An Essay Comparing Joshua and Jesus

In the Old Testament, the Israelites were seen as people who failed to listen to God’s commandments. Despite knowing beforehand that they would be punished for their disobedience, they still continued to commit sin. God tried to deter their misbehavior by promising them many blessings, but it worked to no avail. Due to the insubordination of the Israelites, He made sure that the promises He made to them would be withheld and that they would face consequences.

Subsequently, in the books of Joshua and Judges the authors capture the tribulations of the Israelites in their attempts to conquer the Promised Land (Tullock & McEntire, 2012, p. 96). Additionally, in the first twelve chapters of the book of Joshua exhibit a decisive conquest through the entirety of the land of Canaan, which provides the initial impression of a seamless transition between the work of Moses and the leadership of Joshua (Tullock & McEntire,

Chapter three of Engaging the Christian Scriptures goes into detail over selective parts of the sections of history, writings, and prophets. Chapter three gives the reader information over several books in the Bible such as Joshua, Judges, Jeremiah, etc. The chapter dives into the text of Joshua and gives the reader useful insight over Joshua and him leading the Israel across the Jordan river to conquer the land of milk and honey, Jericho. The book of Judges purpose was to teach Israel that God is faithful and certain to punish sin therefore each person must remain loyal and devoted to the Lord. The purpose of Jeremiah was to warn of the destruction that they were about to face and to urge Judah to return and submit to God. Towards the end

Without devotion to God, violence and death would flourish in Israel. These factors would impede God’s blessings of security and life; thus, the Mosaic covenant demonstrates the continual faithfulness of God in the Old Testament. Finally, God is faithful to Israel during the people’s complaints in the desert. Rather than abandoning the nation for its faithlessness, God provides them will nourishment and protection during their journey. These acts further reinforce the faithfulness of God, even when his followers stray. In all, the Pentateuch demonstrates the theme of God’s faithfulness.

In the Old Testament, Abraham and Moses were two very prominent leaders chosen by God to do his will. Throughout Genesis and Exodus, both men play important roles in fulfilling God’s will. They are put to many tests, given covenants, and communicate constantly with God. Although they have many similarities such as being leaders and men of God, there are also many differences between the two.

Joshua began his journey by consulting with God. God encouraged Joshua “to complete the task of Moses by leading the Israelites into Canaan”(Varughese, A. 2003, p.139). God wanted Joshua to be courageous during this journey. Joshua was able to carry out the task the God has set for Moses. He was able to assist the people to the Promised Land.

The book of Joshua is the continuation of the pilgrimage of Israel to the Promised Land. However, it is also a book about the man Joshua. Joshua's life is an illustration of the power of faith, and teaches us the key to victorious living. The principles he lived by and through which he found success are the same ones we can live by to be victorious in Christ. The essential element of that life is faith.

Moving on, from what Richter named the barrier (people, time, and space), chapter three contains the outworking of God through the five men discussed before. As she states, “the biblical writers consciously organized their material in a systematic fashion in order to communicate certain central truths.” The author briefly details the aspects of the covenants within the Old Testament surrounding Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David. Taking, in turn, each of them and expositing them in a way that shows the redemptive story that is taking place. “For each of these characters was called to mediate a covenant between God and humanity”. Tying into the culture of the people, God used the fallen and difficult Israelite culture to set up his redemptive plan the would show to be faithful, even to a faithless people.

Joshua was the son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim. His name means “the Lord is salvation.” He was born in Egypt around 1530 B.C. He went through the Passover and the Exodus.

The Hebrew Bible contains contradictory and inadequate information, which impacts my views about what the Hebrew Bible, says and what the Bible means. It has multiple significances. It is evident that various scriptures in the Hebrew Bible do not say what it means, nor does it mean what it says. “Ultimately, it 's going to take some detective work in an effort to enhance interpretation further.”[pg. 6].

4. In the book of Joshua, how is Joshua presented as the successor of Moses? Compare

Jesús Viciana and Jay Cameron are both part of the physical education system in schools. Although both Viciann and Cameron have ideas for changing the physical education to produce the most benefit they have their difference in opinions. Both focus on the importance of organization and planning to be able to execute a proper class. However, Jay Cameron focuses more on implementing change and motivating it consistently and Jesus Vicanna focus on learning the content. Therefore, seeing the difference in participation we can learn from the ideas and make a better one.

This historical path in which the Israelites had to endure taught them to fully trust in God and to always have faith in God. During this historical path, one can also learn a theological message behind the lives of the Israelites as one reads the book of Joshua. Just to take a step back a book in the Bible Deuteronomy one can read that the Israelites would complain about anything that they could think of, they would rebel against the Lord, and they would worship idol gods. Since God is so grateful and forgiving, God did not turn his back on his chosen generation. Leading the reader to Joshua, God had to do some drastic things to his people such as allow the Israelites to wander in the wilderness for forty years, but God was still with them

After the death of Moses, Joshua, Son of Nun, was chosen to be the next prophet by God. Joshua was tasked with the challenge of leading the Israelites into their promised lands. One reason that this was such a challenge was because other people, the (IDK) were already living there. God said that he too, would help the Israelites obtain the land. In order to inquire more about these peoples, Joshua sent spies across the river, into the land, and asked them to report back to him. When the spies came back, they tell Joshua the, people in Jericho (the promised land) were gravely afraid of the Israelites. With this good news, Joshua was ready to begin his quest across the river leading the Israelites. In order for the Israelites to cross safely,

Disobedience, Deliverance, Destruction. After the death of Joshua, the men of Judah and Joseph conquered their territory and drove out the Canaanites, being obedient, but all the other tribes did not. This signified a lack of trust in the Lord to fight their battles and was disobedient. Destroying idols was a part of the covenant and most of Israel did not do this and God cursed them. Because they had not destroyed the Canaanites, they would forever be in tension with them. The Israelites repented of their sins, but the curse still was in place. One generation after the death of Joshua did not know the Lord and was disobedient. This also shows that the previous “faithful” generation did not properly teach their children and therefore failed