Book of Joshua

=== God and Israel ===
[[File:JoshuaSun Martin.jpg|350px|thumb|''Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gideon'' ([[John Martin (painter)|John Martin]])]]
The Book of Joshua takes forward Deuteronomy's theme of Israel as a single people worshipping [[Yahweh]] in the land God has given them.<ref name=McConville2001 />{{rp|159}} Yahweh, as the main character in the book, takes the initiative in conquering the land, and Yahweh's power wins the battles. For example, the walls of [[Jericho]] fall because Yahweh fights for Israel, not because the Israelites show superior fighting ability.<ref name=Creach />{{rp|7–8}} The potential disunity of Israel is a constant theme, the greatest threat of disunity coming from the tribes east of the Jordan. Chapter 22:19 even hints that the land across the Jordan is unclean and that the tribes who live there have secondary status.<ref name=Creach />{{rp|9}}