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Overview of the Book of Joshua

The Book of Joshua starts soon after the death of Moses where God calls on Joshua to lead the Israelites across the Jordan River and take possession of the promised land. It records the culmination of Israel’s journey to the Promised Land. We see God fulfill His promise to give the land of Canaan to Jacob’s descendants. Joshua portrays the Lord as their general, the One who would lead His people in victorious battle if they would trust and obey.

The book was written to the descendants of those who conquered the land, as a historical account of how they had come to settle there. It shows the geographical boundaries given to each tribe of Israel. Even more significantly, the book of Joshua serves as the connecting narrative between the days of Moses and the days of the judges, during which the book was first circulated.

That which Moses began and endured in the wilderness, Joshua was able to claim victoriously in the land. God’s promises through the ages were being fulfilled before the people’s eyes. “Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass” (Joshua 21:45).

Why not grab a few friends or your Life Group and journey through this plan together?

To learn the context of Joshua –watch this short video by the Bible Project below. It will help to give you a deeper understanding of this book of the Bible.