How Joshua Points to jesus

Joshua Background

Numbers 13 we see Joshua first as on of the spies sent into Canaan by moses

he come back ready to take the land

Deuteronomy 31 Moses chooses Joshua (via God’s command) as his successor

Joshua will lead the Israelites into the land of Canaan.

Todays Text:

Joshua 4:1–9 CSB

After the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord spoke to Joshua: “Choose twelve men from the people, one man for each tribe, and command them: Take twelve stones from this place in the middle of the Jordan where the priests are standing, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you spend the night.” So Joshua summoned the twelve men he had selected from the Israelites, one man for each tribe, and said to them, “Go across to the ark of the Lord your God in the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift a stone onto his shoulder, one for each of the Israelite tribes, so that this will be a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ you should tell them, ‘The water of the Jordan was cut off in front of the ark of the Lord’s covenant. When it crossed the Jordan, the Jordan’s water was cut off.’ Therefore these stones will always be a memorial for the Israelites.” The Israelites did just as Joshua had commanded them. The twelve men took stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each of the Israelite tribes, just as the Lord had told Joshua. They carried them to the camp and set them down there. Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing. The stones are still there today.

Explain the Text

Crossing the Jordan is entering into Canaan

Memorial stones

Remembering What God has done

Basis for sharing faith with their Children

Signpost to a lost world

Joshua as leader

Application

Joshua as Bridge between Moses and David

Joshua and faithfulness

Joshua pointing to God