What are the overarching themes of the book of Joshua? How does Joshua fit into the overall program of the Deuteronomistic History?

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The Answer is Students should emphasize the triumphalist nature of Joshua and how the book emphasizes that as long as Israel is obedient, they will be granted the land no matter how outnumbered or overmatched. By contrast, disobedience and idolatry will be punished severely with great harm and military failure. These themes set the stage for the rest of the Deuteronomistic History, in which Israel's repeated disobedience progressively leads to the loss of the Promised Land and the scattering of Israel.

What Are the Overarching Themes of the Book of Joshua