God has an agenda and this week we will examine another man that was strategically used by God. Joshua was selected to take over when Moses died and lead the Israelites into the Promised Land. We know some things about Joshua but there are many aspects of his life that are a mystery. We don’t know a lot about his mother, how old he was when he left Egypt, whether or not he was married and had children. All we know is that his father’s name was Nun and that he was from the tribe of Ephraim, who was the second born son to Joseph, the son of Jacob.

As a prince of Egypt, Moses had been trained in warfare, and once the children got away from Pharaoh, Moses must had started military training for the young men in order to be ready to defend themselves against the different nations that would come against them. Joshua must have excelled because he was chosen as the commander to defend against the first attack by the Amalekites, a battle he won thanks to supernatural intervention by the Lord.

Since he was not a Levite, Joshua could not serve as a priest. Moses utilized him as a military and political leader and he became Moses’ right hand. The sin nature revealed itself once he was elevated to this position of power, when he asked Moses to rebuke two men who were prophesying without having been properly licensed.

Joshua was one of the princes selected to spy out the land of Canaan, and together with Caleb, he urged the immediate possession of the land. After being vetted by Moses and completing his assignments with honor, Joshua was chosen to become the successor to Moses and lead the Israelites into the Promised Land.

This task must have been stressful for Joshua since he did not know if the people would accept his leadership. To make sure the act of succession went as intended, the instructed Joshua to be officially set apart in the in the tabernacle and given a personal appearance by Jesus. There is much we can learn from the life of Joshua, specifically how God prepares the people he wants to install in leadership. Please join me this week so you can prepare for serving in the thousand year kingdom.

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Yours in Christ,

Pastor John S. Torell