JOSHUA I N T O T H E L A N D G OD P R O M I S E D
OUTLINE OF J O S H U A Invasion Joshua 1-12 Inheritance Joshua 13-23 Invocation Joshua 23-24
JOSHUA I N T O T H E L A N D G OD P R O M I S E D INVASION JOSHUA 1-12
BE STRONG & OF A GOOD COURAGE I. God s Promise Is before You. JOSHUA 1:1-6 JOSHUA 1
BE STRONG & OF A GOOD COURAGE JOSHUA 1 I. God s Promise Is before You. JOSHUA 1:1-6 II. God s Precepts Are in You. JOSHUA 1:7-8 III. God s Presence Is with You. JOSHUA 1:9 IV. God s People Are behind You. JOSHUA 1:10-18
GO VIEW THE LAND JOSHUA 2 I. Reconnaissance II. Refuge III. Reverence IV. Request JOSHUA 2:1 JOSHUA 2:2-7 JOSHUA 2:8-11 JOSHUA 2:12-21 V. Return VI. Report JOSHUA 2:22-23 JOSHUA 2:24
THE CITY OF JERICHO
THE CITY OF JERICHO Mudbrick Wall Similar to lower wall Rampart 46 feet Mudbrick Wall 6 feet thick 20-26 feet high Stone Retaining Wall 12-15 feet high
THE CITY OF JERICHO
GO VIEW THE LAND JOSHUA 2 What Did the Spies Find? A. Friend JOSHUA 2:4 B. Fruit JOSHUA 2:6 C. Fear JOSHUA 2:9-11 D. Faith HEBREWS 11:31 JAMES 2:25 How Was Rahab Justified? A. Fornication? NO B. Falsehood? NO C. Faith YES
GO VIEW THE LAND JOSHUA 2 I. Reconnaissance II. Refuge III. Reverence IV. Request JOSHUA 2:1 JOSHUA 2:2-7 JOSHUA 2:8-11 JOSHUA 2:12-21 V. Return VI. Report JOSHUA 2:22-23 JOSHUA 2:24
PASS OVER JORDAN JOSHUA 3-4 When God Brought Israel into the Promised Land I. He Used a Miracle. JOSHUA 3:1-17 Magnified Joshua Glorified God II. He Gave a Memorial. JOSHUA 4:1-24 Sign for Generations Sign for the Nations III. He Sent a Message. JOSHUA 5:1
CAMPING IN CANAAN JOSHUA 5 Upon Entering Canaan, There Was I. No Need to Fear. JOSHUA 5:1 II. No More Reproach. JOSHUA 5:2-9 III. No More Manna. JOSHUA 5:10-12 IV. Still God s Leadership. JOSHUA 5:13-15
WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Captain of the Lord s Armies Received Worship Holiness Holy Ground Called the Lord (Jehovah) Giver of Victory
WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Exodus 3:2 Angel of the Lord Called the Lord (Jehovah) & God Holiness Holy Ground Giver of Deliverance
WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Exodus 3:2 Who would Joshua have thought this was? Who would Moses have thought this was?
Called God WHO WAS THIS? Genesis 16:7-11 Spoke as God: I will Called God JOSHUA 5:13-15 Genesis 21:17-20 Angel of the Lord Spoke as God: I will
WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Genesis 22:11, 15 Angel of the Lord Spoke as God: hast not withheld Compare Genesis 22:1-2
WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Genesis 31:11-13 Angel of the Lord called Himself the God of Bethel Genesis 28:13-15 Spoke as God Promised to multiply, be with, & bring Jacob home Genesis 48:15-16 God is called the Angel
WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Genesis 32:24-30 Fought with God & saw God face to face Hosea 12:3-5 Fought with the angel Who was also called Even the Lord God
WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Exodus 23:20-23 God s Angel would lead Israel, keep them, & bring them into the promised land Had authority to command & pardon
Moses pleaded for God s to lead, & God promised His presence WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Exodus 32:24; 33:2-3, 14-15 God s Angel had been promised Because of their stiff necks, God would send an angel but He would not be among them
Received worship Holy ground Lord & God Angel of the Lord & Angel of God Spoke as God God s presence WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Judges 2:1-5 Angel of the Lord Spoke as God: I brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers Isaiah 63:9 Angel of God s presence
WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Received worship Holy ground Lord & God Angel of the Lord & Angel of God Spoke as God God s presence 1 Corinthians 10:4 Did Paul say Christ was present with Israel in the wilderness? Could these descriptions refer to Christ before He came in the flesh?
