Plantation SDA Church
Join us as Pastor Andrew Nugent continues Season 2 of Deeper. Deep study into the book of Joshua
Deeper Theme: How God really treats prostitutes and liars.
Joshua 2:1-24 NASB1995
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
James 2:17 NASB1995
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]
Numbers 13:1-16 NASB1995
Joshua 2:1 NASB1995
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]
Numbers 13:17 NASB1995
Joshua 2:1 NASB1995
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]
Numbers 13:23-24 NASB1995
Joshua 2:1 NASB1995
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]
Numbers 13:25 NASB1995
Joshua 2:22 NASB1995
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]
Numbers 13:17-29 NASB1995
Joshua 2:23-24 NASB1995
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]
Numbers 13:26 NASB1995
Joshua 6:23-25 NASB1995
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]
Numbers 13:30-33 NASB1995
What about Rahab's lie?
• Exodus 20:16
• Acts 17: 30
• 2 Peter 3:18
Exodus 20:16 NASB1995
Acts 17:30 NASB1995
2 Peter 3:18 NASB1995
What's so special about Rahab?
• Heb. 11: 31
• Joshua 2: 9, 11
• 1 Timothy 1:15
• Matthew 1: 5
Hebrews 11:31 NASB1995
Joshua 2:9, 11 NASB1995
1 Timothy 1:15 NASB1995
Matthew 1:5 NASB1995
Joshua 2:15-24 NASB1995
Hope!
• Joshua 2: 12;
• Exodus 12: 13, 21 - 22
Joshua 2:12 NASB1995
Exodus 2:13, 21-22 NASB1995
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.