In our study of Joshua chapter twelve, we review the list of victories in establishing the land of Israel and its relationship with Yeshua's return to establish His kingdom.
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These are the kings of the land whom the people of Isra'el defeated and of whose land they took possession, across the Yarden toward the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon and all the 'Aravah eastward:
This verse recounts the victory over the two kings on the east side of the Jordan.
Sichon king of the Emori, who lived in Heshbon and ruled the territory that includes 'Aro'er, at the edge of the Arnon Valley; the middle of the valley; half of Gil'ad, to the Yabok River, which forms the border with the people of 'Amon; the 'Aravah to Lake Kinneret eastward and to the sea of the 'Aravah, the Dead Sea, eastward by way of Beit-Yeshimot and on the south under the slopes of Pisgah.
The first king mentioned on the east side of the Jordan is Sichon and we see the area that he controlled.
There was also the territory of 'Og king of Bashan, who belonged to the remnant of the Refa'im. He lived at 'Ashtarot and at Edre'i; and he ruled Mount Hermon; Salkhah; all Bashan, to the border with the G'shuri and the Ma'akhati; and half of Gil'ad, to its border with Sichon king of Heshbon.
The other king on the east side of the Jordan River was Og and we see the land that he controlled as well as the fact that he was a remnant from the Refa'im which refers to giants. You can learn more about them in Genesis 6. It is mentioned here to remind us that, no matter how big the group or individual is that opposes the will of God, the outcome is the same.
Moshe the servant of ADONAI, with the people of Isra'el, defeated them; and Moshe the servant of ADONAI gave it to the Re'uveni, the Gadi and the half-tribe of M'nasheh as their possession.
We are reminded of the fact that Moshe was the leader of Israel at the time of these victories and the land was given to the two and a half tribes as their inheritance.
Following are the kings of the land whom Y'hoshua, with the people of Isra'el, defeated in the area west of the Yarden, between Ba'al-Gad in the L'vanon Valley and the bare mountain that goes up to Se'ir. Y'hoshua gave this land, inhabited by the Hitti, Emori, Kena'ani, P'rizi, Hivi and Y'vusi, to the tribes of Isra'el to possess, according to their divisions, in the hills, the Sh'felah, the 'Aravah, the mountain slopes, the desert and the Negev:
Now, the victory account looks at the land of Canaan on the west side of the Jordan River and these victories were under the leadership of Y'hoshua. We are reminded that the proper Hebrew name for Jesus is Yeshua, which means salvation. This is a shortened form of the Hebrew name Yehoshua, which is Joshua in English and these victories under Y'hoshua are a shadow of the coming victory of Yeshua to establish the kingdom in the land of Israel.
the king of Yericho, the king of 'Ai, by Beit-El, the king of Yerushalayim, the king of Hevron, the king of Yarmut, the king of Lakhish, the king of 'Eglon, the king of Gezer, the king of D'vir, the king of Geder, the king of Hormah, the king of 'Arad, the king of Livnah, the king of 'Adulam, the king of Makkedah, the king of Beit-El, the king of Tapuach, the king of Hefer, the king of Afek, the king of Sharon, the king of Madon, the king of Hatzor, the king of Shimron-M'ron, the king of Akhshaf, the king of Ta'anakh, the king of Megiddo, the king of Kedesh, the king of Yokne'am in Karmel, the king of Dor in the region of Dor, the king of Goyim in the Gilgal, and the king of Tirtzah making a total of thirty-one kings.
In the Hebrew text, the number one is given after each of the defeated kings and the total is given as 31 kings that opposed the will of God. This, too, is a shadow of things to come as, in the last days, all the nations of the earth will join together to oppose the will of God. Although Y'hoshua was leading Israel at the time of these victories, we see that Yeshua will be leading the final victory. We also see that six groups of Canaanites were listed and we are reminded that the number six speaks of the insufficiency of the works of men and the need for grace. In the Hebrew text, there are seven locations listed in the land and we are reminded that the number seven speaks of holiness and the purposes of God. We are also reminded of the fact that the return of Yeshua will bring kingdom unity. The total number of defeated kings is thirty three and that number is significant as that is the number of years that King David ruled in Jerusalem as well as the number of years of Yeshua's life on earth as a man.
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