Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister , saying ,Moses my servant is dead ; now therefore arise , go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon , that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Be strong and of a good courage : for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
Only be thou strong and very courageous , that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest." Joshua 1:1-7
There are a couple of focal places in the scriptures about how it is to start fresh, learn to think different, grow, build and live in the new life that takes us eventually to the very likeness and image of Messiah. The book of Joshua is one of those places. Many for whatever reason have had a perspective already mapped out of the utopia that they believe this should be like. Sad to say many are soon dissapointed not being able to recieve the plan already mapped out for us by the ultimate knowledge and wisdom. Therefore are diverted and return to the cares of the world, that they thought was stable.
Someone asked me, "Can't you just do an ordinary bible study?", glad to say I don't know what that is! The scriptures are full of treasures and mysteries, when their unfolded before you, you start to realize, this is'nt just about king David, Moses, Jeremiah, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John,,,,, O'my goodness it's about Adonai (Lord)Jesus, O' my goodness it's about me!!! So at this point in my walk glad to say,,,, Father may my bible study never-ever be coined ordinary!!!
Well back to the purpose at hand!
In the book of Joshua the all time greatest encourager is in full force!!! The Almighty YHVH (JEHOVAH)!He does'nt just plan, put something together and then watch and see's what happens. Surely the delivery of the people of Israel should have made that point clear.
But what happens now, shows that he is the greatest Motivator, can you imagine not only does he speak, but when he speaks it creates,,,Awesome! Have you heard him? The only one that can talk to your whole being all at once?? Yes he is a quickening spirit!
So once again lets go take a journey and watch intentively " Elohiym's (God's) encouragement for Joshua (Salvation)!!!
" PRAYER OF ENTRANCE"
Father we thank you that you are all merciful and all wisdom, we come before you asking that you will show us your will through your word. We ask you to clean us and prepare us for this holy encounter in your presence, where this is the fulness of joy. Open our ears, help our eyes to see and grant unto us your divine understanding. For we know that you said, that if we lack knowledge we must ask you, and you said that you would give it unto us without measure. We thank you for your Spirit our minister and teacher. We thank you for the knowledge, wisdom and the understanding. We thank Adonai Jesus for making the way,,, for it's in his name we ask these things, and in the name of the Almighty Father YHVH (JEHOVAH) we pray in and by your spirit.
Selah, and Amen.
"Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister , saying ,,,,"
And this is how it all starts. Moses was selected and hand picked by Elohiym (God), he is taught and he recieves, he cries out and he conquers, knowing all along that it's because some how by the sake of grace, a promise is fulfilled.
But now Moses dispensation is over, and the people are still there. He labored well and labored long just to get them to this point 40 years in the wilderness was no drop in the bucket.
But like we said the Adonai (Lord) is a great planner,,,,
"And Moses rose up , and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God." Exodus 24:13
"And the YHVH (LORD) spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle." Exodus 33:11
"Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun." Numbers 14:30
" And Moses spake unto the YHVH (LORD), saying ,
Let the YHVH (LORD), the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out , and which may bring them in ; that the congregation of the YHVH (LORD) be not as sheep which have no shepherd .
And theYHVH (LORD) said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient .
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the YHVH (LORD): at his word shall they go out , and at his word they shall come in , both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
And Moses did as the YHVH (LORD) commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge , as the YHVH (LORD) commanded by the hand of Moses." Numbers 27:15-23
And that brethren is just a short summary of how we come to this point!!!
First you have the servant Moses whom represents our Adonai (Lord) Thee Savior, but it does'nt end there for after the great work of gathering a people now they must walk with Salvation!
Salvation- (hebrew) Y'HSHUA=
salvation, deliverance
welfare, prosperity
deliverance
salvation (by God)
victory
As we'll see here this is truly a journey! We are now set for a Salvation walk! Sadly many don't explain this. If you were like me, I figured, well the Savior already did all the work so what else is there to do? How many babes get detoured because this is not fully understood? How many old saints are just now learning this? Well not today! Halleluyah!
The Savior comes, he gets you out of bondage, he sets you in a place he prepared for you, he does'nt leave you, he walks with you pushes you, holds you up as you learn to shake off the old ways of the old man. He strengthens you when needed and encourages every step of the way. He has given you a map with complete directions. And if you get confused all you have to do is ask. But go you must! A transformation must take place.
Salvation comes with products for your welfare, instruments to keep you safe, well fed and well nourished and even clothing to keep you warm, and don't forget the armour for your warfare. All that you will need is at your disposal.
Salvation comes with prosperity, and abundance of supplies. But remember first he must prosper you in the impoverished places of your soul, he's not an outside in Elohiym, but a inside out one. Don't look for the outside stuff if he has not been able to complete the work on the inside first.
Salvation comes with manifestations of the Fathers goodwill in him and by him. Those things that you can bear witness to that only he could do.
Salvation come with victory!!!! Winning battles of those enemies on the inside and the outside!
We'll see in this study that the enemies that Salvation (Joshua) conquers on the outside are first being conquered on the inside.
This is just a summary and will set a foundation for our study through the book of Joshua. In the mean time search through chapter 1. Look for the treasures! And may you too share some with us.
All blessings, honor and glory to the Savior that paid the price for our Salvation! Halleluyah and Stay Blessed!
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