Received worship Holy ground Lord & God Angel of the Lord & Angel of God Spoke as God God s presence WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Could this have been Christ before He came in the flesh? Colossians 1:16-17 Creator of all things Before all things Philippians 2:5-8 In the form of God
Received worship Holy ground Lord & God Angel of the Lord & Angel of God Spoke as God God s presence WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Could this have been Christ before He came in the flesh? Hebrews 1:1-3 God s Son is Creator Brightness of God s glory Image of God s person Hebrews 1:4-8 God s Son is Better than mere angels Called God by the Father
Received worship Holy ground Lord & God Angel of the Lord & Angel of God Spoke as God God s presence WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Could this have been Christ before He came in the flesh? John 1:1-18
WHO WAS THE WORD? JOHN 1:1-18 WORD = IN THE BEGINNING ETERNAL WORD = WITH GOD DISTINCT FROM FATHER WORD = WAS GOD DEITY WORD = ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM. CREATOR WORD = MADE FLESH & DWELT AMONG US HUMAN WORD = ONLY-BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER SON OF GOD WORD = FULL OF GRACE & TRUTH BROUGHT GRACE & TRUTH
If & if WHO WAS THE WORD? JOHN 1:1-18 WORD = IN THE BEGINNING ETERNAL WORD = WITH GOD DISTINCT FROM FATHER WORD A = B = WAS GOD DEITY B = C WORD = ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM. then A _ C Jesus = Brought Grace & Truth Word = Brought Grace & Truth Word CREATOR _ Jesus WORD = MADE FLESH & DWELT AMONG US HUMAN WORD = ONLY-BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER SON OF GOD WORD = FULL OF GRACE & TRUTH BROUGHT GRACE & TRUTH
If & if WHO WAS THE WORD? JOHN 1:1-18 WORD = IN THE BEGINNING ETERNAL WORD = WITH GOD DISTINCT FROM FATHER WORD A = B = WAS GOD DEITY B = C WORD = ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM. then A _ C Jesus = Only-begotten Son Word = Only-begotten Son Word CREATOR _ Jesus WORD = MADE FLESH & DWELT AMONG US HUMAN WORD = ONLY-BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER SON OF GOD WORD = FULL OF GRACE & TRUTH BROUGHT GRACE & TRUTH
WHO WAS THE WORD? JOHN 1:1-18 WORD = IN THE BEGINNING ETERNAL WORD = WITH GOD Therefore, what is true of DISTINCT FROM FATHER WORD The = WAS GOD Word DEITY is true of WORD = ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM. Jesus CREATOR Christ WORD = MADE FLESH & DWELT AMONG US HUMAN WORD = ONLY-BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER SON OF GOD WORD = FULL OF GRACE & TRUTH BROUGHT GRACE & TRUTH
WHO WAS THE WORD? JOHN 1:1-18 WORD = IN THE BEGINNING JESUS IS ETERNAL WORD = WITH GOD JESUS IS DISTINCT FROM FATHER WORD = WAS GOD JESUS IS DEITY WORD = ALL THINGS WERE MADE BY HIM. JESUS IS CREATOR WORD = MADE FLESH & DWELT AMONG US JESUS IS HUMAN WORD = ONLY-BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER JESUS IS SON OF GOD WORD = FULL OF GRACE & TRUTH BROUGHT GRACE & TRUTH JESUS
WHO WAS THIS? JOSHUA 5:13-15 Received worship Holy ground Lord & God Angel of the Lord & Angel of God Spoke as God God s presence One Who is Deity One Who spoke for Deity One Who was seen (not the Father)
CAMPING IN CANAAN JOSHUA 5 Upon Entering Canaan, There Was I. No Need to Fear. JOSHUA 5:1 II. No More Reproach. JOSHUA 5:2-9 III. No More Manna. JOSHUA 5:10-12 IV. Still God s Leadership. JOSHUA 5:13-15
THE BATTLE OF JERICHO JOSHUA 6 Jericho Giglal
THE CITY OF J E R I C H O Mudbrick Wall Similar to lower wall Rampart 46 feet Mudbrick Wall 6 feet thick 20-26 feet high Stone Retaining Wall 12-15 feet high READY FOR A SIEGE: WALLS WEAPONS WATER
THE OF WALLS JERICHO FELL BY FAITH HEBREWS 11:30 JOSHUA 6
HOW DID THE OF WALLS JERICHO FALL BY FAITH? HEBREWS 11:30 GOD SUPPLIED THE INSTRUCTIONS JOSHUA 6:1-5 JOSHUA APPLIED THE INSTRUCTIONS JOSHUA 6:6-15 JOSHUA 6 ISRAEL COMPLIED TO THE INSTRUCTIONS JOSHUA 6:8-20
THE BATTLE OF JERICHO JOSHUA 6 I. Faith: The Fall of the Walls JOSHUA 6:1-21 II. Mercy: The Rescue of Rahab JOSHUA 6:22-25 III. Memory: The Curse of a City JOSHUA 6:26-27
JERICHO S FALLEN WALLS SHOW THAT FAITH THINKS A. FAITH THINKS ABOUT WHAT THE EVIDENCE PROVES. HEBREWS 11:1 ROMANS 10:17 B. FAITH THINKS ABOUT WHERE THE EVIDENCE POINTS. HEBREWS 11:2, 39 HEBREWS 12:1 JOSHUA 6:1-2 JOSHUA 2:9-13 C. FAITH THINKS ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND FAKE FACTS.
