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Studies in the Life of Joshua Studies in the life of Joshua 1 2 Studies in the Life of Joshua #1: Introduction and Background The story of God’s faithfulness and how, by faith in God’s promises, God’s people can overcome and experience His life-changing deliverance We’re going to begin a journey today through the book of Joshua. It’s a thrilling book, a book of victory! We’ll cross swollen rivers; we’ll see large, massive walls come tumbling down; we’ll see giants and enemies of the Lord routed and put to flight. We’ll see cities conquered and the land finally become a part of God’s inheritance to His people! Joshua is not record of the dry, dusty past of simply what God has done and said. The possession God wants us to possess is victory. He doesn’t want us to live as a victim but as a victor! Why would people find themselves as victims rather than victors? Because they haven’t claimed the promises or the victory God has already given to them! It’s not that God has failed them; it’s that they will not claim what God has already given them. The Bible admits the possibility of failure, but the Bible never admits the necessity of failure. A minister takes a risk beginning a study about war at a time in history when war in general, and “religious wars” in particular, are detested, and when some religious groups would be happy if we removed the “militant” songs from the church hymnal. But I’ll take that risk, because I think the church needs the message of the Book of Joshua more than ever before. We’re living in a day of reproach and defeat; we’re tempted to ‘hold back’ and it would cause us to look more like a bunch of prisoners of war. Whether we like it or not, God’s people are expected to be soldiers. At least Paul thought so: (2 Timothy 2:3-4 NIV) Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. {4} No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer. The Book of Joshua tells us how to be victorious soldiers and how to claim our rich spiritual inheritance in Jesus Christ. It tells us how to be strong and courageous as we face our enemies and march forward to claim new territory for the Lord. “There never was a good war, or a bad peace,” Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1783; but it’s possible that the wise old patriot was wrong. After all, God called Joshua to be a general and to lead the army of Israel in holy conquest. But there were bigger issues involved in that conquest than the invasion and possession of a land—issues that touch our lives and our faith today. That’s why we’re embarking on this study. The Book of Joshua is the book of new beginnings for the people of God, and many believers today need a new beginning. After forty years of wandering in the wilderness, Israel claimed their inheritance and enjoyed the blessings of the land that God had prepared for them, “as the days of heaven upon the earth” (Deut. 11:21). 3 That’s the kind of life God wants us to experience today. Jesus Christ, our Joshua, wants to lead us in conquest now and share with us all the treasures of His wonderful inheritance. He has “blessed us with all spiritual blessings” (Eph. 1:3), but too often we live like defeated paupers. For centuries, the descendants of Abraham had anticipated possessing the land God had promised to the Patriarch in the Abrahamic Covenant, and then reiterated to Isaac and Jacob. Joshua is the compelling history of the fulfillment of that promise. It is the story of God’s faithfulness and how, by faith in God’s promises, God’s people can overcome and experience His life-changing deliverance. The message of Joshua can encourage and have a wonderful impact on one’s life. For that to occur, however, we need to be serious in our study of Scripture. Overview The book of Joshua describes the conquest and possession of the land of Canaan and may be divided into three simple divisions: (1) invasion or entrance, (2) conquest, and (3) possession or division of the land. This is the land God had promised Israel through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Here God fulfilled that promise, though not exhaustively since there still remains a rest for the people of God (Heb. 4). Joshua describes the military triumph of God’s people through faith and obedience. However, unlike most military histories, in the book of Joshua the focus is on the commander’s Commander, the Captain of the Lord’s host (5:15). Repeatedly, as Joshua’s name illustrates (Yahweh saves), the book demonstrates that Israel’s victories were due to God’s power and intervention. Key Historical Perspective In Genesis, Israel was born as a nation in the call and promises of God to Abraham (Election of the nation). In Exodus, the nation was delivered out of bondage in Egypt, crossed the Red Sea, and was given God’s Holy Law (Redemption of the nation). In Leviticus, the nation was taught how to worship in view of God’s holiness (Sanctification of the nation). In Numbers, they were tested and numbered as a nation (Direction and Wandering of the nation). In Deuteronomy, the law was reviewed and reiterated and closed with the assurance that Israel would possess the land (Instruction of the nation). In Joshua, the nation crossed over Jordan and took possession of the land (Possession by the nation). If Moses is the symbol of deliverance, then Joshua is the symbol of victory. Joshua teaches us that faith “is the victory that overcomes the world” (1 John 5:4). Key Verse (Joshua 1:3 NIV) I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Joshua 1:3 compares to Ephesians 1:3 in the New Testament, “… blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” Literally, “in the heavenlies”; i.e., in the realm of heavenly possessions and experiences into which the Christian is brought because of his association with the risen Christ.[1] Key Concept The key concept of the book of Joshua is possession through conflict by the power of Yahweh, the Captain of the Lord’s host. In this regard, it is also like Ephesians, for though we are blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ, we must realistically face the fact of our enemies (Eph. 6:12) and strengthen ourselves by putting on the full armor of God (Eph. 6:10-11, 13-18). (Ephesians 6:10-18 NIV) Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. {11} Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. {12} For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. {13} Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. {14} Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, {15} and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. {16} In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all 4 the flaming arrows of the evil one. {17} Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. {18} And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. It is important to realize that Israel’s ownership of the land was unconditional under the covenant with Abraham, but possession of the land was conditional upon faith and obedience. And so today, conflict and conquest by faith go with laying hold of that which we have positionally in Christ; the experience of our blessings in Christ comes through faith in the midst of conflict. The Theme and Purpose of the Book As mentioned, Joshua is the history of Israel’s conquest of the land of Canaan in fulfillment of God’s promises for the people of Israel. After 400-plus years of slavery in Egypt and 40 years in the desert, the Israelites finally are able to enter the Promised Land. Abraham, a sojourner and alien all his life, never possessed the country to which he was sent. The only piece of ground he owned he purchased himself as a burial plot for Sarah and his family, the cave and field of Machpelah (Gen. 23). However, Abraham did leave both his physical and spiritual Primary Purpose descendants the legacy of God’s covenant promises that would make The primary purpose of the book of them the eventual heirs of all of Canaan and the spiritual blessings we Joshua is to show God’s faithfulness to have in Christ including a heavenly city (see Gen. 15:13,16,18; 17:8; His promises; that He had done for Israel Rom. 4:12-14; Heb. 11:11; 4:1-11).
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