Joshua

Serving as the appointed successor to Moses, Joshua led the children of Israel into the land promised to their forefathers. His leadership brought about the crossing of the Jordan, the fall of Jericho, and the division of Canaan among the tribes as recorded in the book bearing his name. This account reveals the unfolding of God's redemptive plan through faithful obedience, marking the transition from wilderness wandering to settled inheritance in the territory granted by divine covenant.

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Books written: Joshua

Read Through Joshua's Writings

24 chapters total

Joshua

1 God Commissions Joshua 2 Rahab and the Spies 3 Crossing the Jordan 4 Memorial Stones 5 Circumcision and Passover 6 The Fall of Jericho 7 The Sin of Achan 8 The Conquest of Ai 9 The Gibeonite Deception 10 The Sun Stands Still 11 Northern Kings Defeated 12 List of Conquered Kings 13 Land Still to Be Taken 14 Caleb's Inheritance 15 Allotment for Judah 16 Allotment for Ephraim 17 Allotment for Manasseh 18 Allotment for Benjamin 19 Allotments for Remaining Tribes 20 Cities of Refuge 21 Cities for the Levites 22 The Eastern Tribes Return 23 Joshua's Farewell Address 24 The Covenant at Shechem

Key Passages

Be Strong and Courageous

Joshua 1:1-9

N¹ow 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,

² 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. ³ Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. ⁴ 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. ⁵ 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. ⁶ 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. ⁷ 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. ⁸ This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. ⁹ Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Choose This Day

Joshua 24:14-15

N¹⁴ow therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

¹⁵ And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.