FAITH & THE FACTS OF JERICHO S FALL Solomon s Rule 971 BC Temple Began 4 yrs later 967 1Kgs 6:1 Israel s Exodus 1447 480 yrs prior 1Kgs 6:1 Enter Canaan 40 yrs later WARREN WATZINGER NO DATE 1550BC GARSTANG KENYON WOOD ~1400BC 1550BC 1400BC 1407 Josh 5:6 1407 BC
JERICHO S FALLEN WALLS SHOW THAT FAITH THINKS A. FAITH THINKS ABOUT WHAT THE EVIDENCE PROVES. HEBREWS 11:1 ROMANS 10:17 B. FAITH THINKS ABOUT WHERE THE EVIDENCE POINTS. HEBREWS 11:2, 39 HEBREWS 12:1 JOSHUA 6:1-2 JOSHUA 2:9-13 C. FAITH THINKS ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND FAKE FACTS.
JERICHO S FALLEN WALLS SHOW THAT FAITH THINKS FAITH TRUSTS A. FAITH TRUSTS GOD S POWER. HEBREWS 11:1 ROMANS 10:17 B. FAITH TRUSTS GOD S PLAN. HEBREWS 11:2, 39 HEBREWS 12:1 JOSHUA 6:1-2 JOSHUA 2:9-13 C. FAITH TRUSTS GOD S PRESENCE. JOSHUA 5:15 JOSHUA 6:8
JERICHO S FALLEN WALLS SHOW THAT FAITH THINKS FAITH TRUSTS FAITH TOILS A. THE FAITH THAT WORKS ALTERS NOTHING. JOSHUA 6:3-5 B. THE FAITH THAT WORKS EARNS NOTHING. JOSHUA 6:2 ROMANS 6:23 C. THE FAITH THAT WORKS BOASTS NOTHING. EPHESIANS 2:8-10
A. THE FAITH THAT WORKS ALTERS NOTHING. JOSHUA 6:3-5 B. THE FAITH THAT WORKS EARNS NOTHING. JOSHUA 6:2 ROMANS 6:23 C. THE FAITH THAT WORKS BOASTS NOTHING. EPHESIANS 2:8-10 WHEN ISRAEL DID WHAT GOD INSTRUCTED, GOD DID WHAT HE PROMISED.
JERICHO S FALLEN WALLS SHOW THAT FAITH THINKS FAITH TRUSTS FAITH TOILS A. THE FAITH THAT WORKS ALTERS NOTHING. JOSHUA 6:3-5 B. THE FAITH THAT WORKS EARNS NOTHING. JOSHUA 6:2 ROMANS 6:23 C. THE FAITH THAT WORKS BOASTS NOTHING. EPHESIANS 2:8-10 WHEN ISRAEL DID WHAT GOD INSTRUCTED, GOD DID WHAT HE PROMISED.
