BE STRONG AND VERY COURAGEOUS (153 downloads)
Joshua 1:1-18
Key Verse 1:7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.”
- What was the situation of the people of Israel as this chapter opens? (1-2, Deuteronomy 32:44-52) Who was Joshua and what command did the Lord give him?
- What had God promised Moses? (3-4, Deuteronomy 11:24-25) What did God promise Joshua? (5) What did it mean that God would be with him? Why must they fight for the “promised” land?
- What does it mean to be strong and courageous? (6-9) Why must a leader possess these qualities? How can one be strong and courageous? (7-9; Deuteronomy 6:5; Romans 8:35-37)
- Why is it so important to study and obey God’s word? (7-8) How can we continually put God’s word into practice? (See Colossians 2:6,7)
- How did Joshua obey God’s command? (10-11) What were the special instructions given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh? (12-15, Numbers 32:16-27)
- How did the people respond? (16-18) What kind of leader did they want?