Moses defeated Sihon and Og

Num 32 – Reuben, Gad, & Manasseh asked for land on the east of Jericho

3 1/2 + 9 1/2 = ?

Josh 17:12-13 not all Canaanites were eliminated

Josh 18 – whole congregation gathers at Shiloh

Joshua was given Timnath-serah in Ephraim

Heb 8:10 – Abraham looking forward to ultimate inheritance – city designed by God

Is your name in the Book of Life?

Are you faithful like God?

Do you trust God in your suffering?

What did Jabin hear?

4-11. The Conquest of Canaan: The Northern Campaign, c. 1400 B.C. or c. 1214 B.C. (Joshua 11:1–23) After Joshua’s forces defeated several Amorite kings in the south, the king of Hazor assembled the northern Canaanite kings to battle the Israelites. Joshua and his men defeated the Canaanites at the waters of Merom and pursued them to Great Sidon and the Valley of Mizpeh. Then Joshua turned back and captured the city of Hazor.

John D. Currid and David P. Barrett, Crossway ESV Bible Atlas (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2010), 105.

Do not fear – I have given them into your hands.

Ps 20:7 – Some trust chariots

Joshua/Jeshua means…

Inheritance promised to Abraham (Gen 17:8)

Heb 4 – Don’t harden your hearts and miss God’s rest

Is your heart hard towards salvation?

Is your heart hard to God’s Word?

Are you tired of working so hard on religious duties?

v 28 Makkedah

* Deut 7:3 – Devote them to complete destruction

God’s Promises & our obedience

1 Peter 1:14-16 – Be Holy

v. 42 How did Joshua win?

2 Cor 10:3-6 – Strongholds are arguments against God

Obedience comes by reading God’s Word

Don’t expect blessings unless you are obeying His Word.

God threw the soldiers into panic

Psa 24:1 – the earth and everyone

Joshua prayed (v 8)

Five kings rand and hid in a cave

Do you believe God is in control?

Do you trust Him completely?

When you are afraid, do you pray?

Do you trust God to punish evil in His timing?

Joshua 5:1 As soon as all the kings…

Covenant appears 5 times

Why did you lie?

God’s Word is the authority for our lives.

Is the Bible your daily authority?

Most Christians struggle to read the Bible regularly. Start small!

Do you belong to God’s family?

Deuteronomy 27:1-8

Uncut stones for the altar

Heb 9:12 – Jesus, the once for all sacrifice

Peace offering – thanks and fellowship

Everyone gathered together – sojourners, women, and children

Deuteronomy 27:11–13

Eleven curses – warnings to keep ten commandments with even more application

Deuteronomy 28:1–14

Blessings for obeying God’s Word

2 Chron 7:14 – Renewal & Recommitment

Christian experience is a journey (ups & downs)

Personal relationship with God

Need renewal of your soul?

Recommit to following Jesus’ example

Do not fear

God’s sovereignty & our responsibility

Joshua rose early

12,000 people of Ai died

God restores & calls His people to restore & recover

Have you trusted Jesus to restore you?

Are you faithful in obeying?

Are you part of God’s recovery & restoration team?

Spies are sent to Ai

Joshua tears his clothes and cries out to God

Get up! Stop whining.

Judah – Zerahites – Zabdi – Achan

Progression of Sin

James 1:12 – steadfast under trial

Joshua offers Achan every chance to repent.

“Sin is wrong, not because of what it does to me, or my spouse, or child, or neighbor, but because it is an act of rebellion against the infinitely holy and majestic God.”   – author, Jerry Bridges

Have you trusted Jesus as your Savior?

Are you feeling defeated?

Are you experiencing trouble?

Are you trying to keep sin hidden?

Who are “you?”

Light of the World

Visible – not hidden

Out of your heart

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