The conquest and settlement of the land in the Old Testament started at the time of Moses. However, the leader of the people, Moses did not make it. Rather, he died on the way and left the task to Joshua. The people of Israel had moved from Egypt, where they lived under the slavery rule. The 31 tribes of Canada inhabited the land that the people wanted. However, the Lord asked Joshua to go in peace and announce to Canaanites that the land they were occupying did not belong to them but the Israelites. However, if they failed to heed his word, God promised him that he would wipe them out and create space for his people.
From the conquest and settlement of the land, I have developed some reactions and questions to the treatment that the Canaanites received. For example, being the 31 fortified tribes of the land, they had all the rights to live there forever. However, in the conquest, God said to the Israelites that the land belonged to them rightfully and to their ancestors. After Joshua had asked Canaanites out, only one tribe did so.
As a result, the people of Israel had to fight several wars before they could gain access to the land. One of the wars they fought was the Jericho war before their entry into Canaan. Here, I develop a reaction that God does not use his power at all times in a direct manner. Instead, he chooses to use his people to show that he is powerful. For example, he could have easily made the tribes of Canaan to leave the land in a peaceful way. Instead, he let his children fight the war to show that God’s people win in everything that they do.
On the other hand, God used miracles to help the Israelites fight the war. For example, the earthquake that shook the city made it possible for them to enter the city. In my quest for answers, I believe that God had seen the mighty numbers of Canaanites and timed the earthquake properly.