Seeing Joshua with New Eyes:
Joshua, Jesus, and the Christian Life (Joshua 1)
This week we kicked off a new sermon series at our church called “Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament: A Study of the Book of Joshua.” You can listen to the sermon here. Response questions and additional resources on Joshua and seeing Christ in the Old Testament are below.
Response Questions
- When think of Joshua or the book about him what comes to mind?
- What are the challenges of reading a book like Joshua?
- Who is in focus in Joshua 1? Why does seeing Joshua as the recipient of God’s speech in verses 2-9 matter so much?
- What is the outline of Joshua? How do the opening verses in Joshua preview the whole book?
- How can we (accidentally) turn Joshua 1:6-9 into a passage for the prosperity gospel? How does a right reading of Joshua oppose the prosperity gospel?
- What do verses 10-18 contribute to Joshua 1? Who is speaking? What do they tell us about the book? What does the unity of Israel teach us about the church today?
- How should we apply Joshua 1 to us today? Why is putting Christ at the center so important?
- Is there anything else about Joshua we should see today?
Additional Resources
As we begin a new series in Joshua, here are some resources on the book of Joshua and on reading the Old Testament.
On Joshua
- Getting to Know Joshua, Son of Nun, and Joshua, Son of God: Or, 10 Things About Joshua 1
- Finding the Macro-Structure of Joshua, with a Note for Expositional Preachers to Widen Their Vision
- Three Reasons You Should Preach Joshua — Clift Barnes
On Reading the Old Testament
- Four Guidelines for Reading the Old Testament Stories — George Guthrie
- Preaching Christ from the Old Testament — Gary Millar
- Old Testament History — Course with Simeon Trust
Soli Deo Gloria, ds
Via Emmaus 