Joshua

Joshua Intro

Joshua in battle

As the Lord Jesus has allowed me to do a study on Joshua, it has been fun. I have always has a interest in Joshua's life, just the fact that he was Moses right hand man I would love to be that for my pastor or any preacher or missionary if I could be of any help to anyone I will do it. I have been doing this study for 2 Sundays already,& it has been going great, the kids are interested well at least seem like it. I told them this past Sunday I wish I could have 2 hours to teach, & with teaching comes a bit of preaching so it is all good. Joshua was the assistant,& successor of Moses. Joshua means, "Jehovah is Salvation". Jehovah is the name of God most frequently used in the Hebrew scriptures. Joshua's original name was Oshea found in numbers 13:8 Of the tribe of Ephraim , Oshea son of Nun. Joshua's father was Nun who was the son of Elishama who was the head of the tribe of Ephraim. The name Nun means fish, so I guess Nun would be a better name than fish. Joshua in battle, in the bible Joshua is first mentioned as the victorious commander of the Isrealites in their battle against the Amelikites at Rephidim. In Exodus 17: 8-13 Then came Amelek, and fought with Isreal in Rephidim. 9. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 10. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top pf the hill.. 11. and it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let his hand down, Amalek prevailed. 12. But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands the one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. It is so wonderful how the bible is all tied up, to every story.