Joshua 4:19-5:15 – IN THE LAND

#6 – MOVING FORWARD – THE BOOK OF JOSHUA

  • Forty years after leaving Egypt the Children of Israel were finally in the Promised Land!
  • How do we know that the Land of Canaan does not represent Heaven?
  • For the Christian, the Land of Canaan teaches about victorious Christian living.

PROCLAMATION – JOSHUA 4:19-24

  • Two memorials of twelve stones were set up. One was in the middle of the Jordan River (Verse 9). What might that signify or proclaim?
  • 21-23 – The stones at placed at Gilgal were there to proclaim what had happened at the Jordan. Note that fathers were to be ready to instruct their children. Deuteronomy 6:4-9
  • 24 – Not only were the stones a proclamation to the Israelites, but to the whole world. As Christians are to proclaim the greatness of our God, especially concerning salvation, Israel was responsible to be a testimony to other nations.

PROTECTION – JOSHUA 5:1

  • Word of Israel’s arrival would have spread quickly in the land of Canaan.
  • The way it happened devastated the Canaanites.

PREPARATION – JOSHUA 5:2-10

  • Although it appeared that a quick attack would have been militarily wise, God wanted His people to be Spiritually prepared. There was some unfinished business to attend to.
  1. Circumcision – Vss. 2-9, Genesis 17:9-13, Deuteronomy 10:16, Colossians 2:11-13
  2. Passover – Vs. 10, Exodus 12:40-49, 1 Corinthians 5:7

PROVISION – JOSHUA 5:11-12

  • God provides for His people with a miracle when needed, and by normal means when normal means are available.

PREEMINENCE – JOSHUA 5:13-15

  • This is a Christophany, an appearance of the Lord Jesus in the Old Testament.
  • How was this helpful to Joshua?