Joshua is a symbol of who in this story? Jesus. Jesus came in person two thousand years ago, didn't He? Does He have messengers He's sending out in the last days before the trumpets blow and Jericho falls and we enter the Promised Land?ĭoes Revelation talk about seven trumpets blowing just before God's people enter the Promised Land? Very significant story, friends. They're getting ready to enter the Promised Land. He didn't go himself the second time-he sent representatives. Hadn't the children of Israel sent spies into the Promised Land a few years earlier? about 38 years earlier? Who was among those twelve spies that went on the first mission? Joshua. "Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, especially Jericho." These two Old Testament characters were symbols of Christ in the New Testament. The other Joshua in the Old Testament was the High Priest who brought the children of Israel from Babylon to the Promised Land. Jesus is our General, right? He brings us into the Promised Land. One of them, Joshua the son of Nun-nun was one of the letters in the Hebrew alphabet-Joshua the son of Nun was the General, the leader, who brought the children of Israel from the wilderness into the Promised Land. In the Old Testament there are two Joshua's that stand out. The Hebrew way to say Jesus is Joshua, and the Greek way to say Joshua is Jesus. Names mean something in the Bible, and I want us to remember the name Joshua is the same as the name Jesus. It talks about the children of Israel making their conquest of the Promised Land-finally inheriting the promise. Please turn with me to the book of Joshua. This is a Bible story that James and Paul and Jesus attached great significance to, so it deserves our attention. When you go to James it says Rahab received the messengers that came from Joshua. Something else very interesting about this story which we are going to look at more closely: in Hebrews it says Rahab received the spies. Abraham- and a prostitute! Are you aware that when you go through the genealogies of Christ that Rahab was one of the ancestors of Jesus? Matter of fact, she was the great-grandmother of King David.Īnd you read in the book of Hebrews 11, where it chronicles the heroes of faith, verses 30 and 31: "By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days by faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace." But if you were James and you were going to write about the great heroes of the Bible that were examples of faith and Christian deeds, would your second choice have been Rahab the harlot? We're not surprised to hear the example of Abraham. You noticed in our Scripture reading, talking about the relationship between faith and works, two people are mentioned as examples of this. Note: This is a verbatim transcript of the live broadcast. This website allows dissenting comments and beliefs, but our comment sections are not a forum for ongoing debate. Please note: Approved comments do not constitute an endorsement by the ministry of Amazing Facts or by Pastor Doug Batchelor. Please do not comment in languages other than English.Comments containing telephone numbers or email addresses will not be approved.Comments containing URLs outside the family of Amazing Facts websites will not be approved.will be automatically deleted and the invitation to participate revoked. Comments that include name-calling, profanity, harassment, ridicule, etc.
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