It is in Joshua that we see God fulfilling the promises He made to Abraham and Moses concerning the land. Joshua was written to recount the faithfulness of God to His People of the Covenant and to remind them of the importance of obedience. In Joshua God fulfills His covenant promise to bring the Israelites into their own land. The conditions for prospering in the land are also made clear. God keeps His promises.
Many nations remain in the land, and Israel needs to be careful and faithful.
The choice to follow is ongoing for Israel. List some of the problems that Israel faces at the end of Joshua. How one dates the writing of Joshua depends on who the person sees as the author. If the Deuteronomistic School is accepted as the author, a late seventh or early sixth century B.C. date should be assigned The dating of the events recorded in the book is also difficult. Scholars have found it difficult to reconcile internal dating with archaeological findings.