Notes on Chaps 11-13
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CHAPTER 11
11:6————- YHVH says “I will deliver them up all slain before Israel
11:12———– utterly destroyed (herem) as Moses the servant of YHVH commanded
11:14———– they took spoil – destroyed men (not herem = sh m d instead)
11:15———– as YHVH commanded Moses etc
11:20———– YHVH hardened their hearts l’chazek et libam (Ex 4:21 I will stiffen his heart: aychazek et libo) so they could be destroyed (herem)
11:23———– as YHVH spoke to Moses – Joshua took the whole land. And the land had rest from war.
CHAPTER 12 – list of the 31 kings
CHAPTER 13
13:13———– Geshur and Maacath dwelt in the midst of Israel
13:22———– Balaam is slain (see Jos 22:17) – he is hakosem the soothsayer (BdB = diviners) – (see Deut 18:10: divination is prohibited and associated with the abhorrent practices of the nations that will be found in the land) (see Num 24:1-2 “and the spirit of God came upon him” [Balaam] ruah elohim; and see Num 24:14-24 when Balaam foresees the future). But Balaam is not an Israelite, so why is he slain?