Joshua 15:33-63 More Cities, Towns and Villages

 33In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, and Ashnah, 34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, 36Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.

37Zenan, Hadashah, and Migdal-gad, 38Dilean, Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 39Lachish, Bozkath, and Eglon, 40Cabbon, Lahmas, and Chitlish, 41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.

42Libnah, Ether, and Ashan, 43Iphtah, Ashnah, and Nezib, 44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

45Ekron, with its towns and its villages; 46from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the [o]side of Ashdod, with their villages.

47Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages, as far as the [p]brook of Egypt and the Great Sea, even its [q]coastline.

48In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, and Socoh, 49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

52Arab, Dumah, and Eshan, 53Janum, Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, 54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, and Juttah, 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, and Zanoah, 57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.

58Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor, 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.

60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

61In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

63Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not [r]drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.

“We can understand why Jerusalem was a city hard to conquer. The fact that it was set on a hill made it easy to defend.” “Yet, no matter how hard the struggle, with God’s promise, and God’s help, we can triumph – there is really no good excuse as to why this city must stay in Canaanite hands until the time of David”. (Guzik)

The Israelites were an army to be reckoned with, but the Lord was their strength. If the inhabitants weren’t ungodly and unrepentant sinners then the Lord wouldn’t have judged them.

Let that be a lesson for us and our country. When we believe it couldn’t get any worse another depravity comes to light.

Judgement is coming and we need to be praying and be prepared. 

Are you praying and preparing?

Blessings