Joshua 21:43-45
What is written? (ESV)
Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands. Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.
What does it say?
God gave all the land to Israel that he had sworn to give and they possessed and settled there. God gave them rest from all their enemies just as he promised. Not one enemy overcame them, for God delivered them. All of the good promises of God came to pass, not one failed.
What is its immediate context?
The closing of the book of Joshua following the detailed accounting of the distribution to the land to each of the twelve tribes.
How Joshua 21:43-45 is applied across Bible answers
Was the land promise fulfilled in 1948?
The writer of Joshua believed the land promise was fulfilled in his day.
