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All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. II TImothy 3:16-17

Reading the Old Testament can be an old test.

Reading who begat whom, how many people are in a certain tribe, or the metes and bounds of alloted territory can feel like a burden. But I would encourage you to take joy in those areas - measuring them out and taking them in stride with the surrounding context and arc of the Bible. 

The Book of Joshua has been disparaged because of the accounts of warfare and the decree to displace the Caananites by force. There are many resources that address the misreading that occurs when people grab one small piece of Old Testament history and claim moral superiority over God himself. One resource is the book: Is God A Moral Moster? by Paul Copan. Another is the video linked below.

For a great article (5 minute read you can access by clicking --> here <--) on reading Joshua, by Jen Wilkin and Winfree Brisley, check out the TGC article. It is a great starting point to understanding the "plane ride" over the book of Joshua - like how to see it as a forshadowing of redemption and restoration, as well as how to keep troubling passages in context.