Plantation SDA Church
Join us as Pastor Andrew Nugents continues Season 2 of Deeper. Deep study into the book of Joshua
Deeper Theme: If God is love then, then how can he participate and even command war? Sounds like another opportunity for us to go deeper in the word of God for answers.
Joshua 11:23 NASB
How can a loving God wage a holy war?
1. How is God loving?
2. Who does God wage war against?
3. How does God wage war?
4. What changed?
• Conclusion
Deuteronomy 32:44 NASB
How is God loving?
• 1 John 4: 8
• Romans 5: 8
• John 3:16
1 John 4:8 NASB
Romans 5:8 NASB
John 3:16 NASB
Genesis 3:15 NASB
God is unconditional, selfless love.
Who was God waging war against?
• Genesis 3:15
• Ex 12:12
• Deut. 32:17 - 18
Genesis 3:15 NASB
Exodus 12:12 NASB
Deuteronomy 32:17-18 NASB
Demon Worship
Behind idolatry is demon worship.
The war that God has is with sin.
God will bring an end to all sin in His ultimate plan
Sometimes God has to step in earlier than that to address sin
"God does not have a fight [war] with humanity. God has a fight [war] with sin."
Dr. Barna Magyarosi
Limiting the effects of sin while honoring our freedom of choice as free moral agents.
• Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
• The Flood
• The Tower of Babel
• Sodom & Gomorrah
• 10 Plaques of Egypt
• Conquest of the Land of Canaan
How does God wage war?
•Against Egypt
•Ex. 14: 13,14, 25, 31
•After the Exodus
•Deut. 1:30
•Against the Canaanites
•Ex. 23:27,28
•Ex. 23:32,33
•Deut. 2:25
•Patriarchs & Prophets 392
•Other Examples:
•Gideon, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah
Exodus 14:13-14 NASB
Exodus 14:25, 31 NASB
Deuteronomy 1:30 NASB
Exodus 23:27-28 NASB
Exodus 23:32-33 NASB
Deuteronomy 2:25 NASB
Joshua 2:10 NASB
Joshua 5:1 NASB
The Lord had never commanded them to “go up and fight.” It was not His purpose that they should gain the land by warfare, but by strict obedience to His commands.
Patriarchs & Prophets 392
What Changed? What happened to God’s original plan?
God is still fighting battles for anyone who is willing to trust and obey Him!
