Yehoshua and the Angel

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1. Chapter 5 Conclusion: Circumcision and the Land of Canaan

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   This lesson will focus on the wider ramifications of the mass circumcision performed by the people of Israel immediately after they had crossed the Yarden. We will carefully consider the startling Biblical admission that the rite had not been performed in the forty years since the people had left Egypt, and will link the people's negation of the practice with their Divinely-imposed estrangement from Canaan.

2. The Angel of the Lord and the Battle of Yericho

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   This lesson will discuss the appearance of God’s angel on the eve of the conquest wars. Yehoshua’s discussion with the angel will be compared to Moshe’s revelation in the Burning Bush, including the command to both to remove their shoes. The sanctity of the land that Yehoshua stands on - Eretz Canaan - demands that despite the upcoming warfare, the people and their victorious armies must never lose site of the land's sanctity, of a man's inherent worth, of the vision of a better world in which warfare is outdated and killing obsolete.

3. The Pernicious Cycle of the Book of Shoftim

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   The messenger sent from Gilgal to the nation in Bokhim with tidings of defeat and setback is contrasted with the angel who appeared to Yehoshua carring a sword of fire with tidings of conquest. The 5 part cycle of the Book of Shoftim described in the 2nd chapter is the result of the failure of the people to drive out the indigenous Canaanites described in the 1st chapter. The worship of Ba'al and Ashtoret - central to Caananites - frequently included less than savory rituals. The Judge in the book of Shoftim is typically a combination of an inspired leader, military strategist, and religious figure, who is, however, defined primarily by his accomplishments on the battlefield.    

4. Gideon's Challenge

   Rabbi Michael Hattin

   Gideon's attempt to evade the mission given to him by the angel of God is reminiscent of Moshe's conduct at the Sneh. Gideon's unexpected appointment as leader of the people of Israel is not extended by God unconditionally.  He will first have to prove his fitness for the noble task by demonstrating fortitude and faith, by publicly proclaiming his opposition to the corrupt values and corrosive belief system then current among his own people. While Gideon successfully completes the task, he shows himself to have been insidiously infected by the penchant of Ba'al's adherents for seeking signs before proceeding to battle the enemy.

5. Miracles in the Book of Joshua

   Dr. Ruth Walfish | Hour and 8 minutes

   The book of Yehoshua is the point of transfer from a miraculous supernatural existence that Bnei Yisrael experienced in their years of sojourn through the desert to a more mundane, natural existence in the Land of Israel. This lecture points to a number of parallel events that occurred in both the desert and in the beginning of the book of Yehoshua, and draws comparisons between them, illustrating this gradual transition from the supernatural to mundane. 

6. The Moral of Yehoshua's Encounter with the Angel

   Dr. Adina Sternberg | Hour and 2 minutes

   What is the deeper messages that emerge from the story of Yehoshua’s encounter with the angel? Through an in-depth exploration of the text and classical commentaries, we gain a deeper understanding of the story, and a greater understanding of Divine promises and reliance on God. We also learn how to analyze Tanakh texts in general by exploring their greater contexts and literary illusions to other Tanakh texts in order to uncover deeper messages. 

7. Yehoshua Perek 5

   Jesse Salem | 21 minutes

   Yehoshua Perek 5 describes two important mitzvot performed by bnei yisrael immediately after entering Eretz Yisrael- brit mila and Pesach. 

    

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8. Yehoshua 5-6

   Matan Al Haperek

   Matan Al HaPerek - Neta Shapira

   At last the People of Israel take their first steps as a nation on its own land. Circumcision, the celebration of Passover, and the encounter with the angel serve as a preamble to the miraculous conquest of the first city in the land of Israel. We will explore the connections between circumcision, Passover, and inheriting the Land, while at the same time seeking to understand the broader significance of Yericho’s conquest.