With the Law given and the wilderness behind them, Israel steps into the land God promised to Abraham. This section tells of the crossing of the Jordan, the campaigns under Joshua, and then the long, unsettled era when “everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”

It is a story of both triumph and warning. Under Joshua, God keeps His promise and gives the land; under the Judges, a cycle repeats — rebellion, oppression, crying out, and rescue — that exposes the human heart and prepares the way for a king. Ruth shines in the middle of it, pointing toward David and, beyond him, to Christ.

What you will find in this section

• Joshua the Book — Israel enters the Promised Land, and learns to rest in a faithfulness that is not their own
• Joshua the Man — Who he was before he was the leader
• Crossing the Jordan
• Joshua’s Campaigns
• Cities of Refuge
• Tribal Boundaries — How the land was divided — Joshua 13–21
• Judges — Rebellion and rescue, in the years when Israel had no king
• Judges and Prophets of Israel
• Covenant Name: The God of Peace — Yahweh Shalom — Judges 6:22–24
• The Book of Ruth — A quiet story of redemption in the days of the Judges

Begin with Joshua.