January 19, 2015
Joshua (Part 1)
There was this guy in the
Bible who took Moses’ spot as the leader of the nation of Israel. Following
someone so powerful and famous probably was pretty intimidating. And the agenda for Joshua’s leadership was
pretty big too – conquer the Promised Land.
Keep in mind that about 40 years before, the entire nation of Israel had
refused to go into this land because they were scared of the people who lived
in the land. Now, Joshua’s task is to
lead this group of civilians as an army.
There’s too much stuff in
this story to digest it all in one meeting – so let’s read the first 2 chapters
of the book of Joshua for discussion.
Take note of anything that you can relate to personally or can apply to
your own life. Is there anything you
have questions about or that brought up some new thoughts for you?
Here are a few questions to
think through as you read:
1. What
does God have to say to Joshua as he takes over for Moses? What parts of God’s discussion with Joshua
stand out for you?
2. Do you
notice the SIZE of the task and the TIMING of the task that God gives
Joshua? How do you think Joshua reacted
to this? How about the people of Israel?
3. Some
of the people stayed behind… do you have any thoughts about these tribes
leaving their women and children on the east of Jordan and sending their men to
join the fight?
4. Joshua
sends spies into the land (specifically Jericho) to see what the land is
like. They wind up going to a
prostitute’s house in Jericho (named Rahab).
Does this stuff get you thinking about how God works?
5. What
do you think of what Rahab does for the spies?
6. How do
the people of Jericho view the nation of Israel? Does this tell you anything about fear?
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