Plantation SDA Church

Deeper Theme: Be Strong and Courageous

Review & Background

• Review last week's study on Joshua 1:1-18
• Read Joshua 2

What is Joshua's first action after His commissioning?

• Did Joshua Lose Faith?
• James 2:17

Question: Exactly How Many Spies Were There?

• Its not the number but the task that's important

What Was the Task?

• Commissioned [Numbers 13: 1-16; Joshua 2: 1]
• Departed to spy [Numbers 13: 17-22; Joshua 2: 1b]
• Locate an item of value [Numbers 13: 23-24; Joshua 2:1c]
• Return to the people Numbers 13: 25; Joshua 2: 22]
• Report their finding [Numbers 13: 17-29; Joshua 2: 23-24]
• Present item of value [Numbers 13: 26; Joshua 6: 23-25]
• Decision to act made based on report [Numbers 13: 30-33; Joshua 3-6]

What Was the Task?

• Commissioned [Numbers 13: 1-16; Joshua 2: 1]
• Departed to spy [Numbers 13: 17-22; Joshua 2: 1b]
• Locate an item of value [Numbers 13: 23-24; Joshua 2:1c]
• Return to the people Numbers 13: 25; Joshua 2: 22]
• Report their finding [Numbers 13: 17-29; Joshua 2: 23-24]
• Present item of value [Numbers 13: 26; Joshua 6: 23-25]
• Decision to act made based on report [Numbers 13: 30-33; Joshua 3-6]

What Was the Task?

• Commissioned [Numbers 13: 1-16; Joshua 2: 1]
• Departed to spy [Numbers 13: 17-22; Joshua 2: 1b]
• Locate an item of value [Numbers 13: 23-24; Joshua 2:1c]
• Return to the people Numbers 13: 25; Joshua 2: 22]
• Report their finding [Numbers 13: 17-29; Joshua 2: 23-24]
• Present item of value [Numbers 13: 26; Joshua 6: 23-25]
• Decision to act made based on report [Numbers 13: 30-33; Joshua 3-6]

What Was the Task?

• Commissioned [Numbers 13: 1-16; Joshua 2: 1]
• Departed to spy [Numbers 13: 17-22; Joshua 2: 1b]
• Locate an item of value [Numbers 13: 23-24; Joshua 2:1c]
• Return to the people Numbers 13: 25; Joshua 2: 22]
• Report their finding [Numbers 13: 17-29; Joshua 2: 23-24]
• Present item of value [Numbers 13: 26; Joshua 6: 23-25]
• Decision to act made based on report [Numbers 13: 30-33; Joshua 3-6]

What Was the Task?

• Commissioned [Numbers 13: 1-16; Joshua 2: 1]
• Departed to spy [Numbers 13: 17-22; Joshua 2: 1b]
• Locate an item of value [Numbers 13: 23-24; Joshua 2:1c]
• Return to the people Numbers 13: 25; Joshua 2: 22]
• Report their finding [Numbers 13: 17-29; Joshua 2: 23-24]
• Present item of value [Numbers 13: 26; Joshua 6: 23-25]
• Decision to act made based on report [Numbers 13: 30-33; Joshua 3-6]

What Was the Task?

• Commissioned [Numbers 13: 1-16; Joshua 2: 1]
• Departed to spy [Numbers 13: 17-22; Joshua 2: 1b]
• Locate an item of value [Numbers 13: 23-24; Joshua 2:1c]
• Return to the people Numbers 13: 25; Joshua 2: 22]
• Report their finding [Numbers 13: 17-29; Joshua 2: 23-24]
• Present item of value [Numbers 13: 26; Joshua 6: 23-25]
• Decision to act made based on report [Numbers 13: 30-33; Joshua 3-6]

What Was the Task?

• Commissioned [Numbers 13: 1-16; Joshua 2: 1]
• Departed to spy [Numbers 13: 17-22; Joshua 2: 1b]
• Locate an item of value [Numbers 13: 23-24; Joshua 2:1c]
• Return to the people Numbers 13: 25; Joshua 2: 22]
• Report their finding [Numbers 13: 17-29; Joshua 2: 23-24]
• Present item of value [Numbers 13: 26; Joshua 6: 23-25]
• Decision to act made based on report [Numbers 13: 30-33; Joshua 3-6]

What about Rahab's lie?

• Exodus 20:16
• Acts 17: 30
• 2 Peter 3:18

What's so special about Rahab?

• Heb. 11: 31
• Joshua 2: 9, 11
• 1 Timothy 1:15
• Matthew 1: 5

Hope!

• Joshua 2: 12;
• Exodus 12: 13, 21 - 22

Take Away

• Truth can come from the most unexpected places.
• I praise God that He does not write anyone off.
• There is salvation behind / under the scarlet hope.