Joshua 8:1–28, the fall of the city of Ai, the second city in Canaan to be captured by the Israelites; Acts 11:1–18, the aftermath of Peter’s visit to Cornelius, his baptizing of Gentiles, and his powerful defense of what he did there, before the other disciples in the church in Jerusalem.

Joshua 7:1–26, the sin of Achan and the difference between personal sin and forgiveness, and the nation’s failure to maintain the covenant; Acts 10:34–48, Peter learns the lesson well, and the Holy Spirit is poured out even on the Gentiles – but the story isn’t over yet!

Joshua 6:6–27, the utter destruction of Jericho, and how he should feel about God ordering such a thing; the mercy shown to Rahab; Acts 10:18–33, having been prepared by the Holy Spirit, Peter goes where he never would have gone before: to the home of a Gentile!

Joshua 5:1–6:5, a nomadic people finally come home, and the changes attendant to that; the commander of the Lord’s army, a pre-incarnate vision of Jesus? Acts 10:1–17, the Holy Spirit prepares the church to go to receive Gentiles.

Joshua 4:1–24, Joshua sets up a pile of 12 stones as a memorial of what God has done for his people– we’ll discuss the significance of memorials in the Old Testament and New; Acts 9:23–43, fallout from Saul’s conversion — nobody seems to want him!

Joshua 3:1–17, the crossing of the Jordan river on dry ground, and what makes this a “Holy” war; Acts 9:1–22, the conversion of the great persecutor of the church, Saul of Tarsus, which, aside from the death and resurrection of Jesus, was perhaps the most impactful event described in the New Testament!

Joshua 2:1–24, Rahab, and the Israelite spies, the scarlet thread; Acts 8:26–40, the God-fearing Ethiopian eunuch enters the kingdom of God by Baptism.

Joshua 1:1–18, the handoff from Moses to Joshua, laying the foundation for the conquest of Canaan, words of command, and words of encouragement to Joshua; Acrs 8:1–25, the organizational plan of the book of Acts.

Proverbs 31:10–31, a beautiful encomium to the excellent wife, a woman who fears the Lord; John 21:1–25, having really finished his gospel with chapter 20, John adds a chapter and ties up a few loose ends.

Proverbs 30:1–9, 18–33, the words of August, how wisdom teaches us how little we know, and Hebrew numbers rhetoric; John 20:19–31, the disciples: what did they believe, and when did they believe it?