Educator Guide
Joshua Bible Study Guide
Joshua
Joshua
Successor of Moses; led Israel across the Jordan and into the Promised Land.
Teaching prompt
Joshua's name is the Hebrew form of 'Jesus' — 'the LORD saves.' How does that shape how you read his story?
Reflection
Where do you need to hear 'be strong and courageous' from Joshua 1 right now?
Points to Jesus
Joshua ('Yeshua') brings Israel into a land of rest, but Hebrews 4:8-10 says he did not give them the final rest — Jesus does. The first Joshua led God's people across the Jordan; the greater Jesus leads His people across death into the inheritance no Canaanite could keep them from.
Discussion questions
- Joshua 1:7-9: What does God repeatedly tell Joshua, and what does He tie that courage to?
- Joshua 24:14-15: What choice does Joshua place before Israel, and how does he go first?
- Hebrews 4:8-10: Why does the author say Joshua did not give Israel true rest?