THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF THE PROMISED LAND IS A PROPHECY OF THE SPIRITUAL CONQUEST OF THE WORLD THROUGH THE CHURCH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF JESUS THE MESSIAH.

2. Israel crossed over the Jordan here on dry ground. For the Lord,
your God, dried up the waters of the Jordan in front of you until you
crossed over, just as the Lord, your God, had done at the Red Sea,
which he dried up in front of us until we crossed over; in order that
all the peoples of the earth may learn that the hand of the Lord is
mighty, and that you may fear the Lord, your God, forever.
Jos 4.22-24

3. The siege of the Promised Land describes how God kept his
promise to his people when he led them to the land flowing with
milk and honey, the land of Canaan.

5. Before Moses died, God commissioned Joshua, son of
Nun, as Moses’ aide. Joshua was to be God’s instrument in
leading the Chosen People to the Promised Land.

6. “Then, the Lord commissioned Joshua, son of Nun,
and said to him, ‘Be brave and steadfast, for it is you who
must bring the Israelites into the land which I promised
them on oath. I myself will be with you’”.
Dt 31.23

7. The Divine Commission of Joshua:
1. The assurance of divine help
“I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not leave
you nor forsake you”.
Jos 1.5

8. The Divine Commission of Joshua:
2. The exhortation to trust the Lord completely:
“Be firm and steadfast, so that you may give this
people possession of the land which I swore to their
fathers I would give them”.
Jos 1.6

9. The Divine Commission of Joshua:
3. The demand for the people’s faithful observance of God’s
laws
“Above all, be firm and steadfast, taking care to
observe the entire law which my servant Moses enjoined
on you. Do not swerve from it either to the right or to the
left, that you may succeed wherever you go. Keep this
book of law on your lips. Recite it by day and by night,
that you may observe carefully all that is written in it;
then you will successfully attain your goal”.
Jos 1.7-8

10. After Moses’ death
Joshua assumed Moses’ title
“servant of the Lord”.
Joshua continued the
unfinished task of Moses in
leading the people to Canaan.

11. The Promised Land, however, was already
inhabited by other nations who were unhappy
that a group of tribes intended to migrate to
their land. But Joshua was full of confidence
that the Lord would give this land to them.

12. -a “land flowing with milk and honey”
 It was a land of rolling hills and fertile valleys that would
pasture the herds and support their crops for a brighter
future for Israel.
 In the eyes of the Israelites, this land of milk and honey
was the land of hope.

14. When you see the Ark of
the Covenant of the Lord which
the Levitical priests will carry,
you must also break camp and
follow it, that you may know
the way to take, for you have
not gone over this road before.
Jos 3.3-4

15. Purify yourselves, because tomorrow
the Lord will perform
miracles among you.
Jos 3.5

16. Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you
in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that I am with you, as
I was with Moses. Now command the priests carrying the Ark of the
Covenant that when they reach the river, they must wade in and
stand near the bank”.
Jos 3.7-8

18.  The priests carried
the Ark of the
Covenant, and when
the soles of their
feet touched the
river, the water
ceased to flow and
all the people of
Israel crossed the
Jordan River.
 “No sooner had these
priestly bearers of the
ark waded into the
waters at the edge of
the Jordan, which
overflows all its banks
during the entire season
of the harvest, than the
waters flowing from
upstream halted,
backing up in a solid
mass for a very great
distance indeed”.

19. …While all Israel crossed over on dry ground, the
priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord
remained motionless on dry ground in the bed of the
Jordan until the whole nation had completed the passage.

20. The crossing of the Red Sea and
the Jordan River also
demonstrated the presence of
God in the lives of the
Israelites.
For the Israelites, these events
indicated that God was active
and present in the memorable
moments in their history.
 The parting of the Jordan
River and the Red Sea are
two related incidents in
the lives of the Israelites.
 The crossing of the Red
Sea marked the
deliverance of Israel from
slavery, while the Jordan
crossing marked the
conquest of the Promised
Land.

22. At last Israel entered the Promised Land!!!
When the Israelites were safe on the other side, they pitched a
camp at a site called Gilgal.

23. The people and the priests marched around the city for six
days and carried the Ark of the Covenant that contained the
tablets of the commandments and was the symbol of God’s
presence among the people.
On the seventh day they marched around the city seven
times.
After the seventh time the people shouted. The shouts were
accompanied by the blowing of horns.

24. …The wall
of the city collapsed
and the Israelites
stormed into the city
and took it.

25. The victory was not Israel’s
alone but it was God who gave the
help and strength for the small
band of tribes to overcome much
more powerful tribes.
The hand of the Lord was
with the people in their conquest.
He guided His people to victory
and gave them Canaan, the land
He had promised to their fathers.

26. The land was divided
among the twelve tribes
of Israel, namely:
Reuben Manasseh
Simeon Benjamin
Judah Dan
Isaachar Asher
Zebulun Gad
Ephraim Napthali
God fulfilled His promise
to Abraham that He would
give this land to
Abraham’s descendants.
“For the land
that you see I will give
to you
and to your offspring
forever”.
Gn 13.15

28. Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel at
Shechem. He addressed the people, by recalling
the deeds God had performed for the people.
God had called Abraham
and his family
from the pagan world.
He delivered the Israelites
from their oppressors in Egypt,
and He gave them the land of Canaan.

29. Joshua renewed the covenant God made
with his people. He urged the people to remain
faithful to God.
“Take great care , however,
to love the Lord, your God.
If you transgress
the covenant of the Lord,
your God, which He enjoined on you,
serve other gods and worship them, the anger of the Lord
will flare up against you
and you will quickly perish from the good land
which He has given you”.
Jos 23.11, 16

30. The people in turn promised to serve and obey their God.
“We will serve the Lord, our God, and obey His voice”.
Jos 24.24

31. The book of Joshua glorifies God who fulfilled His promise to
His people and gave Israel the victory…
THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF
THE PROMISED LAND IS A PROPHECY OF THE
SPIRITUAL CONQUEST OF THE WORLD THROUGH
THE CHURCH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF JESUS
THE MESSIAH.