One study technique that I use is to list references from my concordance to get a good look at what I am studying.  Doing this for Joshua gave an interesting twist to this study.  So the first post in this series will be Joshua by the Books of the Bible.

Exodus Chapters 17, 24, 32, and 33  This is where we first meet Joshua and God puts him in the history books:

• He leads the army against the Amalekites
• Goes with Moses up the mountain and utters the phrase, “Sounds like war in the camp” when they come back down.
• He is identified as Moses’ “young aid” that does not leave the first “tent of meeting.” “Young” here may refer to the fact that he is in his twenties and not married.

Numbers Chapter 11, 13, 14, 26, 27, 32, and 34

• He wants people to be stopped because they are prophesying, his “youth” is recognized again as Moses corrects his attitude.
• Moses does a name change; it goes from Hoshea (deliverer) to Joshua (Yahweh saves).
• He is associated with Caleb and exploration of the Land and recognized for their positive attitude and faith.
• He is credited with having the Spirit and is to be commissioned to lead when Moses dies.
• Gets orders from Moses, sited as having wholeheartedly followed God
• He gets the important job of assigning the land once the conquest is over.

Deuteronomy 1, 3, 31, 32, and 34

• The first three mentions of Joshua are to encourage and commission Joshua as the new leader.
• Joshua is with Moses while he sings his final song.
• Chapter 34 is the commissioning with laying on of hands and the imparting of the Spirit to Joshua.

Joshua  Some of the notable things about Joshua that is in his book is where he was encouraged, Chapter 1, and he then prays for the sun to stand still and encourages his commanders, Chapter 10.  In his farewell speech Joshua (24:15) delivers the great quote, “As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.”  I find that an interesting verse because he has no children listed in the genealogies.  He also left no successor to lead Israel as recorded in Judges.

Judges Chapter 1 and 2

• Israel is asking God who will lead them since Joshua is dead.
• Joshua’s age at death is 110, which means he lead them approximately 50 years after the initial conquest.

1 Kings 16:34 tells of the curse that Joshua put on the rebuilding of Jericho.

1 Chronicles 7:27 list his family line in the tribe of Ephraim.

Nehemiah 8:17 refers to the celebration of Booths and compares it to Joshua’s time.

Acts 7:45 Stephen is telling of Moses, Joshua, and the Tabernacle.

Hebrews 4:8 states that Joshua did not give the people rest and that a new Sabbath is yet to come.

In looking at the verses it seems that in Exodus Joshua was trained, in Numbers he is established in the community, Deuteronomy he is launched as the leader, and in Joshua he does the job that was assigned to him.

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