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This morning we will be starting a new book study of Joshua. Which will serve as a great continuation of what we have studied recently. In the gospel of John, we had a detailed look at who Jesus is and how we are to believe in Him for eternal life. Then in Lev...

Last week we began studying the book of Joshua. The book opens with a very dramatic scene. Moses, the servant of God, has died, and Joshua has been declared the new leader. Israel is encamped at the plains of Moab (Deut 34:1). The problem with this is that the...

At the beginning of the book of Joshua, God’s people are at the edge of the promised land for the second time. 40 years before this moment, Israel tried to enter the promised land and failed. Hebrews 3:19 makes it clear that Israel’s core sin was the reason “t...

The book of Joshua opens at a critical moment in Israel's history where things could have gone sideways very quickly. We have seen throughout Chapter 1 the time and care God took to encourage Joshua. Moses is gone, but they still have God’s promises, God’s pre...

As Israel is on the edge of entering the Promised Land, Joshua has done everything he can to make sure another Kadesh Barnea does not happen. Instead of 12 spies being sent publicly, only 2 spies were sent secretly, apparently with a plan of blending in by goi...

Joshua sent two spies into Jericho to spy out the land and find out any valuable information that they could. The spies were immediately recognized on this secret mission. We are not told how much of Jericho they were able to see because the main focus is thei...

In Joshua 3, Israel is at the bank of the Jordan River, waiting to see the Ark of the Covenant move. God was leading the nation in a unique way, by only using the Ark instead of the pillar of fire or the cloud. God is present with His people and is holy. Due t...

Joshua 3:14-17 ESV (14)  So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,(15)  and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and the feet of the pri...

As we begin to look at Joshua 5 it can be easy to miss how monumental of an event Israel crossing over the Jordan river truly is. The Jordan river crossing was a moment of faithful obedience for Israel and where God displayed His power in an amazing way. It wa...

As we move through the book of Joshua, God’s faithfulness to fulfill His promises stands out. After a 40-year delay in the wilderness, God’s people were finally in the land that had been promised to Abram over 700 years ago. This generation was taking part of ...

Israel’s time so far in the promised land has been used intentionally. God had the men be circumcised as a reminder of His covenant promises to Israel. Then, the nation celebrated the Passover. Many shared firsthand accounts of how the blood of the lamb saved ...

Throughout the book of Joshua, we have seen how important it is to remember who God is and what He has done. Joshua was told not to let the Word of God depart from His mouth but to meditate on it and that by doing so he would have success in the Promised Land ...