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JOSHUA'S FAREWELL
CHAPTER 23
THE OPENING SALVO
VERSES 1-3
- Joshua opens by acknowledging his age. Why does that matter? How old was he?
OPENING
STATEMENT
- Joshua immeadiately directs his listeners attention to God. Why does he do this and what can we decipher about Joshua's character from this opening statement?
CHALLENGES THAT REMAIN
VERSES 4-5
REMAINING
TASKS
- Q: Why do you think Joshua did not fully conquer the land?
- Q: What was the purpose of making the individual tribes conquer the remaining Cannanites?
COURAGE AND DILIGENCE
VERSE 6
- Q: Why would the Israelites need courage to "keep" and "do" the Law of Moses?
COURAGE + DILIGENCE
- Courage to keep God's commandments are needed just as much in today's world as they were in Joshua's time.
- Q: What is the danger of turning to the "right hand" or the "left" today?
HOLD FAST
HOLD FAST
VERSES 7-8
- Q: What is the plain language version of the warning issued by Joshua here?
- Q: Is this warning still relevant to us today? Give some examples of how we can fall into this same trap
- Q: Joshua's life was full of many examples that he "practiced what he preached" when he instructed the Israelites to "hold fast" or "cling" to God. Is this evident in our lives today? Or is it evident we are clinging to all the wrong things?
BLESSINGS
&
WARNINGS
BLESSINGS & WARNINGS
VERSES 9-16
VS 9-13
VS 9-13
- Q: Why does Joshua continue to reiterate what the Lord had done for them?
- Q: How does verse 10 apply to us today even though we are not physically fighting battles?
- Q: How does one love "carefully"?
- Q: Do verses 12-13 still have application to our marriages today?
- Q: What does vs 13 demonstate about the character of God?
VS
14
VS 14
- Joshua asks the Israelites to dig deep within themselves and reflect on what they have seen with their own eyes in their lifetime of God fullfilling his promises.
- Q: Do you believe that all people inherently know this? Christians and non Christians alike?
- Q: Why do Christians sometimes struggle to truly believe this today?
VS 15-16
VS 15-16
- As surely as God has been faithful to bless their obedience under Joshua, He will be faithful to curse their later disobedience.
- Q: Is this instruction still in place for us today?
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