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C.  )XXd1r   X5XrCHARACTERX5X5XXXd1)X5XX    j   JoshuawasborninEgyptandmayhaveservedinPharaoh'sarmy 8 (SeeJosephus).Inanycase,hewaswellqualifiedtocommandthe  Israeliteforcesagainstthe_Amalekites_Ԁat_Rephidim_Ԁ(Exodus17:816). p HeservedaspersonalattendanttoMosesduringtheyearatMt.Sinai 8 (Ex.24:13).AstherepresentativeofthetribeofEphraim,hescouted X  thelandofCanaanwiththeother11spiesand,withCaleb,opposed  ! themajorityreportnottotrytoconquertheland(Numbers14:69). " BeforeMoses'deathhewascommissionedassuccessor(Numbers X# 27:1823),andledthepeopleintheirconquestofCanaan.His x $ outstandingqualitieswerefaith,courage,anddevotiontothelawof @% God.  & D.  )XXd1r   X5XrDATEX5X5XXXd1)X5XX    !@(   TheexodusfromEgyptprobablyoccurredaround1448BCand f" ) theconquestofCanaanunderJoshuatookplacearound1400BC. .# *  #!+ E.  )XXd1r   X5XrEMPHASISX5X5XXXd1)X5XX    X   ThebookofJoshuaemphasizes(1)thefaithfulnessofGodto  giveIsraelthelandofCanaan(cf.Genesis13:15);(2)theimportance ^ ofthewrittenLawofGod(Joshua1:8;8:3235;23:616;24:2627); ~& and(3)theholinessofGodinjudgmentthesinsoftheCanaanites F (cf.Deuteronomy7:16).  @ " \LHzl  `4 @X@EX| X߈ XYXYXpXp XYXYXYXY XYXYXYXY XYXYXYXY XYXYXYXY XYXYXYXY XYXYXYXY XYXYXYXY XpXpXYXY@ )XXd1r   X5XrOUTLINEoftheBookofJOSHUA X5X5XXXd1)X5XX   ݈ n I.  EnteringtheLandofCanaan,1:15:15     A.0  TheCommissionofGodtoJoshua,1:19npp   B.  TheCommandofJoshuatothePeople,1:1018 6   C.  TheCanvassingofJericho:RahabandtheSpies,2:124 V   D.0  TheCrossingoftheJordanRiver,3:117pp   E.0  TheCommemorationoftheCrossing,4:124pp   F.0  TheCircumcisionofthePeople,5:112Vpp   G.  TheCaptainoftheLord'sArmy,5:1315. v  II.ConqueringtheLandofCanaan,6:112:24     A.0  ConquestofCentralCanaan,6:18:35vpp     1.0  VictoryatJericho,6:127>pp     2.0  DefeatatAi:Achan'ssin,7:126^ pp     3.0  VictoryatAi,8:129&!pp     4.0  WorshipatEbalandGerizim,8:3035"pp   B.0  ConquestofSouthernCanaan,9:110:43^#pp     1.0  DeceptionofTheGibeonites,9:127~&$pp     2.0  Destructionoftheamoritecoalition,10:143F%pp   C.0  ConquestofNorthernCanaan,1:115 &pp   D.0  SummaryoftheConquest,11:1612:24 ~'pp  III.DividingtheLandofCanaan,13:124:33  f" )   A.0  InstructionstoJoshua,13:17.# *pp   B.0  DivisionofTransjordan,13:833#!+pp   C.0  DivisionofCanaan,14:119:51Xpp _    1.0  Introduction,14:15 pp     2.0  InheritanceofJudah,14:615:63pp     3.0  InheritanceofEphraim,16:110Xpp     4.0  InheritanceofhalftribeofManasseh,17:118x pp     5.0  Surveyofremainingland,18:110@pp     6.0  InheritanceofBenjamin,18:1128pp     7.0  InheritanceofSimeon,19:19xpp     8.0  Inheritanceof_Zebulun_,19:1016@pp     9.0  Inheritanceof_Issachar_,19:1723`  pp     10.0  InheritanceofAsher,19:2431(  pp     11.0  Inheritanceof_Naphtali_,19:3239  pp     12.0  InheritanceofDan,19:4048 ` pp     13.0  Specialinheritances,19:4951 ( pp   D.0  CitiesofRefuge,20:19H pp   E.0  CitiesoftheLevites,21:145 