Research Paper On Joshua 1-9

The Passage of Joshua 1:1-9 is one of the most incredible and impressive texts to be seen in the Old Testament text. It details the encouragement from the Lord to Joshua as they are about to take the Promised Land. This is God speaking to his people, leading them from the wilderness where they have been wandering for forty years, and delivering them from the affliction that they have carried. The passage is something that I use to encourage myself regularly and it is a passage that I gladly use in ministry moments to remind those who I am leading of the promise that God has for us in the wilderness.

The historical context leading up to the events are very important to understand this passage and the book as a whole. The book takes place right

(Biblestudytools.com) The beautiful thing about the passage is that the encouragements in the passage are many times commands and reminders of who God is and what he has promised Joshua. “I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you...” Joshua 1:5 is a strong promise of encouragement that takes the focus off of even what Joshua needs to personally accomplish and puts it on God to be faithful and follow through on his word to his people. Other encouragements such as “Be strong and very courageous,” and “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged,” Joshua 1:9 are commands for the people of Israel to follow, which are interestingly contingent on the fact that in Joshua 1:5 God promises to be with them always. The clear theme of Joshua 1:1-9 is faith in God, and faith in his promises, that his people will be taken care of and that all they need to do is take heart. They need to have the courage to step out and this courage and strength is what in fact drives the people of Israel to finally take the land that was promised to

The word used is bekol. This same word is used 417 times in the Bible and has many different contexts and meanings to be able to draw from. It means in Genesis 9:2 with everything such as things that fly or things of the ground. In Genesis 9:16 it means creatures of all flesh. In Genesis 21:22 it means with you in all that you do, or all after what you do. In Genesis 23:18 it means before all, or in Genesis 24:2 charge of all owned. The interesting thing about this is that because God created everything, He owns everything, which means he has charge of everything. In most other translations it means in all or over all the land.

Through the study of this word, the meaning shows many other things, but as a summary it begins to show a clearer picture of what it means for God to be wherever Joshua goes. He is in all you do, before all you do, and after all you do. It means within everything, it means owning, ruling and in charge of everything that is. It also means in all the land, sea and sky, and everywhere between it. The meaning of the word literally is anywhere, everywhere, and within everything. God will be under every stone, before every step, and after where every person will