Joshua Reaching The Promised Land

Joseph Francis Girzone is a priest. Advised by his doctor to withdraw from administrative work, he immediately set about a new career as a writer and philosopher. Though only 54 years old at the time he wrote the book, his experience as a priest had been unusual. He worked with teenage gangs in New York, and in the local mining area of Pennsylvania. He taught in schools most of his life, and worked in parishes at the same time. He was chairman of a government human rights commission which settled a jail riot and mediated racial tensions in public schools. On numerous occasions, he was called upon to negotiate in prison disturbances.

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.

The books of both Joshua and Judges provide an oversight into conquest and occupation of the Promised Land. Initially, when God promised Abraham land for he and his descendants it seems all that is required of the Israelites is to comply with the covenant (Tullock & McEntire, 2012, p. 96).

After the fall of mankind into disobedience and sin, God made the decision to deal with mankind and the problem of rebellion by establishing contracts or agreements between Himself and the people in order to communicate with and redeem his greatest creation, humanity. As we read through and study the Bible we can see that God is faithful in keeping His promises that he gave to the nation of Israel in the Old Testament having made contracts with Abraham and David and it would appear that Abrahamic and the Davidic Covenants are the mainstays leading up to the new covenant with Jesus Christ being the new

In addition to the Pentateuch, the Old Testament books of the Deuteronomistic history reveal the theme of God’s faithfulness to his followers. Initial examples are found in the conquest of the Promised Land depicted in the book of Joshua. Throughout the Israelite campaign to oust natives and settle the land, God’s actions demonstrate his faithfulness. In one instance God uses Rahab to hide Israelite spies, while in several other situations he allows the Israelites to defeat its foes. From these actions, it is clear that God remained faithful to his promise with Abraham (to provide his descendents with land). In addition to Joshua, the book of Judges provides an example of God’s faithfulness. Throughout the book, Israel repeatedly is unfaithful to God and is conquered by foreign powers. In response to Israelite cries for help, God repeatedly raises up

At first glance Joshua seems to just be a story of the Israelites and the settling of the Promised Land, however, there may also be a prophetic vision of God’s plan for Salvation of His people. The book of Joshua shows the difference between living a life, like Moses, under the Law of the Old Testament and under the freedom, which came from Jesus Christ, as Joshua did. One could certainly make a strong case that Joshua 1-6 can be looked at as a metaphor of Jesus Christ and man’s salvation through Him. The evidence ranges from Joshua’s name to the meaning of the Jordan River. The implications would mean that God was discretely showing the Israelites His plan for future salvation well over a thousand years before Christ.Joshua chapters

The word ‘covenant’ is, in the Old Testament, it is the Hebrew word ‘berith’ and is used

Why did people fight over somthing as silly as land you might ask? Well it wasn't just land it was the holy land. A place Jesus was said to be.

Colonist were attracted to New England as a result of reports that depicted the land as a rival of the Old Testament’s promise land. In a nearly ironic set of ecological blunders the colonist would drastically transform the land and the way of life of its native inhabitants. In essence their mercantilist mind set would change the ecology of New England through trade, deforestation, and practices associated with livestock.

Although America has made great advances in accepting all citizens as equals, America has yet to entirely descend the “mountain”, and navigate the Promised Land of freedom and companionship. The fact that America has yet to cross over into the Promised Land is due to the fact that Americans stop at a mere tolerance, and fail to establish camaraderie with people of different religions and ethnicities. In order to navigate the Promised Land, American citizens must view each other as equals and ensure the liberties and justices of all. By word of Moses and Martin Luther King, Americans must be aware of the fact that all people are equal, and that no individuals deserve to be treated as less than an equal due to their beliefs or race. By living

In the book of Joshua, God is actually on the side of the oppressed, not the oppressor. God reveals

The Israelites were cornered at the Red Sea, with nowhere else to go. Moses tells the Israelites not to fear and that the Lord will help them. Moses is given the power by God to divide the sea in half. The Israelites cross the Red Sea safely while the Egyptians that followed were immediately drowned as the sea came together again. It was proven that God put up a constant fight for the Israelites, never giving up for them because of His love for them. He fought for their survival and well-being. The Lord told them He was their healer, as long as they continued to express their love to Him and listen to Him and His

The Second Covenant 18 And on that same day the LORD said, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. That’s a much larger area, than Israel has acquired to date. Evidently another war is coming. God doesn’t forget His

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

Joshua is very excited and can think of nothing but winning the tank. However, Joshua is doubtful of the promise because he has no proof that the tank exists. This is similar to the Christian belief in eternal life. Christians believe that at the end of their life they will join God in heaven and have eternal life. Christians work to go to heaven because they want to be happy. The tank is like heaven to Joshua. He works to win the tank by participating in a “contest”. At the end of the film, when Joshua is riding in the tank, he is happy and filled with joy. Just as Christians work to be happy and with God after our life, Joshua works to win the tank during his suffering in the concentration camp.