7/27/2009 9:25 PM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
This
evening I come to the first chapter in Dr. Wiersbe’s book on Joshua, “Be
Strong,” and in the first chapter he give a sort of outline to what will be
found in the book of Joshua, and actually quite a bit more. Of course Joshua is the Hebrew name for
Jesus, but Moses was the one who gave this name to him as Joshua was first
named Hoshea, “8 from the tribe of
Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.” Hoshea
means salvation while Joshua means Jehovah is salvation.
Warren Wiersbe
breaks this first chapter in “Be Strong” into three main points, “The new
leader” and “The new land” and “The new life.”
In these points he goes over the different parts of Joshua’s life and
what he did and what he became through the power of God.
I am truly
looking forward to studying this wonderful OT book that has so much spiritual
meaning for a believer in Jesus Christ who lives in the 21st century
in the USA
or for that matter in any country.
There are
four different “rests” described in Hebrews chapter three and four that have a
lot to do with the children of Israel and also the NT believers and conquering
the Promised Land, which is described in the book of Joshua they are described
is some part. These “rests” are God’s
Sabbath rest after creating the worlds; the salvation rest we have in Christ;
the believer’s eternal rest in heaven; and the rest God gave Israel after their
conquest of Canaan.
Warren
Wiersbe also writes about the four geographic locations seen in the history of Israel which are
also important. Egypt which was the place of slavery and
bondage, the wilderness where Israel
lived in unbelief, Canaan which represents the
Christian life as it ought to be:
conflict and victory, faith and obedience, spiritual riches and
rest. Babylon
is the last location in which Israel
lived and this is where the ended up because of their idol worship which was
their sin against God.
7/27/2009 9:42 PM
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