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Joshua was a major figure in the events of the Exodus. He was charged by Moses with selecting and commanding a militia group for their first battle after exiting Egypt, against the Amalekites in Rephidim, [25] in which they were victorious.
Joshua Installed as Leader - After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to ...
1 Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying, 2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel. 5 No one shall stand against you all the days of your life.
Joshua is the story of the kingdom of God breaking into the world of nations at a time when national and political entities were viewed as the creation of the gods and living proofs of their power.
Joshua, the leader of the Israelite tribes after the death of Moses, who conquered Canaan and distributed its lands to the 12 tribes. His story is told in the Old Testament Book of Joshua.
Joshua is considered one of the Bible’s greatest military leaders for leading the seven-year conquest of the Promised Land, and is often held up as a model for leadership and a source of practical application on how to be an effective leader. Let’s look at his life from a biblical perspective.
Joshua in the Bible began life in Egypt as a slave, under cruel Egyptian taskmasters, but he rose to become one of the greatest leaders of Israel through faithful obedience to God. As successor to Moses, Joshua led the people of Israel into the Promised Land of Canaan.
The Book of Joshua (Hebrew: סֵפֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Sefer Yəhōšūaʿ, Tiberian: Sēp̄er Yŏhōšūaʿ ; [1] Greek: Ιησούς του Ναυή; Latin: Liber Iosue) is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to ...
Joshua was an agent both of grace (e.g., in the case of Rahab) and of damnation in the holy war of Yahweh against the seven wicked nations in the Promised Land, just as Jesus is both Savior and Judge of all men, who metes out death as well as life.
Joshua in the Bible inherits authority from Moses but not charisma. Joshua’s story is melancholy: victory at Jericho tinged by deep sadness.