Rabbi Michael Hattin
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The text highlights the moral dimension of the conflict, emphasizing that Israel's wars of conquest must not be exercises in gratuitous bloodshed,...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson will look at the strategy and well executed plan of the people of Givon and its aftermath. We will discuss their motivation, and Yehoshua’s...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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In light of the story of the Givonim, this lesson will look at the Torah’s attitude toward appropriate behavior in war. According to Torah law, warfare...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson examines how Yehoshua goes about solidifying his leadership and living up to its mandate by instilling the people with direction and...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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In this lesson, we will begin to consider Yehoshua's sending of spies to Yericho in advance of its capture, comparing and contrasting Yehoshua's spies,...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson continues the analysis of the spies' mission. However, we shall shift our focus from their exploits to those of the real (but unlikely)...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson discusses the crossing of the Jordan River in Yehoshua chapter 3. The Ark of the Covenant plays an important role in this event. We will...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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This lesson compares the crossing of the Yarden with its most obvious parallel, the crossing of Yam Suf. In both incidents the crossing is not merely...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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In direct contrast to the convention of the wilderness, in which the Pillar of Cloud and Ark always precede the people to their destination, here the...
Rabbi Michael Hattin
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Yehoshua removes twelve stones from the waters of the Yarden to be carried by the people, as God had commanded - but places twelve OTHER stones in their...
