Butthenweget a listofallthevictoriesofMosesandJoshua.
しかしその後、モーセとヨシュアの勝利のリストが出てくる。
Andthisseemslike a veryboringpartofthebook, butit's a veryimportantpartshowingGod's fulfillmentincovenantalltheway, startingwithAbrahamandnowhappeninglikethisisthebookoffulfillment.
SoJoshua, like a fewotherbooksoftheBibleandalsootherbooksofthisancienttimeperiodisthatofaneponymousnature, meaningthey'reusingthenameJoshuatodescribethebookandsometimeseventriedtoattributeauthorshipto.
Sowesee a lotofsimilaritiesinnarrativestructureandliterarytypeandinothervariouscommonalitiesthatwouldleadustobelievethatwehadsomeoraltraditionsthatwerewrittendownandcompiledindifferentsectionsthatwerethenamalgamatedtogethertomakethesebooksoftheBiblecomingup.
We'regettingintosomeotherpeoplegroups, andit's goingtogiveus a betterframeofreferencethansomeoftheeventsthatwereisolated, say, likeinthebookofLeviticuswherethey'rejustcampedatMountSinaifor a year.
Butwedoget a glimpseintothehistoricalaccuracyofthistribalwarfareoftheclaimofthemonotheisticGodversusthedualisticworshipersormorepaganpracticesofpeopleintheCanaanitenationwhoworshiped a sunGod, a fertilityGod, a warGod, etcetera.
Thereis a heavyamountofbiasbeingthatthisisallcomingfromtheseJewishtraditionandsourcepaintingtheseothernationsasevil, wherereallytheywerejustfollowingtheconstructsoftheirdayandtheirculture, nodifferentthantheIsraeliteswere.
Thisisdone a lotbylookingtothechildsacrificeof a lotoftheCanaanitetribes, orifyoureallywanttostretchit, and I'vealreadyseenitinmycommentsinsomeofthelastvideos, thebeliefthateveryoneinthelandofCanaanwas a giant, a halfbreedfromtheNephilim.
Now, I don't wanttogotoofardown a rabbithole, butthismightbe a goodtimetoaddressitbecausewhenwegettoproblematicversus I'm definitelygoingtotalkaboutthegenocideaspects.
さて、私はあまりウサギの穴に入り込みたくはないのだが、この問題を取り上げる良い機会かもしれない。
And I reallydon't wanttohearaboutthisatallbecauseitdoesn't makesensefor a thousandreasons.
そして、私は本当にこのことについて全く聞きたくない。
Firstofall, allwegetfromthebiblicalCanonabouttheNephilim, whichlongstoryshort, meansfallenangelsthatcamedownandrapedorbredwiththenormalhumanwomenandhadthisoffbreedofgiantsisthatinthosedaysthereweregiantsthat, andlike a coupleotherreferencesareallthatwehave.
Andsoforthepurposesof a secularBiblestudy, lookingattheseparticularbooksintheCanon, but I willaddressthateveniftheNephilimwererealandgiantswerereal, theywouldnothavebeeninCanaanatthistime.
Sotowrapupthispoint, somearcheologicalevidenceforsomeoftheclaims, thisisalwayswhereyougettheexampleofsomeonesayingjustbecause a futuresocietyfindsevidencethatLondonwas a realcitydoesnotmaketheeventsinHarryPottertrue.
And I thinkthatthatisthebestwaytoexplainthatjustbecauseweknowthebiblicalaccounthereistrueinthisverysamebook, inthechapterrightnexttothechapteraboutJericho, weseethesunandthemoonstoppingandholdingstill.
Andweseethatagain, like I mentionedearlierwithallofthesethingsthatMosesdidthatnowJoshuaisdoing, thishandingoffofthetorch, thenewnationgettingcircumcised, thenewnationhaving a Passover, theredoingofsendingspiesinandhavingitgobetter, right?
