Today, I am reading and commenting on Joshua 10-11.

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The first thing  I noticed is that the king of Jerusalem’s name was Adoni-zedek.   That is significant to me because I have the word adonai used to refer to God (when I first read this I did not notice that the spelling was different).  That led me to look into the meaning of that name.  What I found was that Adoni-zedek translates as “lord of righteousness”.  I do not think that is all that significant here, except that the name Adoni-zedek is closely related to the name Melchizedek.  Melchizedek was the king of Jerusalem when Abraham rescued Lot from those who had sacked Sodom while Lot lived there.  Abraham offered a tenth of the plunder he took from those who had taken Lot captive to Melchizedek.  The name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”.  Melchizedek, king of righteousness, was a priest of the Most High God.  His successor, Adoni-zedek, lord of righteousness, was an opponent of the God of Israel, who is the Most High God.  This difference shows us that we must judge people by their actions, not by what they say about themselves.

Next I noticed that the writer of this passage tells us that we can find an outside reference to the account of the sun standing still over Gibeon in the Book of Jashar.  From this reference we discover that the writer of the Book of Joshua clearly was not writing something which he was making up.  The Book of Jashar is later referenced in 2 Samuel chapter 1.  So, we know that such a book actually existed, even though we no longer have any more information actually contained than these two vague references.  There are several other places in the Old Testament which refer to books of which we no longer have any copies.

Finally, I will come to a point which has spiritual significance for us today.  When the five kings from the southern portion of the land of Canaan were captured, Joshua addressed the men of Israel.  He told them not to be afraid or dismayed, but rather to be strong and courageous because God was going to bring down all of their enemies just as He had done to these five kings.  I want to note that twice before this God had spoken the same message to Joshua.  Joshua here passes it on to all of the men of Israel, and the writer of this passage passes it on to us.  We should pass this message on to those whom we encounter.
Do not be afraid or dismayed, rather be strong and courageous
If you turn to God and put your faith in Jesus Christ, God will conquer those who oppose you.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.