📖 The Book of Joshua
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God keeps his promise — Israel inherits the land by faith and obedience.
Who wrote Joshua?
Author
Joshua (traditional)
Written
c. 1380 BC
Genre
History
Final form likely compiled later; Joshua's death and successor events are recorded in the book itself.
Why Joshua was written
To record the conquest and division of Canaan, showing that God is faithful to his covenant promises and that obedience brings blessing while disobedience brings defeat.
Outline of Joshua
- 11–5: Preparation and crossing the Jordan
- 26–12: The conquest of Canaan
- 313–21: The division of the land among the tribes
- 422–24: Covenant renewal and Joshua's farewell
Key verses
Joshua 1:8-9Joshua 3:5Joshua 24:15
How Joshua points to Christ
Joshua's name is the Hebrew equivalent of Jesus — 'the LORD saves.' He leads God's people into their inheritance, as Jesus leads his people into eternal life. Rahab's scarlet cord echoes the Passover blood.
How Joshua begins
1Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
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