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Introduction to the Book of Joshua

Introduction to the Book of Joshua. 17 June 2007. Names of the Book. Hebrew name: "Jehovah saves" Greek name: "Jesus" English name: "Joshua". Author of the Book. Probably mostly by Joshua himself. Outline. Entering the Promised Land (1:1 – 5:15) One month, by the Jordan River

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Introduction to the Book of Joshua

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  1. Introduction to the Book of Joshua 17 June 2007

  2. Names of the Book • Hebrew name: "Jehovah saves" • Greek name: "Jesus" • English name: "Joshua"

  3. Author of the Book • Probably mostly by Joshua himself

  4. Outline • Entering the Promised Land (1:1 – 5:15) • One month, by the Jordan River • Conquering the Promised Land (6:1 – 13:7) • About 7 years, in Canaan • Dividing the Promised Land (13:8 – 24:33) • About 8 years • 2 ½ tribes – East of the Jordan River • 9 ½ tribes – West of the Jordan River

  5. Joshua, the Leader • Had been a slave in Egypt • Moses’ personal servant • One of the 2 spies who came back with a good report after exploring the land for Moses • Allowed to enter the Promised because of his good report - faith • Obedient and wise general

  6. Nations at the time of the conquest

  7. Central and Southern Campaigns From Niv Atlas of the Bible, but Zondervan

  8. Northern Campaign From Niv Atlas of the Bible, but Zondervan

  9. Division of the land among the 11 tribes& 48 Levitical towns From Niv Atlas of the Bible, but Zondervan

  10. Limits of Israelite Settlement before the monarchy From Niv Atlas of the Bible, but Zondervan

  11. Solomon’s Kingdom From Niv Atlas of the Bible, but Zondervan

  12. Twelve Tribes of Israel

  13. Twelve Tribes of Israel

  14. Modern Israel Israel today From Niv Atlas of the Bible, but Zondervan

  15. Theme and Purpose of Joshua • Possession of the promised land • Enjoyment of God’s blessings through obedient faith

  16. Special emphasis • Attempt the impossible • Submit to God’s directions • Watch God be faithful • Watch God judge the wicked Canaanites

  17. Why did God want to kill the Canaanites? You must not live according the the customsof the nations I am going to drive outbefore you. Because they did all these things,I abhorred them. - Leviticus 20:23 NIV

  18. Some sins of the Canaanites (From Lev. 19 & 20) • Made and worshipped false gods • Stole from each other • Lied to each other • Deceived & defrauded one another • Perverted justice • Practiced divination and sorcery

  19. Some sins of the Canaanites • Made their daughters be prostitutes • Turned to mediums and spiritists • Were disrespectful to the parents • Were disrespectful to the elderly • Mistreated foreigners • Used dishonest standards for measurements • Sacrificed their children to Molech

  20. Some sins of the Canaanites • Committed adultery • Men had sex with their stepmothers • Men had sex with their daughters-in-law • Indulged in Homosexuality • Men married both women and their mothers • Sexual relations with animals • Incest • Men had sex with their aunts

  21. Why did God give the land to Israel? It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the LORD your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people. - Deuteronomy 9:5,6 NIV

  22. Application Watch out for covetousness(Remember Achan)

  23. Application Watch out for covetousness(Remember Achan) Walk in obedience

  24. Application Watch out for covetousness(Remember Achan) Walk in obedience Walk by faith

  25. Application Watch out for covetousness(Remember Achan) Walk in obedience Walk by faith Listen to the leadership of God in the church

  26. Bibliography • Special thanks goes to the following: • Zondervan for their NIV Atlas of the Bible • Bruce Wilkinson & Kenneth Boa for their information inTalk Thru the Bible • Walt Henrichsen for his wisdom and insight shared during Bible studies he has led and in books, articles and e-mails he has written • Edward Reese for his chronology and dating inThe Reese Chronological Bible

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