JERICHO S FALLEN WALLS SHOW THAT FAITH THINKS FAITH TRUSTS FAITH TOILS FAITH TRIUMPHS A. FAITH IS THE VICTORY, & VICTORY IS WON. JOSHUA 6:20 HEBREWS 11:30 1 JOHN 5:4 B. FAITH IS THE VICTORY, & VICTORY IS IN JESUS. JOHN 16:33 1 CORINTHIANS 15:57 C. FAITH IS THE VICTORY: FOR WHOM DO YOU FIGHT? JAMES 4:4 MATTHEW 12:30
THE BATTLE OF JERICHO JOSHUA 6 I. Faith s Fight: The Fall of the Walls JOSHUA 6:1-21 II. Faith s Salvation: The Rescue of Rahab JOSHUA 6:22-25 III. Faith s Condemnation: The Curse of a City JOSHUA 6:26-27
THE BATTLE OF AI I. The Price of Sin in the Camp JOSHUA 7:1-26 JOSHUA 7-8 II. The Power of God in the Battle JOSHUA 8:1-29 III. The Word of God in the Land. JOSHUA 8:30-35
WHEN THERE IS S I N IN THE CAMP A. God s People Are Weakened. 7:1-5 JOSHUA 7 B. God s Glory Gets Questioned. 7:6-9 C. God s Presence Is Threatened. 7:10-15 Ai Jericho D. God s Plan Is the Answer. 7:16-26
WHEN THERE IS S I N IN THE CAMP What is God s solution for sin in the camp today? Matthew 18:15-20 ADDRESS THE SIN REMOVE THE SIN 1 Corinthians 5 MOURN THE SIN REMOVE THE SIN Romans 16:17 MARK THE SIN REMOVE THE SIN 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14 1 Timothy 6:5 MARK THE SIN REMOVE THE SIN Titus 3:10-11 ADMONISH THE SIN REMOVE THE SIN
WHEN THERE IS S I N IN THE CAMP Was God s solution for sin in the camp too harsh? What about Achan s children? Does scripture declare the guilt of Achan s children? Does scripture declare the innocence of Achan s children? Does scripture declare the accountability of Achan s children?
WHEN THERE IS S I N IN THE CAMP Was God s solution for sin in the camp too harsh? Did all Achan s family die? JOSHUA 7:15, 25-26 JOSHUA 22:20 Did all Korah s family die? NUMBERS 16:31-33 NUMBERS 26:10-11 Had God spared children before? DEUTERONOMY 1:39 Had God let children perish before? JOSHUA 6:21 Does God do what is right? DEUTERONOMY 24:16
WHEN THERE IS S I N IN THE CAMP Was God s solution for sin in the camp too harsh? Perhaps Achan s children were spared because they were unaccountable or innocent. Perhaps they were slain because they were accountable, complicit, & guilty. Whatever God did, it was RIGHT.
THE BATTLE OF AI I. The Price of Sin in the Camp JOSHUA 7:1-26 JOSHUA 7-8 II. The Power of God in the Battle JOSHUA 8:1-29 III. The Word of God in the Land. JOSHUA 8:30-35
WHEN THERE IS G OD IN THE BATTLE A. God Supplies the Plan. 8:1-2 B. Leaders Share the Plan. 8:3-8 C. The People Submit to the Plan. 8:9-23 D. God Supplies the Victory. Ai 7:16-26 Jericho
THE BATTLE OF AI I. The Price of Sin in the Camp JOSHUA 7:1-26 JOSHUA 7-8 II. The Power of God in the Battle JOSHUA 8:1-29 III. The Word of God in the Land. JOSHUA 8:30-35
THE GUILE OF GIBEON JOSHUA 9 I. Fearful Lies JOSHUA 9:1-6 II. Foolish League JOSHUA 9:7-15 God s words to Israel had been shared with the heathen. Deuteronomy 7:1-4 Deuteronomy 20:10-18
THE GUILE OF GIBEON I. Fearful Lies JOSHUA 9:1-6 II. Foolish League JOSHUA 9:7-15 JOSHUA 9 III. Fury of the People JOSHUA 9:16-21 IV. Faithfulness to Oaths JOSHUA 9:22-27 Should Israel have made this oath? Should Israel have kept this oath? 2 Samuel 21:1 Ezra 2:58 (Nethinims)
THE GUILE OF GIBEON I. Fearful Lies JOSHUA 9:1-6 II. Foolish League JOSHUA 9:7-15 JOSHUA 9 III. Fury of the People JOSHUA 9:16-21 IV. Faithfulness to Oaths JOSHUA 9:22-27 Does this mean that it is more important to keep our word than to keep God s Word? Deuteronomy 7:1-4 Deuteronomy 20:10-18
THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN God fights for His JOSHUA people. 10 JOSHUA 10:8 JOSHUA 10:10-11 JOSHUA 10:12-13 JOSHUA 10:14 JOSHUA 10:19 JOSHUA 10:25 JOSHUA 10:29-30 JOSHUA 10:32 JOSHUA 10:42
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THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN God fights for His JOSHUA people. 10 JOSHUA 10:8 JOSHUA 10:10-11 JOSHUA 10:12-13 JOSHUA 10:14 JOSHUA 10:19 JOSHUA 10:25 JOSHUA 10:29-30 JOSHUA 10:32 JOSHUA 10:42
THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN I. The Price of Sin in the Camp JOSHUA 7:1-26 JOSHUA 10 II. The Power of God in the Battle JOSHUA 8:1-29 III. The Word of God in the Land. JOSHUA 8:30-35