Joshua's Transition

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

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

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,

Our paper is on Joshua, as presented in Joshua 1-3, 6, 11, 23-24. Joshua is in Lebanon, but God is sending him to go and take the Promise Land of Canaan. This all takes place in 1406 B.C., which is after Moses had passed on and passed on the leadership to Joshua. The book of Joshua also briefly follows two spies sent into Canaan and the prostitute, Rahab, who protected them. This is a story about how God will always make a way for his people to get to a better place and protect them, even when times seem tough.

After the victory, the Promised Land was officially the Israelites' land for the taking. Joshua later led several other victories for the Israelites before he died in the year 1245 BC. Thanks to him, the Israelites now could peacefully live in the Holy Land. If he had not obeyed God, the Promise Land would still be in the hands of the wrong people for another long forty years. His obedience is later referenced in the book of 1 Samuel. "To obey is better than sacrifice." (“15:22”) Joshua clearly knew this, which lead to all of his

The Book of Ruth is often times treated as a book of history for Christians since its setting is around the time of the Book of Judges and gives linage to the Messiah, Jesus Christ, in the Old Testament. But the fundamental meaning of the Book of Ruth is to show a contrast between itself and the book of Judges. In the Book of Judges, the love of God and holding obediance to God’s covenant are taking a backseat to the Hebrews own wants, needs and struggles. But the book of Ruth restores that faith in the Covenant. Instead of the struggles of the Book of Judges portrays Ruth’s book shows the power of redemption and the love of God and the Covenant.

The Christ of the Covenants demonstrates the relationship between five covenants God instigated with Adam, Abraham, Noah, Moses, and David in the Old Testament, and how they are reflected in Jesus’ birth, death, and resurrection in the New Testament. In answering four basic questions, I discovered this main idea to be true time and time again. Robertson exhibits his vast knowledge of the subject with a concisely structured index outlining one clear point for the entire novel.

The physical restoration of Jerusalem and the social restoration of the community would need to continue, and question about the composition of that community would have to be resolved. These issues became pressing in the mid fifth century BCE…” (Cogan 424). Again we get the theological and existential question of “who are we” in the return to Israel just like what was happening for them during their exile. Some tension came from the Persia giving authority to Zerubbabel (descendant of Jehoiachin) as civil governor and Joshua (descendant of Zakok) as high priest which we see in Haggai 1:1; 2:2. Supported by Chronicles and in Ezra 3-6 describes the rebuilding of the Temple under these 2 leaders. Zerubbabel responsible to king for tribute and tax payments from Yehud province Official agent of imperial policy Joshua managed money brought in by priesthood to Temple; chief legal authority Returning exiles are cream of crop, in charge. Other theological implication that are at play during this time is that “God of Israel” is also the God of history and the whole world once again we see tangible integrations with the world. The Era of return we see the the establishment of boundary makers of their faith to prove their Jewishness. Several of these boundary makers include the Sabbath, Circumcision, Physical walls around Jerusalem and the establishment of the Torah as Canonical and Marriage, and leads to Apocalyptic messages for

In spite of the similarities evident in the various English translations of the Book of Joshua, there are some minor textual variations that could affect the meaning of the text or its connotations to a modern listener. However, Joshua 1:1-9 is a remarkably straightforward passage that has little to

Eventually, the Torah provided a tangible manifestation of covenant. Rather than a set of rules meant to punish, Torah taught the Israelites how to live within God’s covenant. Understanding and applying Torah was not without struggle, yet revealed the nature of covenant with God within the struggle. Many minds worked together over the years to tweak the expectations and understanding of God’s covenants to meet the demands of life as life changed, meaning the covenants were living and breathing

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.

There are many central themes that are in the Old Testament, and many may say that there is only one theme of the Old Testament, which is Jesus, and even though that is true in a lot of ways due to the fact that a lot of the minor prophets actually talk about the coming of Jesus, His death and His resurrection. However, I have discovered five main themes of the Old Testament that I found quite interesting. And in this paper I will discuss two of them. I believe one of the most important themes of the Old Testament is Covenant.

To speak of the Hebrew Scripture is to speak of story, a story stretching from the very beginning of time to only a few centuries before the beginning of the Common Era. It is to speak of richness of content, of purpose and of reality and to engross oneself in an overarching narrative that, depending on your personal convictions, continues to the present day. Within this richness is found a wide variety of different events and experience, told through a series of genre ranging from foundational myth to apocalypse, law giving to poetry, genealogy to wisdom and many more. Within this diversity however, three broad sections can be discerned that speak to a shared purpose and content, these are the sections of Law, Prophecy and Writings. It

of Canaan under Joshua instilled a fresh breeze of hope and a renewed faith in

The first of these books is Joshua. In this book, the possession of the land by the nation is the main point. It tells us the story of Israel’s arrival at Canaan, otherwise known as the Promise Land, while under the leadership of Joshua. God appoints Joshua as a leader and that he will never leave him or forsake him. Joshua stood strong in his faith, his obedience to God, and he was courageous. So although Joshua was one out of many men that were not apparently flawed, this book is a foundation for all that was to come.