This book deals with Israel, their claim to the land and their capture and control by other nations. God had brought Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldees to the Land of Canaan. Ur was the sacred city of the moon god which Abraham's ancestors worshipped. Jos 24:2 The Land of Canaan was promised to Abraham and his descendents through his son, Isaac, then Jacob. They were to worship only Jehovah and follow his laws. If they worshipped other gods, they would be removed from the land, but would at some time in the future, return to claim the land as God would honor His promise to Abraham. Follow...