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Introduction to Joshua
The great principles set
forth in the Pentateuch as to the relations of God and
man
We have gone through, by
the goodness of God, the five books of Moses. They have
set before us, on the one side, the great principles on
which the relations of man with God, and of God with man,
in their great elements, are founded, such as redemption,
sacrifice, and the like; and on the other, the
deliverance of a people set apart for Himself, and the
different conditions in which they were placed, whether
under grace in the form of promise, under law, or under
God's government established over them by the special
mediation of Moses.
We have had occasion in
them to examine the history of this people in the
wilderness; and the pattern presented, by the tabernacle,
of things to be afterwards revealed; sacrifices and
priesthood, means of relationship with God granted to
sinners, wherein is indeed wanting the image of our
perfect liberty to approach God, the veil not being then
rent, but wherein the shadow of heavenly things is placed
before our eyes with most interesting detail.
Finally, we have seen that
God—having at the end of the journey, in the
wilderness, pronounced the definitive justification of
His people, and caused His blessing to rest upon them in
spite of the efforts of their enemies—declares under
what conditions the people should retain possession of
the land, and enjoy His blessing in it; in the liberty
and grace of God's free gift in immediate relationship
with Himself; and what would be the consequences of
disobedience; revealing, at the same tune, His purposes
with respect to this people, purposes which He would
accomplish for His own glory [
1]. This brings us to the taking possession of
the land of promise by the people under the guidance of
Joshua.
The scope of the
book of Joshua
As the Book of Numbers
sets forth the spiritual journey through the wilderness
in which the flesh was tested and tried, so this book is
full of interest and instruction, as setting before us in
type the conflicts of the inheritors of heaven with
spiritual wickedness in heavenly places, when we have
entered into them, with a sure title, but having to take
possession of them by the energy which overcomes the
enemies who would keep us out, which is the other part of
the christian life. Christians are blessed with all
spiritual blessings in heavenly places, as Israel was to
enjoy temporal blessings in earthly places. It is easy to
understand that, if we may rightly use (as I do not doubt)
the name of Canaan as a figurative expression of the rest
of the people of God, that which we have here to do with
is not the rest itself, but the spiritual conflict which
secures the enjoyment of the promises of God to true
believers. The close of the Epistle to the Ephesians
presents that which precisely answers, indeed alludes, to
the position of Israel in this book. The saints in the
assembly having been quickened and raised up with Jesus,
have their conflict in the heavenly places, as it is to
those who dwell there that the assembly is a testimony—the
testimony of the manifold wisdom of God.
Jordan and Caanan
as types
It is worthy of notice, if
Jordan represent death, and Canaan rest and glory, how
short common christian views must come of some intended
christian position; for the effect of the crossing of
Jordan, and what characterised what followed, was war.
The angel of Jehovah comes with a drawn sword as captain
of Jehovah's host. It leads us to see that the Christian
is to learn that he is dead and risen while here, and has
his place in the heavenlies in Christ, and that it is in
this position that his true conflicts take place.
Joshua a type of
Christ leading His people
Joshua, then, represents
Christ, not as coming down in person to take possession
of the earth, but as leading His people through the power
of the Holy Ghost, who acts and dwells in the midst of
this people. Yet in Joshua, as in all other typical
persons, those errors and sins are found which betray the
weakness of the instrument, and the fragility of the
vessel in which, for the time, God has condescended to
put His glory.
[1] Their typical
revelations in these books, which though interwoven with
the history are their real subject, are invaluable to us;
only the special privileges of Christians and of the
assembly of God, in sovereign grace, are not communicated.
Introduction:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Chapter 1:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Deuteronomy Judges
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Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
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Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
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1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
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