appeal and exhortation to the people, to ful ll the conditions for anticipated heights of continued blessing in God’s rest land Study the survey Chart 32 Note the similarities to Chart 29 How does the survey chart divide the book of Joshua into two main parts? Find a phrase in 11:16-23 which summarizes the successful engagements of Joshua and his army Note the two anticipatory sections 10 To conclude your survey, read the last three chapters of Joshua, keeping the survey chart in mind as you read IV PROMINENT SUBJECTS A THE MAN JOSHUA The prominent person of this book is the man Joshua A few of the many things revealed about him are cited below Read all the Bible passages involved 1 His name Joshua’s original name was Hoshea (Num 13:8; Deut 32:44), which literally means “salvation.” During the wilderness journey, Moses changed the name to Jehoshua (Num 13:16, KJV), meaning, “Jehovah is salvation.” (Joshua is a contracted form of Jehoshua.) What is the significance of this change of name? His association with Moses Joshua was a young man when Moses appointed him as one of his ministers, or attendants, during the wilderness journey Read the following passages which tell of some of his services during those years: Exodus 17:8-16; 24:1213; Numbers 13:1-16; 14:26-35 At the close of Moses’ career, God chose Joshua to be his successor (Num 27:18), and Moses transferred the mantle of leadership to his faithful attendant and friend (Deut 34:9) His character Read what God said of Joshua in Numbers 27:18 (cf Deut 34:9) Joshua feared God, believed God, obeyed God, and glori ed God He was a great ruler, commanding the respect of all his subjects (Deut 34:9), maintaining order and discipline, putting the worship of God central in the nation’s government, encouraging his people to press on to claim God’s best He was also a great military leader, using his God-given traits of wisdom, dence, courage, and a spirit of challenge to manipulate his army in strategies that consistently led to triumph And Joshua was a humble man who thought highly of others and most gloriously of God B THE LORD GOD One writer has commented that “the criterion of the religious value of any book is, What does it tell us about God?”9 The book of Joshua reveals much about the person and work of God Look up the names “Lord” and “God” in an exhaustive concordance and observe that the Lord was actively and incessantly involved in the battles and business of the leaders and people Three attributes of God especially prominent in the book are His holiness, faithfulness, and saving grace C THE MAJOR TASKS The book of Joshua reports the essential details of four major tasks or experiences of Israel in occupying the promised rest land: preparation, conquest, allocating the land parcels, and consecration Preparation (1:1—5:15) The rst ve chapters of Joshua concern the preliminary stages of the Israelites’ conquest of Canaan, as they prepared and positioned themselves for the battles against their enemies Read the passage, referring to this condensed ... gloriously of God B THE LORD GOD One writer has commented that ? ?the criterion of the religious value of any book is, What does it tell us about God?”9 The book of Joshua reveals much about the person... Joshua concern the preliminary stages of the Israelites’ conquest of Canaan, as they prepared and positioned themselves for the battles against their enemies Read the passage, referring to this condensed... Three attributes of God especially prominent in the book are His holiness, faithfulness, and saving grace C THE MAJOR TASKS The book of Joshua reports the essential details of four major tasks