Liketherearesomanycallbackstowhathashappenedinthepreviousfivebooks, butunder a newlineagetoshowthatGodisstillwiththeIsraelitesastheymoveforwardinhisplan.
Anduntilyoufixthis, youwillnothavemegivingtheseothertribesintoyourhands, which I don't knowwhenwe'regoingtotalkaboutfreewill, butthisis a greatbooktodo.
This, bytheway, might I remindyourightafterGodsaysinthelastbookthathewillnolongergivepunishmenttochildrenbecauseofwhattheirparentsdoortoparentsbecauseofwhattheirchildrendo.
Now, again, I thinkit's problematicandwe'llgetintotheversesattheend, butthisbookistryingtomake a claimforsurethattheonlymoralpeoplearetheIsraelites, thatalloftheseothertribesaresomisguidedandlostthatthey'reallworshipingeitherbadgodsorfalsegods.
There's kindof a distinctiontherethat's madethatonceagain, as I mentionedinourfifthepisode, leadsmetobelieveandmanytobelievethattheinterpretationbythesepeopleatthistimeisthattherewereothergods.
WeseeinJesuswhat a lotoftheJewishpeoplesawinJoshua.
私たちはイエスの中に、多くのユダヤ人がヨシュアの中に見たものを見る。
Thethirdand a littlebitmorehorrificinfluencethatthisbookhashadisthatonChristianmilitary.
3つ目は、この本がキリスト教の軍隊に与えた影響である。
Andthatmayseemlike a strangething, butwhetheryou'retalkingaboutthecrusadesortheinquisitionorevenkindofthefarrightagendaorAmericannationalismthatisgoingontoday, wearelookingbackatmanytimestoMosesandtoJoshuaintowhattheyhadtodo, thatthere's a timetokill, thatthere's a timetoeradicate, thattherearepeoplegroupswhoarenotonourlevel, whoaregettinginthewayofGod's planandthatthereisjusticeinbeingontherightsideandwhatthatallowsustodo.
ThecrusadesisreallythebestexampleofthatastherearespecificdocumentedexamplesoflookingbacktothisparticularbookofJoshuaandutilizingitas a defensefortheirrighttogoandconquerthesepagannations.
Thisisinfactoneofmybiggestissueswithanyreligiousandthepotentialharmforthatreligionisthatwhenyoucandosomethingthatotherwiseisnotconsideredmoral, butyoudoitfor a Godandnowitbecomesnotjustmoralandethical, butholyandrightandjust.
WeseeonedepictionofherhereinJoshuaandanotherintheNewTestamentbookofJames, bothwithdifferentthingstosayaboutherintermsofherrighteousnessandwhathappenedas a resultofherfaithfulnesstotheLordbylyingforthespies.
But a biggerproblemisthatwegoaroundthesun, whichobviouslytheydidn't knowherebecausethey'retalkingaboutthesunstopping, meaningthey'rethinkingthesunmovesaroundus.
AndifyouthinkthatGodisevil, which I thinkistellingthatevensomeofthesepeoplewhowerewinningbecauseofGod's conqueringhandseemedliketheywerestartingtohavequestionsanddoubtsaboutthecharacterofGod.
Like I knowthoseexamplesareabsurd, butbecausethisGodisabsurdandbecausehecaresabouteverythingdowntothepoint, don't tellmethatallof a suddenwehave a Godwhojustlovestoexaggerate.
Andthenhere's thelastthingthat I justwanttoreadyou, because I think, again, youjustforget, youthinkofJesus, youthinkoftheHolyspirit, youthinkoftheseastheseinvisibleforcesandthesepeoplewhoareupinheavenwatchingyoucaringaboutyou.
Thisisobviously a man-mademythstorythatwehavetriedtomakereasonablewithnewerwritingsfromhundredsofyearslaterinthenewTestament, tryingtopointbacktothisasthesameGodasTrinity, as a cohesivenature, etcetera.