God’s People Go to War: What I Noticed When I Read Joshua 神的子民上戰場:我讀約書亞記所注意到的事情
by Wes | Feb 14, 2018 | Books of the Bible Translated & Edited by Joyce Yang Many people struggle to understand the story of Joshua and the conquest of Canaan. They understandably wonder, “Is Jesus of Nazareth, who told His followers to love their enemies and turn the other cheek, really the exact representation of the God who ordered warfare in the book of Joshua?” As I’ve done with previous Bible books , I sat down and read the book of Joshua in one sitting. Here are a few things I noticed. 許多人努力去理解約書亞和征服迦南的故事。他們不禁要問 , 「拿撒勒的耶穌 , 祂告訴祂的追隨者要愛他們的敵人 , 並轉過另一邊臉頰去(挨打) , 在約書亞書裡下令作戰的神,這真的確實是祂的表現嗎 ? 」正如我 之 前讀其他聖經書卷一樣 , 我坐下來一口氣讀著約書亞記。以下是我注意到的一些事情。 Must Be Understood in Light of the Torah 務必要配合摩西五書(律法書)理解 【JY: Torah 為摩西五書或律法書,即聖經中頭五本:創世紀、出埃及記、利未記、民數記、申命記。】 The book of Joshua is “Part 6” in the story of God and His covenant people. Over the last few weeks, as I’ve read each of these books in close succession, it ...