pp   F.0  Joshua'sFarewellMessages,22:124:28 pp     1.0  Tothetwoandahalftribes,22:134H pp     2.0  Totherulers,23:116hpp     3.0  Tothepeople,24:1280pp   G.0  TheDeathofJoshua,24:2933pp  @ SomeTypicalandSpiritualLessonsForUs  0 1.0  Weneednotentertainanydoubtsaboutthegoodnessandjustice  ofGodindispossessingthe_Canaanites_.pp   a.0  ForGodtohaveallowedthemtoremainintheir P abominationswouldhavebeenan"insufferableaffronttohis p righteousness."8pp   b.0  Leviticus18:2425showsthattheyweresimplyreapingthe  fruitoftheirsowing.ppp 2.0  SinalwayshindersGod'speopleintheirpursuitofvictoryinany 8 endeavor.(Joshua6)X pp 3.0  TheGodofJoshuawasapersonal,yetsupernaturalbeing,  ! capableofperformingthemostaweinspiringmiracles(Cf. " Joshua3:1417;10:1214).X#pp 4.0  Thebookrevealstwogreatreasonswhywefailtopossessour x $ possessionsthatGodhasgivenus.@%pp   a.0  DisobediencetoGod'scommands(Joshua23:1516). &pp   b.0  SlacknessintakingourpossessionsasseventribesofIsrael  x' were(Joshua18:3).#&z %)XXd1#!@(pp Ѐ  `" ) Xd1)X %&z  Xd1)X)XXd1@ "ChooseYouThisDay"  X &7 .%)XXd1@v v  Joshua24 , Xd1)X.%&7 2Introduction <   1.0  Joshuawasoldandadvancedinyears(23:1).Hewasready  togothewayofalltheearth(23:14).^pp   2.0  Hebidsfarewelltotheeasterntribes(ch.22);totheleaders s (ch.23);andtoallthepeopleatShechem(ch.24).0pp   3.0  Thepurposeofthisfarewellspeechistogetthepeopleto  resolvetoserveGod.Rpp   4.0  Joshuaissuedachallengeinv.15˖/)XXd1r/˖   "Chooseyouthisdaywhom g   youwillserve...butasformeandmyhousewewillservethe $   Lord."44X5XrXd1)X5XX    i pp     a.0  ThewonderfulinfluenceofJoshuaisseeninv.32.^  pp     b.0  Therearesomethingsaboutv.15wewanttoobserve. pp  I.0  GodHasGrantedUsCertainOpportunitiesofChoice. = pp    A.0  Itisawonderfulblessingtohavechoicesinlife.Thereare R  severalpopulartheoriesthatminimizeourabilitytochoose   ourdestination.t pp     1.0  Thepopulardoctrineof fatalism. 󀀀"Whatistobewillbe, 1 sowhytry."Fpp     2.0  Thefatalistthinkstherearenochoicesinlife,that  everythingisfixed.ButJoshua24:15refutesthistheory. h TheBibleputstheresponsibilityofchoicesquarelyupon }% theindividual.:pp     3.0  Deut.30:19,20;1Kings18:21;Matt.11:28;John5:40pp   B.0  Somearguethathumanconductiscompletelyconditioned \ uponphysicalheredityandenvironment.qpp     1.0  Thesemayexertaninfluencebutmancan'tblamethese . forhismisconduct.pp     2.0  Wemustrealizeourresponsibilityand"copout."Ppp  II.0  NoticetheTimeElementofFreeChoice. " pp   A.0  "Chooseyouthisday..."Thetimeelementoftenhasa ! bearinguponouropportunityofchoice.Sometimesthe D" passageoftimeclosessomeofthedoorstofreechoice.Y#pp   B.0  2Cor.6;2;Hebrews4:7.Eccl.12:1.Prov.$pp  III.WhatAreSomeoftheChoicesThatAreOpenToUs?  8&   A.0  JoshuachallengedtochoosewhichGodwewillserve.M'pp   B.0  Whatgodsarecompetingforourloyaltytoday? (pp     1.0  MammonMatthew6:24 o)pp     2.0  PleasuresofthisworldHebrews11:25!,*pp     3.0  TheLordGodofHeavenMatthew6:33