The Long War and the Division of the Land: From Conquest to Inheritance. The early chapters of Joshua pulse with battle scenes, miracles, and dramatic victories. But tucked between the fall of Hazor and the farewell speeches of Joshua lies a quieter, slower narrative: the long war and the division of the land. This section (Joshua 11:18–21) is easy to skim over, yet it contains the very heart of the book: God’s promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are at last coming tru