Joshua 1



Joshua 1 The Great Subject Is The Land

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Joshua 1  Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
  • Joshua in Hebrew means God the Saviour - Joshua in Greek means Jesus
  • The great subject is the land, as that of the Pentateuch was the people.
  • After the death of Moses, in the eleventh month of fortieth year.
  • Moses is a type of law, Joshua of the Messiah and the law is "until Christ"
  • Galatians 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
  • Joshua appointment over the people.
  • Only the children that enter the promise land
  • Joshua and Caleb were the only two, that enter the promise land in that generation under the age of 20.
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
  • The Lord tells Joshua, I'll be with you, as I said unto Moses.
  • The promise was to Israel
4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
 
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
  • The Lord tells Joshua, there shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life.
  • This promise first made to Jacob.
  • Genesis 28:14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
    15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
    16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.
  • Passed on by Moses
  • Deuteronomy 31:5 And the Lord shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
    6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
  • Hebrew 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
  • This is the great subject of the book, divide for an inheritance the land
  • There's a promise land in our generation, called the Kingdom of Heaven (Revelation 21 and 22)
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
  • God saying do according to all the law, be strong and very courage
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
  • God said, If you do not depart from the law, I will be with you.
  • Meditate on God's word
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whither so ever thou goest.
  • God saying, don't worry I will be with thee
10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
 
11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go into possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it.
  • In three days, ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go into possess the land, I'm going to give it to you.
  • After forty years they are going into the promised land
12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
 
13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
  • The Lord hath given you this land
14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
 
15 Until the Lord have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sun rising.
 
16 And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
  • They were ALL in agreement
17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
 
18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
  • Be strong and of a good courage
 
 
Exactly 2520 years from the exile of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.
 
  The first tribe to be conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh, in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.
 
• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant, (A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt - page 25

 
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