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Sermons on Joshua (67)

Joshua 1:10 - The Command to Cross

This article on Joshua 1:10 is about crossing into the promised land.

Joshua 1:6-9 - The Source of Strength

Looking at Joshua 1:6-9, this article shows that serving God can only be done through the strength that God provides. We, just like Joshua, can gain God's strength through worship, for in worship we wait upon the Lord.

Joshua 1:6-8 - Valour Training

This article on Joshua 1:6-8 is about being strong and courageous, trusting the Word of God.

Joshua 2:8 - The Testimony of Rahab

This article on Joshua 2:8 is about the faith of Rahab.

Joshua 3:4 – Untrodden Pathways

This article on Joshua 3:4 is about the future, having peace and security, and the providence and rule of God.

Joshua 4 - The Memorial at Gilgal

This article on Joshua 4 is about the task the people of God have to remember the deeds of God. A Memorial is always there for teaching, especially the teaching of children about the deeds of God.

Joshua 5:13-6:5 - Worship and the Great Commission

Working from the scripture passage of Joshua 5:13 - Joshua 6:5 on the conquest of Jericho, this article shows the relationship between worship and evangelism, or mission work. Just as in worship God's people are led by Christ and are in His presence, so in evangelism Christ leads His church and His people go with His presence.

Joshua 6:15 – The King's March

This article is a meditation on Joshua 6:15.

Joshua 7 – The Sin of Achan

This article considers the man Achan and his sin, revealed in Joshua 7.

Joshua 23:8 - But Cleave Unto the Lord Your God

This article looks at Joshua 23:8, discussing what it means to cleave to the Lord and describing the fruit of cleaving to the Lord.

Joshua 1 – At the Border of Canaan Again

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 1, along with study questions on the chapter.

Joshua 1-3 - “Three Days” in Joshua 1-3 – Resolving a Chronological Conundrum

This article looks at the early chapters of the book of Joshua that contain a number of small chronological problems. The specific issue addressed is that of the various three-day periods mentioned in Joshua 1-3, i.e., Joshua 1:11, Joshua 2:22, and Joshua 3:2.

Joshua 2 - Rahab and the Spies

How was Rahab saved? Was her faith genuine? Based on Joshua 2, this article engages with these questions.

Joshua 2 – Rahab: The Lord Is Already Present in Canaan

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 2, along with study questions on the chapter.

Joshua 3-4 – The Entry

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 3-Joshua 4, along with study questions on the chapters.

Joshua 3-4 - Why Do Joshua's Readers Keep Crossing the River? The Narrative-Geographical Shaping of Joshua 3-4

The Jordan River stood as a barrier before Israel entering the Promised Land. It was an obstacle between promise and fulfilment. Reading Joshua 3 and Joshua 4, one relives the crossing of the river twenty-one times. Beck wants to consider the significance of this repeated crossing of the Jordan.

Joshua 5:1-12 – In Canaan: Circumcision and Passover

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 5:1-12, along with study questions on the material.

Joshua 5:13-6:27 – Jericho

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 5:13-Joshua 6:27, along with study questions on the material.

Joshua 6 - The Walls of Jericho

This article looks at the archeology of the walls of Jericho (Joshua 6).

Joshua 7 – Israel under the Ban

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 7, along with study questions on the chapter.

Joshua 8 – From Ai to Mount Ebal and Gerizim

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 8, along with study questions on the chapter.

Joshua 9 – The Deception of the Gibeonites

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 9, along with study questions on the chapter.

Joshua 10-12 – Crushing the Might of the Canaanites

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 10-Joshua 12, along with study questions on the material.

Joshua 13-19 – The Apportioned Inheritances (2)

This article is part two of an exposition of Joshua 13-Joshua 19, along with study questions on the material.

Joshua 13-19 – The Apportioned Inheritances (1)

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 13-Joshua 19, along with study questions on the material.

Joshua 20-21 – The Completion of the Division

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 20-Joshua 21, along with study questions on the chapters.

Joshua 20:1-9

Joshua 22 – The Altar at the Jordan

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 22, along with study questions on the chapter.

Joshua 23-24:1 – How Israel May Remain in Canaan

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 23-Joshua 24:1, along with study questions on the chapter.

Joshua 24:2-33 – The Renewal of the Covenant

This article provides an exposition of Joshua 24:2-33, along with study questions on the chapter.

Joshua 24:14-15 - Family Worship – The Duty of Family Worship

Beeke argues from Joshua 24:14-15 that God requires heads of households to lead their families in family worship. He further considers how this worship should be conducted.

Joshua and Ancient Near Eastern Warfare

What is the date of the book of Joshua? This paper wants to compare the book of Joshua's military practices with those of second millennium royal literature from Ugarit, Babylon, and Assyria to help date the book of Joshua.

Ideal versus Real History in the Book of Joshua

This paper consider the way the author of the book of Joshua writes history (historiography).

Fixing Boundaries - The Construction of Identity in Joshua

The primary themes that configure the book of Joshua are constituted by possession of the promised land, obedience to the commands of Moses, and the extermination of the peoples of the land. Even though there has been common agreement that these themes function to establish a sense of national identity, attempts to describe how they do so have been frustrated by the apparent contradictory perspectives they present.