OT Characters: Joshua

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/ot19-joshuamp3/">website</a>.</p><p><strong>Hebrew words:</strong></p><ul><li><i>Yehoshua -- </i>"God has saved", Joshua's new name after:</li><li><i>Hoshea</i> -- "He has saved" (Numbers 13:16). Moses was the one who changed his name.</li><li>Joshua appears 223x in the Bible, 27x before the book of Joshua.</li><li><i>Iesous </i>(pronounced yay-SOOSS) -- The word in biblical Greek for both <i>Joshua </i>and <i>Jesus</i>.</li></ul><p><strong>Further study:</strong></p><ul><li>Mentioned in this podcast</li><li>Period of preparation<ul><li>Born in Egypt (during Israelite slavery)</li><li>Exodus 17 -- appears in the Battle of Rephidim</li><li>Exodus 24:13, 32:17, 33:11 -- serves as Moses' assistant</li><li>Numbers 11:28 -- uncomfortable with God's making an exception to his normal way of working.</li><li>Numbers 14:6-10 -- He exhibits a great faith as he rejects the negative counsel of the spies.</li><li>Numbers 14:30 -- God will allow him to enter the Promised Land (even though neither Moses nor Aaron is permitted -- Numbers 20).</li><li>Numbers 27:18ff, Deuteronomy 34:9 -- Moses commissions him, and is told to <i>encourage </i>Joshua (Deuteronomy 1:38).</li></ul></li><li>Platform for spiritual success laid out (Joshua 1). Key concept<i>: Success and confidence flow from obedience to God's word</i>.</li><li>Lifetime accomplishments<ul><li>Assumes leadership of the nation (Joshua 1</li><li>Takes the land<ul><li>Southern campaign (Joshua 2-10). Some miracles</li><li>Northern campaign (Joshua 11). No miracles.</li></ul></li><li>Divides the land, allocating it to the 12 tribes (Joshua 13+)</li><li>Calls the people to commitment (Joshua 23-24)</li></ul></li><li>N.T. passages: Acts 7:45 and Hebrews 4:8</li><li>Advanced<ul><li>See the book by Francis Schaeffer, <i>Joshua and the Flow of Biblical History.</i> Click <a href="http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=45204&netp_id=322140&event=ESRCN&item_code=WW&