To Randy, Re:
Joshua’s seven years of war
Hello Randy, and blessings to you,
and all Doves…
There was a prohibition against the
ceremony of the wave-sheaf offering, until there was “rest” in the newly-occupied
promised land,,,,,and this did not occur, until after seven years of the many
wars which Joshua fought….there are other references around the web,,,but
not one which actually explains the reason why they could not settle down
and “rest”, until after these seven years…such also it will be during the
tribulation years as fulfilling the type…hope this helps..
your sister,,,,,,,,,Arlene
from this website:
you can learn more,,,but sufficient
may be c/p below for you to see the point which was made…..
However, Deuteronomy 12, written within
the last month before entering the Promised Land, puts a hold on doing these
things immediately upon entering the land (Deuteronomy
1:3). Deuteronomy 12 makes clear
that they were not free to follow the Leviticus 23 instructions until
certain matters were accomplished.
Deuteronomy 12 paves the way
for Israel, at God's command, to establish a headquarters,
a national, central place for the worship of the Lord God at the site of His
choosing. Further, God adds that they were actually to be dwelling
in the land, to be at rest, and to be dwelling in safety from their
enemies. Also included within these instructions, though not specifically
mentioned, is that the Tabernacle, the altar, the laver, and all the interior
furniture had to be erected and in place.
Please pay special attention
to what Moses says while the Israelites are still in the wilderness: "You
shall not at all do as we are doing here today" (verse 8), referring to making
offerings any old place that was convenient. In addition, Israel
actually had to be living in the land, not marching around it fighting wars.
They had to be in a settled circumstance—so settled that they were in safety.
Obviously, this eliminates a wavesheaf offering and its accompanying burnt
and meal offerings from happening in Joshua 5.
The place God ultimately chose and
in which Israel
erected the Tabernacle was Shiloh. This was not accomplished
until Joshua
18:1: "Then the whole congregation
of the children of Israel
assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle
of meeting there. And the land was subdued before them." This was the first
sign that things were almost ready so they could legitimately
offer sacrifices to God. However, some land had yet to be apportioned. The
land for seven tribes plus the allocation of cities to the Levites and the
cities of refuge had yet to be settled. The final apportioning is recorded
in chapters 18-21. Thus, many of the tribes were not yet dwelling and at rest
at the beginning of Joshua 18.
So the Lord gave to Israel
all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took
possession of it and dwelt in it. The Lord gave them rest all around, according
to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies
stood against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their
hand. Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had
spoken to the house of Israel.
All came to pass.
From the time they crossed the
Jordan and
entered the land, seven years passed before they were free to offer what Deuteronomy
12 forbade and what some claim occurred in Joshua 5.