Dale Ralph Davis on Joshua V
Gordon Cheng / 20th May 2007
/ Bible insights
Ralph made the observation that some parts of the Old Testament are, to our reading, quite boring. After the fast-paced and dramatic action of chapters 1 and 2, Joshua 3 and 4 seem to take forever to bring the people of Israel into the land. This entire section of narrative could have been summed up in a zippy little paragraph.
But when the Lord of Israel is in the midst of fulfilling promises first given to Abraham many hundreds of years earlier, well, why shouldn't a writer (or a reader) take a little time to enjoy the sovereignty of God? It's like, said Ralph, eating a pudding slowly to enjoy the taste.