BE STRONG AND VERY COURAGEOUS

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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.”

 

  1. 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?

 

 

 

 

  1. 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?

 

 

 

 

  1. 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)

 

 

 

 

 

  1. 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)

 

 

 

 

 

  1. 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)

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How did the people respond? (16-18) What kind of leader did they want?

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