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Joshua Bible Study Guide

Egypt & Exodus · 1496 BC – 1386 BC (110 years)

Successor of Moses; led Israel across the Jordan and into the Promised Land.

From the family tree

Parents
Nun
Dates
1496 BC – 1386 BC (110 years)
Era
Egypt & Exodus

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

  1. What does God repeatedly tell Joshua, and what does He tie that courage to?
  2. What choice does Joshua place before Israel, and how does he go first?
  3. Why does the author say Joshua did not give Israel true rest?

Scripture