Joshua, Judges, And Ruth

The period between Joshua, Judges, and Ruth was an unique era. In Joshua, the Israelites had to fight many battles and conquer cities and towns to obtain land. In Judges we read that Israel needed constant rescuing, as God was punishing them for their lawlessness. Lastly, in Ruth we see how God works out His sovereign plan, even through seemingly ordinary means. Joshua is a book of conquering and allotting land. It opens as God gives Joshua a promise of victory (1:2-5) and a command to be brave (1:6-9). This is a fitting opening for an action packed book (especially in the first half of the book), as Joshua sends out spies to Jericho in the next chapter. After striking a deal with Rahab, Israel follows The Lord's command to march around the city. The walls came down, and they went in to destroy the city. In Joshua chapter 8 Israel defeats Ai, in chapter 10 five Amorite kings were …show more content…
In the book of Ruth we gather how God uses things like death and friendship to fulfill His divine plan. Ruth is left all alone with her mother-in-law Naomi, with whom see forms a strong bond with in ch 1. Because of this relationship, Ruth figures out that she have financial stability by working in the field for a relative that Naomi mentioned. Ruth then catches the attention of Boaz (the land owner) in chapter 2. Boaz then decides to marry Ruth in ch. 4. This is important because Boaz then becomes the great-grandfather of King David. You see that God even used the death of Ruth's first husband as a means to follow through with His plan. The way that God works not only through the big things like conquering countries, but also small things like friendship, was not only true for an Israelites life in this era, but is true for all believers