Questions from Joshua

[MrShorty]

Randomly opened my scriptures the other night and started reading the book of Joshua. A couple of things that caught my attention.

In 1:4, it appears to me that Joshua is promised that the Israelite's inheritance would extend all the way to the Euphrates River. It doesn't seem like even at their greatest extend under King David that they ever got close to as far as the Euphrates. How do scholars/others view this prophecy? Does it maybe refer to the time taken in captivity (Daniel's time)? Maybe something yet to be fulfilled? Maybe something else that I'm not understanding?

In chapter 2, the story of Rahab impressed me -- in particular Rahab's faith in a foreign god. She was willing to stand up to her own king in hiding the Israelite scouts. I'm guessing that she would have been facing charges similar to treason (which is usually punishable by death) all because she believed the Israelite God, "is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath." (2:11)

[Blackmarch]

Randomly opened my scriptures the other night and started reading the book of Joshua. A couple of things that caught my attention.

In 1:4, it appears to me that Joshua is promised that the Israelite's inheritance would extend all the way to the Euphrates River. It doesn't seem like even at their greatest extend under King David that they ever got close to as far as the Euphrates. How do scholars/others view this prophecy? Does it maybe refer to the time taken in captivity (Daniel's time)? Maybe something yet to be fulfilled? Maybe something else that I'm not understanding?

My guess would be something that has yet to be fulfilled.

In chapter 2, the story of Rahab impressed me -- in particular Rahab's faith in a foreign god. She was willing to stand up to her own king in hiding the Israelite scouts. I'm guessing that she would have been facing charges similar to treason (which is usually punishable by death) all because she believed the Israelite God, "is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath." (2:11)

I agree.