HISTORICAL CONCLUSIONS

YAHWEH, the protecting ABBA of the twelve tribes leads the Chosen People to its great destiny

The entry of the Yisraelite tribes into Canaan, modest enough in its way, occurred in 1200-1180. The account of it given in the Scriptures is literary and theological, but it is dealing with events which were certainly historical. Sometimes the Yisraelites had to fight hard to be able to settle in territory which was often second rate. But we can be sure that there were also instances of cunning infiltration. In the end each group contrives to make a place for itself on the map of Canaan, either side by side with, or on the fringes of the native population. Yet two centuries after these events we find David, triumphantly seated on his throne as king of Yisrael, governing the Promised Land, formerly the land of Canaan, as absolute ruler.

1200 to 1000 B.C.: a mere two centuries. How can this rapid change in the history of the Yisraelites be explained?

The Old Covenant furnishes the explanation for this extraordinary transformation: it is YAHWEH, the protecting ABBA of the twelve tribes who has enabled HIS people to attain a political unity crowned with spiritual honour and with the seeds of a royal MessiYah.

A historian, by definition, is not a theologian, but he may perhaps be allowed to state his opinion. The magnificent result is to be explained by the dynamic, fervent faith which, from Yahshua Ben Nun to David (to confine ourselves to the period mentioned) filled the hearts of the Yisraelites; it was a faith which had unbounded confidence in YAHWEH's promises. The Yisraelites were sure that the ABBA of their fathers, the ABBA who spoke to Abraham and Mosheh, would lead the Chosen People to its great destiny.

The people of Canaan, with whom the Yisraelites were in contact, worshipped the cosmic forces and adored deities and gods symbolizing the phenomena of nature -those responsible for the renewal of the seasons, procreation, the harvest. The belief of Yisrael was very different. Through it the Yisraelites were invincibly attached to the one YAHWEH, the SET APART ABBA, the invisible ABBA, WHO laid down moral obligations, WHO inserted HIMSELF  into the whole scheme of human yeshua and asserted HIMSELF as the ALMIGHTY maker of history. By this one factor it can be felt that Yisrael was already on the winning side -always provided that it remained faithful to YAHWEH.

From Joshua to David: two centuries.

Historically it is a triptych: Shophtim, Schmuel, Sha’ul and David.

But David certainly dominates all this period which seems to be preparing for the realization of the earthly Jerusalem. Two eventful centuries, of great interest, filled with colorful history, and rich in lessons and revelations. It is this period which we now enter in the next volume.

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