Bible Passage: Joshua 2–4; 6
Main Point: God led His people into the promised land.
Key Passage: Joshua 1:9
Big Picture Question: Whom can we trust? We can trust God.
Christ Connection: God led His people into the promised land. He gave them the city of Jericho. In a similar way, Jesus leads believers into heaven and gives them eternal life.
Only one geographical barrier separated the Israelites from the promised land of Canaan: the Jordan River. When Joshua and the Israelites arrived, the Jordan River was flooded due to spring rains and snowmelt. Like He did at the Red Sea, God dried up the waters so the Israelites could cross.
The Lord brought His people into the promised land. Now their task was to conquer the people living in the land. The Israelites came to Jericho. The people of Jericho had heard about God and what He had done for the Israelites. They understood God’s power and wanted nothing to do with Him.
Joshua sent spies into Jericho. A prostitute named Rahab hid the spies and kept them safe from the people of Jericho. Rahab wanted to be on God’s side. In return for her kindness, the spies promised that Rahab and her family would be safe when the Israelites conquered the city.
The Israelites fought the battle of Jericho by faith. They obeyed God’s direction, even when it seemed nothing was happening for six days in a row. On the seventh day, the trumpets sounded, declaring, “The Lord is near!”
The Israelites were not to keep anything for themselves. The Lord was going to provide for all of their needs.
God fought for His people and led them into the promised land. Just as the Lord defeated Jericho for the Israelites, Jesus defeats His enemies and leads believers into the promised land of eternity.
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