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We have now come to the book of Joshua. Moses is dead, but before he died, he prepared Israel to cross the Jordan. He gave to them the messages of Deuteronomy which is a message of revival.

Some of the most famous and quoted verses in the Bible are found in Deuteronomy. In fact, the greatest words God has ever said are found there. You know they are the greatest words God has ever spoken because Jesus was asked what was the greatest and foremost of all that God has ever said, and He quoted from Deuteronomy, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.” The second is like it, He said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

These are words of revival; the very thing Israel will need when they cross the Jordan and enter the land God promised.

Before Moses died, he also commissioned Joshua to lead the people of Israel into the land of God’s promise. You might remember that Joshua is the Hebrew name of our Lord and Savior. There is also prophetic significance. The meaning of the name in Hebrew is “The Lord is salvation.”

Is there a spiritual analogy between Israel crossing the Jordan, entering the land God promised and a believer in Jesus Christ?

When God brought Israel out of the oppression and slavery of Egypt, it was a picture of God redeeming us out of the world. What does Israel’s journey through the desert represent? Remember, there were two generations of Israel in the wilderness. One generation would not trust God and died there in the wilderness. It was a picture of those who are stagnant in faith and refuse to grow; they remain in the wilderness for as long as it takes to learn to trust God and take Him at His word. Some people never come out of the wilderness.

The other generation are those coming through the wilderness, crossing the Jordan, and entering the promises of God. It’s picture of those growing in faith and being prepared by God to move into deeper things.

But they, too, must be careful. There are conflicts along the way, there are obstacles and giants in the land. They must press forward into spiritual maturity and walk faithfully in the promises God has for them.

There are promises you receive simply by being in Christ; salvation, eternal life, being adopted as a son or daughter. But there are other promises you receive because you walk in the maturity of faith. In other words, to receive all that God promises, you must press forward.

Things are about to change for Israel. Their leader who led them for 40 years is gone. They will no longer have the pillar of fire by night or the cloud by day to direct their steps. They won’t have manna provided for them every morning.

Things change. Life changes.

God took Joshua aside and spoke words of encouragement and insight and to strengthen his faith. We get to drink from the same well. These words become an encouragement to us because God wants us to move forward and walk in the promises He has for us as well.

I. God Wants You to be Strong and Courageous

 Three times in these verses and four in this chapter, God tells Joshua to be strong and courageous.

 Joshua had already demonstrated the strength of his courage. At Kadesh Barnea, shortly after Israel had come out of Egypt, they stood at the very door of the promised land. Moses sent 12 men to spy out the land. Ten returned with a report that struck fear in their hearts…

Numbers 14:2-3, And all the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?”


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