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Why Couldn't the Israelites Plunder Jericho?

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  After the death of Moses, the Israelites crossed over the Jordan River and entered the Promised Land. God told Joshua, Moses’ successor, “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them — the children of Israel” (Josh. 1:2). On the appointed day, God stopped the Jordan River for the Israelites, much as He’d parted the Red Sea for their fathers, and the people crossed the Jordan on dry ground (Josh. 3-4). After crossing, they camped near Jericho, the first city they encountered in the Promised Land. Now, the Canaanites who dwelt in this land were exceedingly wicked and sinful in the sight of God, committing all manner of sexual abominations (Lev. 18:3-28) and even burning their children in the fire as sacrifices to pagan deities (Deut. 12:31). So God commanded the Israelites to annihilate every city they came to; to kill every Canaanite man, woman, and child; and to destroy every vestige of pagan w...
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The Sovereignty of God

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Can God do whatever He wants? It’s a fair question, and it’s a question that most Christians have asked at one time or another. We're curious about God, and we find the idea of unlimited anything a little hard to fathom, and in the case of unlimited power, even a little uncomfortable.  We like God to operate a bit like a machine, where you put in one action and get the exact equivalent action out every single time.  A bit like a vending machine where you put in your quarter, push the number two button, and out pops a Kit-Kat bar.  We tend to define God in our own terms and write His Character in our own image, but that’s always a mistake. God doesn’t fit into a nice little box of doctrine, and it certainly cannot be said of Him, “ I know God and this isn’t what He would do, ” concerning anything He has not directly told us about His character.  In fact, much of the book of Job is dedicated to three men who thought they knew God and how His thought process worked, and...
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