Yehoshua perek 11 When the kings living up north heard that all the powerful and mighty kingdoms that had tied to destroy the Jews were all defeated and destroyed, they stood in shock and awe and feared the worst. They…
Category: Tanach
Tenach: The Canaani Nations Prepare a Joint Attack
When Adoni Tzedek the King of Yerushalayim heard that the city of Ai had been captured and totally destroyed and what had happened to the city of Yericho as well as to its king and that the inhabitants of Givon…
Tenach: The Bnei Yisroel are Deceived
The people of Givon knew what happened to the people and city of Ai and realized they would suffer the same fate unless they could someway make a peace treaty with them. They knew all to well that to try…
Tenach: The Bnai Yisroel Prepare for war
The first city that the Bnei Yisroel would have to capture was the city of Yericho which also known as the City of Palms on account of the many tall and majestic palm trees that grew there. It as a…
Tenach: The Bnei Yisroel Enter the Holy Land
Moshe Rabbeinu’s passing just before the Bnei Yisroel were about to enter the Holy Land must have come as a terrible blow and shock to everyone. Now, Moshe would be missed more than ever before. They had suffered the great loss of his brother…
A Historical Replay
Interestingly, the present disagreement between those that wish to make peace with the enemy and those that believe that we must resist all peace overtures, has an historical precedent. The story can be found in Tanach ( Isaiah 22;15 ) as well…