Joshua: Summary & Overview
Overview
Joshua picks up where Deuteronomy ends — Israel finally enters the Promised Land. Under Joshua's leadership, they cross the Jordan, conquer Jericho, and settle the land God promised to Abraham centuries earlier. It's a book of fulfilled promises, courageous faith, and God fighting for His people. Joshua challenges Israel to choose whom they will serve.
Key Themes
- •God's faithfulness to His promises
- •Courage and obedience
- •Conquest and settlement
- •Choosing to follow God
- •God fights for His people
Famous Verses
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
— Joshua 1:9
“Choose you this day whom ye will serve; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
— Joshua 24:15
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night.”
— Joshua 1:8
“There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.”
— Joshua 21:45
“Not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass.”
— Joshua 23:14
Key Facts
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Genre
- Historical Narrative
- Author
- Joshua (with later editors)
- Date Written
- ~1400–1370 BC
- Chapters
- 24
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