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JOSHUA
1 kings 6:1 is important to help us calculate the year the Israelites left Egypt
To give an official account of the historical fulfillment of the Lord's promise to give the Israelites the land of Canaan by holy war
Background knowledge
The righteous people came through Noah.
The land of Israel is like the land of Eden.
God is putting his righteous people into His promised land.
It was a land of peace and rest and prosperity.
A renewed Eden.
highlights the call for God's holy people.
Priest and mediators for the nation.
These would be the people that the Messiah would come through
Intro to Joshua
Joshua name means that Yaweh saves and delivers* God delivers his people through Joshua.
The key is to keep Moses hands up showing that God's presents was there during battle but Joshua contributes to this.
Hoshea doesn't save the people it's Yaweh.
Joshua was one of the 12 spies.
He delivered a positive report.
He was kinda like Moses's secretary.
Moses out his hand on Joshua showing that he would lead next.
We are not 100% who wrote Joshua.
We think he wrote a lot of it but not all of it because it talks about him after his death.
The land of Israel is important because its between two big continents.
It kinda like a melting pot of a land bridge.
There is a lot of conflict in this area.
They eventually beat the Canaanites.
Joshua ch.
1-5
Moses just died in the previous book.
Descendant of Nun.
Joshua had to of been 70-90 years old about to lead the Israelites into battle.
Great river=Euphrates river and Great sea=the Mediterranean sea was promised to all be theirs.
A command to be strong and courageous and it pins on Joshua because it is important to him.
Joshua had a sort of responsibility to be strong and courageous and to obey the law flawless.
Obedience to God's commandments.
613 commandments in the OT.
Rahab is the only one who displayed faith in this city and she wanted security to preserve her and her family.
The plead was our life for hers= they will spare her life if she keeps them a secret.
It's important to note that God desires for people to live righteously not just to kill them off.
Is it okay for us to lie like Rahab did?
1. Lesser of the two evils To lie or to kill?
Rahab chose the lesser sin which was to lie
2. A non-conflicting absolute God does not set aside certain absolutes meaning you should of not sinned by doing either but left God to work and Rahab should tell the truth
3. Hierarchy absolute certain actions usually labeled as sin is not sin based on that certain situation
**It's interesting to note that Rahab was a prostitute, a woman and the fact that she lied.
Was Rahab a believer or did she just know that God was the One True God
Two things required of Rahab
1. Hang a scarlet thread out of her window
2. Gather her whole family in her house
The Jordan river is at this flood season and God asked them to carry the Ark of the Covenant across it.
Then God says that he will part the Jordan for them and put the water in two heaps on the side of it.
It also cool to see that God stretched the Jordan very wide for them.
Their calendar started in may or April.
Springtime and also time was by lunar.
The twelve stones represents a memorial to show God's miracle/sign of the Jordan river.
Passing on dry ground doesn't necessarily mean it was hard as rock dry river ground without water just means it was passable.
Importance and Symbolism of Circumcision for the Israelites
-a sign of the Abrahamic Covenant
-done as an act of loyalty to the Lord
-Removal of that which is against God
This was done by the Israelites in enemy territory which was an act of faith
The Israelites first observed the Passover in the promised land on the 14th day of the first month (April or May)
unleavened was a symbolic thing for sin so that's why during the passover it wasn't allowed.
They were supposed to be set apart from God because of their sin
Manna- Flaky an white, appeared in the morning except on the Sabbath (Sundays) they were only supposed to gather a days worth except on the Sabbath it would of been two days worth.
24 And they said to Joshua, “Truly the Lord has given all the land into our hands.
And also, all the inhabitants of the land melt away because of us.”
This is cool because this is the first positive report and an encouraging one!
19 The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped at Gilgal on the east border of Jericho.
This is important because this date represents the passover when they brought in the lamb or goat to prepare for the passover on the 14th.
*** Identify where Gilgal is at
-where Israel first camped when they entered Canaan
-Remains Israel 's central encampment through the conquests
Ch. 6-9
Joshua probably had 60,000 men walking around Jericho.
Kherem-devoted to the Lord for destruction
-things, fruit
-servants
-Jericho was this city (this means they weren't allowed to take anything from this place)
Jericho was kinda suppose to be a burnt offering to God.
Covenant renewal sermon
Mountain Ebal and Mountain Gerizim- The 2 mountains is where Israel renewed their covenant with the Lord and recited the blessings and cursings.
These are read in the middle of these two mountains which was Shechem.
It's important that the leader of Israel hand wrote the law and he does it in the presence of the people.
The stranger and the native were there.
This happened right in the Canaanite territory.
He writes it out and then reads it.
The people enjoyed the truth of what was being read because they all had the expectation to live by it.
Covenants are BINDING contracts because it is worn to be done in front of God.
Joshua started this with God and it proceeded through the leaders.
They were not allowed to have ties or marry the Canaanites.
The Gibeonites brought old bread and such to the Israelites deceiving them that they came from far away so they would make a treaty with them.
Gibeonites are apart of the Canaanites.
After the made the oath and covenant to someone its on behalf of Yaweh.
They soon found out who the Gibeonites actually were.
Joshua 9: 19 But all the leaders said to all the congregation, “We have sworn to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.
The Gibeonites were now servants of Israel for the rest of their lives.
Israel cursed them for lying.
Ch. 10-12
The king of Israel is now fearful that the Israelites would take them over so he starts making an army to go Kill the Gibeonites which is now in the protection of Israel.
8 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands.
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