Excerpt from Notes on the International S. S. Lessons for 1883, Vol. 3: July to September The subject-matter of this book is the fulfilment of the work which was given to Moses to do, but which had been left unfinished by him, owing to that sin which brought after it the judgment on him and his brother Aaron. It may be divided into three parts: I. The conquest of the land, ch. 1. Xii though, as a matter of arrangement, if one preferred it, the earlier chapters might be placed separately as an introduction, with the history Of the crossing Of the Jordan and the restoration of the people to the full enjoyment of their privileges as the professing church of God. 11. The allotment made of the land to the tribes, including along with this the appointment Of the cities Of refuge, and the provision of cities for the Levites, ch. Xiii. -xxi. Perhaps ch. Xxii. May be regarded as an appendix to this the dismissal of the eastern tribes to their homes, and the jealousy for purity of worship; otherwise it might be classed with the two chapters which follow. III. The jealousy of Joshua for the godli ness and obedience of the people, which involved their future welfare and a few closing verses which tell of the death of him and his companions and fellow-workers, ch. Xxiii. Xxiv. The period embraced by the history, excepting these last two chapters (which may refer to a time fifteen or twenty years later), was seven years Of war, and whatever time was occupied in the division of the land, we are not told how much. If the question be asked, Who wrote the book of Joshua we have no means of giving a direct reply. If any one affirms that Joshua was himself the writer (with the manifest exception of the account of his own death, etc., in the closing verses), I do not see any valid evidence to the contrary. And I know nothing more natural than to suppose that if Joshua did not write the book with his own hand, it was composed from his papers by some who were about him. Principal Douglass. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.