings of the detrimental influence and dangerous liability the continued existence of a native population would pose, and despite the plain meaning of many verses which seemed to say otherwise, the real fell short of the absolute Divine ideal.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Perhaps this was out of laziness, or a lack of absolute commitment to God. We do witness, in our day and age, religious societies that sanctify death, and educate for the divine approval of genocide. But if I believe that, on the whole, the Torah teaches a way of life whose \"paths are paths of pleasantness, and all whose ways are peace,\" I can readily understand that good Jews make bad killers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Certainly, this \u201cfailure\u201d has a price. The warnings God gave about the ways that the native peoples will lead us astray religiously and threaten us militarily are all realized, again and again. But that doesn't mean we're the type of people that could follow through with genocide. Or even that we should be. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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At the end of Joshua 13, we are treated to a lengthy list of kings and city-states that Joshua and his armies conquered. Of these 31 kings, almost half had not been mentioned previously. The suggestion is that Joshua\u2019s conquest was comprehensive, vast, and inclusive. So there is a degree of shock and surprise when chapter 14 opens by letting us listen in to a conversation between God and Joshua in which God reveals that much of the work remains to be accomplished: \u201cYou have grown old, you are advanced in years, and very much of the land still remains to be taken possession of (14:1).\u201d <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Can you imagine how disheartening that must have been. A lifetime of work, a clear mission, diligent attention to the assignment, yet still most of it remains incomplete.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I can\u2019t imagine a more perfect image for our own lives, our own assigned life tasks.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

We are each born into a world that is already well underway, and as we grow, we discover aspects of society, opportunities or tasks that draw our attention and seek our energy. We train; we strive, and bend ourselves to the work at hand. Yet, shockingly soon, we find ourselves tiring, straining at the effort, and the task seems barely begun.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Do we even make a dent? Are our efforts of any significance at all? Why bother if the needs remain so daunting?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Joshua reminds us that there is glory to be gained even in the tasks we do not complete. To strive, to aspire, to reach beyond ourselves brings worth in its wake, regardless of whether or not we wrap up the project. In the words of Mishnah Avot, \u201cIt is not yours to complete the task, yet neither are you free to desist from it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The measure of a life lies in the nobility of our aspirations, the devotion of our efforts, the collaboration and community we muster for the cause. Like those who have come before us, and those who will follow after us, we need not finish the task (and odds are, we won\u2019t). 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Occasionally, people or nations arrive at an unanticipated moment and are forced to confront an unforeseen circumstance. Such a moment was reached in this chapter: \u201cThis is the leftover land, all the regions of the Philistines and the Geshurites\u201d (v. 2). Up to this point, we assumed that the conquest of the entire Land of Israel was inevitable. In the immediately previous chapter, we noted the names of no fewer than thirty-one local chieftains whose locales were conquered by Joshua; now, all of a sudden, we discover that there are sizeable tracts of land that resisted takeover. The entire coastal plain from the Sinai Peninsula (\u201cTeiman\u201d) north to Lebanon (\u201cSidon\u201d), the Anti-Lebanon Mountains (that form the present day border between Syria and Lebanon) up to Mount Hermon, and what appear to be parts of the Galilee, all remained in the hands of the Philistines, Geshurites, and Canaanites.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In other words, significant parcels of land held out against the Israelites. The Geshurites \u201ccontinued to live among the Israelites down to this very day\u201d (v. 13)* and the Philistines would remain a thorn in their side throughout the era of the Judges (Samson) and the early monarchy (Saul). Indeed, the reference to a thorn reminds us that the Torah had foretold this, warning: \u201cIf you fail to remove the inhabitants of the land before you, those who remain will become thorns in your eyes and spikes in your sides\u201d (Numbers 33:55). Conceivably, the reason for this setback could be related to the Israelites\u2019 lack of strict obedience to God\u2019s rules of warfare, as exemplified by the incident of the spoils of Jericho (discussed in Chapter 7).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The immediate problem, though, concerned apportioning the land amongst the nine and one-half tribes (v. 7) who had received no distribution east of the Jordan (v. 8 ff.). Was Joshua to limit its dispersal to the territory he actually controlled? Could he, realistically, distribute land that remained unconquered? God gave him an unambiguous answer: \u201cI will evict them before Israel; go ahead and make it part of the land-lottery as I instructed you\u201d (v. 6). It appears, once again, that we have arrived at a conjunction of national effort and reliance on divine intercession (see our comments to chapters 6 and 11).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

*See our comments on \u201cthis very day\u201d<\/a> in chapter 9.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The beginning of the second half of the Book of Joshua describes Joshua as advanced in age, and much of the land as yet unconquered. The areas of Israelite conquest and settlement were concentrated in the Canaanite hill country, the sparsely populated ridge that runs the length of the land from the arid Negev in the south until the fertile Jezreel Valley towards the sea of Kinneret northwards. The coastal plain and the fertile valleys southwest of the Kinneret, which were inhabited by the Canaanites, could not be conquered militarily. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

