Judges 2:7

"Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel each went to his inheritance to possess the land."

Key Reflection

After Joshua dispatched the Israelites to their assigned territories, they settled into their inheritances and began occupying the Promised Land. This passage underscores the fulfillment of God's promise and the beginning of the Israelites' new life in Canaan, marking a significant transition from wandering to settlement under divine guidance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

If Joshua was about 80 at the entrance into Canaan, 30 years would bring us to the close of his life. The “elders” would be all that were old enough to take part in the wars of CanaanJudges 3:1-2; and therefore, reckoning from the age of 20 to 70, a period of about 50 years may be assigned from the entrance into Canaan to the death of the elders, or 20 years after the death of Joshua. The great works of the Lord -The overthrow of the Canaanite nations.

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