Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Chapter 48
Home at Last
This chapter is based on Joshua 10:40-43; 11; 14 to 22.
The victory at Beth Horon was quickly followed by the
conquest of southern Canaan. "Joshua conquered all the land--the
mountain country and the South and the lowland. ... All these kings
and their land Joshua took at one time, because the Lord God of
Israel fought for Israel."
Terrified at the success of Israel's armies, the tribes of northern
Palestine now entered into a alliance against them. "So they went
out, they and all their armies with them." This army was much
larger than any that the Israelites had come up against before in
Canaan--"as many people as the sand that is on the seashore in
multitude, with very many horses and chariots. And when all these
kings had met together, they came and camped together at the
waters of Merom to fight against Israel."
Again Joshua received a message of encouragement: "Do not
be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time will I
deliver all of them slain before Israel."
Near Lake Merom he attacked the camp of the allies, and "the
Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who defeated them and
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