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Moses' successor was Joshua. Let us get before us the early career of this man of God -- that part of his career that endeth with the death of Moses. In the first book of the Chronicles (1 Chron. 7:20-27) Joshua's pedigree reaches back through eight generations and over a period of four hundred yea
Only a remnant would escape and even that would be purely according to God's elective grace. But the people did not understand. Confidently they answered, "Nay; but we will serve the LORD." Thus it was that Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem. There under the oak where Abraham
Still Joshua is not satisfied that he has done all he can to make it most difficult for them to break their vow, and to deprive them of every excuse in the event they should deny God. So he takes a great stone and sets it up under an oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. This sanctuary was not
Another consideration enters into the picture, and that is the time factor. Can we gain any ideas as to when the book might have been written? Here, too, modern critics place its writing piece-meal, culminating at a very late date, after the exile in Babylon. However, careful examination of the book
And Joshua was at the bottom of the mountain when Moses came down. And he didn't even know about what was going on in the camp, which was the worship of the golden calf. Clearly, he went with Moses as far as he could, and he was right there with Moses when he came back down. We read of an inter
For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage and which did those great signs in our sight and preserved us in all the way wherein we went and among all the people through whom we passed. And the Lord drave out from before us
Beloved in the Lord, we consider this morning the charge that God gave Joshua. This is a fitting text on the occasion of the installation of an elder. And this text records one of the most important periods of Israel's history. A fulfillment of God's wonder work of grace is revealed as he leads
Joshua stands sharply stand unequivocally for the thesis regardless of what anyone else does. Joshua also takes a covenant stand. He does not refer only to himself, but includes his house, that is, his covenant generations. As the head of his house, he determines that his entire household in their g
We'll notice, in the first place, the great task, secondly, the needed strength, and finally, the enduring promise. Jehovah's encouragement to Joshua, the great task, the needed strength, the enduring promise. Joshua, the son of Nun, had a task before him that was incredibly weighty. Joshua was
The other Joshua was their high priest on return to their land after seventy years of exile. Jesus is our Joshua, the Captain of our salvation, and our Great High Priest. He is more than just Hoshea, as Joshua was first known. The name simply means Salvation. But Joshua means Jehovah Saves! It is no