While a superficial reading of the first half of the book may leave the impression that Israel under the leadership of Joshua succeeded in conquering the entire Canaanite population in short order, a more careful study indicates that this was not the case. Though Israel achieved impressive victories over the Canaanite military alliances and even took many of their towns in battle, the results were tenuous. Only by following up their victories with settlement of the land, a drawn-out process that was scarcely unfolding even after the smoke of the battles had long since cleared, could the people hope to possess it. This, in fact, was the core of God's message to the aging leader, as the cycle of wars was coming to an end while Israel's hold on the land was far from firm: <\/span><\/p>\r\n

You have become old, advanced in years, but much of the land remains unsettled. This is the land that remains.... I will drive them out before the people of Israel. Only assign it to Israel according to lot, as I have commanded you. (Josh. 13:1-6) <\/span><\/p>\r\n

God indicated to Joshua and to the people what every victorious general realizes and what had become apparent to the Israelite forces by virtue of their own experience: Conquest of territory does not equal its possession. While the former is a function of more advanced weaponry or superior strategy, the latter depends upon establishing a permanent presence of one's population. The former is quick and decisive, while the latter is protracted and often plagued by setbacks. While Joshua was singularly successful at the first task, God informs him that the second task, settlement of the land, will not be completed during his lifetime. God therefore bids Joshua while he yet lives, to formally assign the territory of Canaan to the tribes by lot, though the land will not be populated by Israelites until much later when they finally achieve hegemony. <\/span>
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from: <\/span>Joshua: The Challenge of the Promised Land<\/em> <\/span>(Jerusalem: Koren, 2015); chap: \u201cSettling the Land of Canaan\u201d <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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At the beginning of our chapter we are told: \u201cJoshua was now old, advanced in years\u2026\u201d (13:1). The rest of his days seem to have been devoted to allotting portions of the Promised Land to the various Israelite tribes (chapters 13-22). Joshua dies, \u201ca very old man\u201d (23:2) at the age of 110 (24:29). In comparison, Moses was \u201c120 years old when he died; his eyes were undimmed and his vigor unabated\u201d (Deuteronomy 24:7). Despite Joshua\u2019s advanced age, after having defeated 31 kings (12:24), according to the medieval Samaritan Chronicle (see Ginzberg, Legends of the Jews, \u201cWar with the Armenians\u201d), Joshua waged one last war.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

King Shobach (compare 2 Samuel 10:16 and I Chronicles 19:16) is said to have united 45 kings of Persia and Media, who were joined, quite surprisingly, by Japheth, one of the sons of Noah! These kings send a letter to Joshua, addressing him as \u201cYou, Wolf of the Desert\u201d. They inform him that in 30 days they will attack, each king with 60,000 warriors. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Joshua replies in equally bellicose terms: \u201cIn the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel, who saps the strength of the iniquitous warrior ... He breaks up the assemblies of marauding transgressors, and He gathers together in council the pious and the just scattered abroad \u2026 God is the Lord of war! From me, Joshua, the servant of God, and from the holy and chosen congregation to the impious nations \u2026 No peace unto you, saith my God! Know that ye acted foolishly to awaken the slumbering lion, to rouse up the lion's whelp, to excite his wrath ... Be ye prepared to meet me, for within a week I shall be with you to slay your warriors to a man \u2026\" <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Despite the enemy\u2019s use of witchcraft, which is initially successful, ultimately Joshua is victorious with an Israelite army of just 12,000 troops. Joshua is assisted by the priest Phinehas, who arrives just in the nick of time, trumpets blaring. Despite the obviously anachronistic and decidedly imaginative nature of this Samaritan tradition, it is reflected in medieval Jewish sources about Joshua (see Legends cited above).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As we approach the Pesach holiday, it may be recalled that the first Passover in the Promised Land was celebrated by Joshua immediately after leading the Israelites\u2019 crossing of the Jordan and before beginning the Conquest of Canaan (5:10-12). Significantly, the Samaritans [Shomronim], who preserved the tradition of Joshua\u2019s Last War, have continued to celebrate their Passover by sacrificing the Paschal lamb, as in Biblical and Second Temple times, but at their sanctuary at Mount Gerizim, near Shechem (Nablus). The present-day Samaritans celebrate their Passover this year today, on April 18, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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    1. The Far North<\/span><\/i>. Despite the command in verses 6-7, \u201cthe land that remains\u201d was not apportioned to any of the tribes, nor was it conquered. At least not in this period in the history of the Jewish people. <\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
    2. Do you know any Geshurites? <\/span><\/i>You might, since: \u201cThe Israelites failed to dispossess the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and Geshur and Maacath remain among Israel to this day\u201d (v. 13).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
    3. Ding, dong, the wizard is dead<\/span><\/i>. Ever wonder what became of Balaam, the son of Beor, the wizard (augur)? The answer is in v. 22.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
    4. Who was left out?<\/i> The Levites, that\u2019s who. Verses 14 and 33 emphasize that the tribe of Levi is not to receive a land inheritance. What did they get instead? Each verse gives a different answer. Check it out.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

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