Joshua
Cross over into the land
The Lord told Joshua
at the entrance to the promised land,
Every place you walk, I have given to you.
No one will be able stand against you all your days:
as I was with Moses,
so I will be with you.
Joshua 1:1-3
I will not fail you or forsake you.
said the Lord God Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth.
Be strong and very courageous,
to keep all My words.
Don’t turn to the right or to the left,
then you will prosper wherever you go.
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Joshua sent out 2 men secretly, to spy.
They came to the house of a harlot named Rahab
and stayed there.
The king heard and sent to get them.
God promises us:
You are my hiding place;
You will preserve me from trouble;
You surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 32:7
Rahab told the king’s men,
They left at sunset
before the closing of the gate.
But she had hidden them
on her roof among stalks of flax.
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Before the men lay down so sleep,
she came to the roof and said,
I know that the Lord
has given you the land.
Everyone in our land fears you
since we heard how the Lord
dried up the Red Sea for you.
And no courage remained
when you utterly destroyed
the 2 Amorite kings.
The Lord, He is God
in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
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She lowered them down by a rope
out the window, saying,
Go to the mountains and hide for 3 days,
until the patrol searching for you returns.
Joshua 2
After hearing the spies report
Joshua told the people,
Sanctify yourselves
for tomorrow the Lord
will do wonders among you.
This camp of millions
prepared to cross the Jordan river,
which was already overflowing its banks
at that time of year.
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When the feet of the priests
that carried the ark of the covenant
of the Lord of all the earth,
stood in the waters of Jordan River,
the waters were cut off from above
and stood up in a heap;
and all the Israelites
passed over on dry ground.
When Joshua was by Jericho,
a man stood opposite him
with His sword drawn in His hand.
Joshua said, Are you for us,
or for our enemies?
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He said, No,
I come now as Captain
of the Lord’s army.
Joshua fell on his face and worshipped.
The Lord’s said, Take off your shoes
for the place where you stand is holy.
Joshua 5:13-15
I saw the Lord sitting on a throne,
high and lifted up,
and the train of His robe filled the temple.
Seraphim hovered above calling Holy, holy, holy,
is the Lord of hosts:
the whole earth is full of His glory.
Isaiah 6:1, 3
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Archaeologists found the walls of Jericho
were 6 feet thick and 32-41 feet high.
The Lord had the priests
carry the ark of the covenant
before the warriors,
marching around Jericho without speaking
or making a sound for 7 days.
On the 7th day they went around 7 times
and then blew trumpets, and the wall fell flat.
Israel charged in and conquered,
saving only Rahab and her family,
destroying much evil.
Joshua 6
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The Lord brought Rahab and her family
into His eternal royal family.
God is no respecter of persons
but in every nation
ones that fear Him and do right,
are accepted with Him.
Acts 10:34, 35
The city of Gibeon tricked Israel,
pretending to be from a far county,
not one under the curse
of total destruction for deepest evil.
Joshua and the princes made peace with them
without asking the Lord.
Joshua 9
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
In all your ways acknowledge Him
and He will direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5,6
Five kings assembled and attacked Gibeon
for making peace with Israel.
Gibeon called to Israel for help.
The Lord said, Don't fear.
As the armies ran from Israel,
the Lord 'cast down great stones from heaven'
and more died with hailstones
than those killed with the sword.
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Joshua commanded, Sun, stand still
and moon, in the valley.
The sun stood still in heaven a whole day.
There has been no day like that
before it or after,
for the Lord fought for Israel.
Joshua 10:12-14
The Lord led Joshua
throughout the land,
Israel conquering king after king,
31 in all.
Caleb was the spy that Moses sent
with Joshua 40 years earlier.
He said, ‘I’m 85 years old today.
The Lord kept me alive
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and I’m as strong today
as when Moses sent me to search the land,
because I wholly followed the Lord.
My words are life to all who find them
and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22
Caleb said to Joshua, Give me this mountain
(Hebron:Communion)
If the Lord will be with me,
then I will be able to drive the enemies out.
Joshua gave him the mountain.
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He conquered it.
And the land had rest from war.
Joshua 14:12-15
The Lord gave to Israel
all the land He promised;
and they possessed it and dwelt there.
The Lord gave them rest all around.
None of all their enemies
was able to defeat them;
the Lord delivered
all their enemies into their hand.
Not one thing failed
of any good thing the Lord had spoken;
all came to pass.
Joshua 21:43-45
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All these things happened to them
for examples to us,
on whom the ends of this age has come.
and they are written for us to know Him.
1 Corinthians 10:11
My peace I give you.
Don' let your hearts be troubled
or afraid. John 14:27
Jesus has the peace of the One
who has all the power.
Matthew 28:18
15
All Power in heaven
and earth
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