SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BOOK OF JOSHUA AND THE BOOK

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BOOK OF JOSHUA AND THE BOOK OF ACTS FIRSTLY, LET’S LOOK AT THE CLASSIFICATION OF BOOKS OF JEWISH CANON AND THAT OF THE CHRISTIANS

CATALOGUING THE BOOKS OF THE JEWISH BIBLE –LUKE 24: 44 TANAKH (Hebrew: תנ"ך THE LAW - TORAH (Hebrew: תורה , meaning "Instruction" ) THE PROPHETS - NEVI’IM (Hebrew: נביאים meaning "Prophets") THE WRITINGS - KETUVIM ( Hebrew : כתובים meaning “Writings") WISDOM, SCROLLS, HISTORIES-WRITINGS

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SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE BOOKS OF JOSHUA AND ACTS 1. LOCATION 2. PREPARATION 3. QUALIFICATION (THE 4 Ms’) 4. DOMINATION 5. STRATEGIZATION 6. SENSATION 7. RETRIBUTION (QUICK) 8. COMMOTION 9. DISCRIMINATION 10. GLORIFICATION 11. DEDICATION POSITIVE LESSONS FROM EVEN NEGATIVE INCIDENTS LESSONS ONCE AGAIN FROM POSITIVE INCIDENTS

LOCATION-BOTH BEGIN WHERE EARTHLY LIFE/MINISTRY OF MOSES (A TYPE OF CHRIST-DEU 18: 18) AND JESUS END RESPECTIVELY Joshua Prophets Exodus - Deut Matt-John Acts Epistles II Chronicles (ends waiting for Messiah's coming) Revelation (ends waiting for Messiah's II coming) LIFE OF MOSES COVERED IN 4 BOOKS/LIFE OF JESUS ALSO COVERED IN 4 BOOKS

PREPARATION-JOSHUA PREPARED BY MOSES WHEREAS THE APOSTLES WERE PREPARED BY JESUS

QUALIFICATION-MIGHT THE LORD WAS WITH APOSTLES JUST AS HE WAS WITH JOSHUA AND HIS ARMY-JOSHUA 1: 5/MATT 28: 20/ACTS 2: 1 -4

QUALIFICATION-MORALE NOT EASY TO STEP INTO THE SHOES OF A GREAT LEADER! HOWEVER IN THE SERVICE OF OUR ENCOURAGING GOD, MORE THAN ABILITY, IT IS THE AVAILABILITY THAT COUNTS! NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO STAND UP AGAINST YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. AS I WAS WITH MOSES, SO I WILL BE WITH YOU; I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU –JOSHUA 1: 5 -MORALE BOOSTER/ACTS 4: 12 -13

QUALIFICATION - MORALITY “BE STRONG AND VERY COURAGEOUS. BE CAREFUL TO OBEY ALL THE LAW MY SERVANT MOSES GAVE YOU; DO NOT TURN FROM IT TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT, THAT YOU MAY BE SUCCESSFUL WHEREVER YOU GO. KEEP THIS BOOK OF THE LAW ALWAYS ON YOUR LIPS; MEDITATE ON IT DAY AND NIGHT, SO THAT YOU MAY BE CAREFUL TO DO EVERYTHING WRITTEN IN IT. THEN YOU WILL BE PROSPEROUS AND SUCCESSFUL” –JOSHUA 1: 7 -8 GOD’S WORD IS LIKE A LIGHTHOUSE GOD’S WORK DONE AS PER GOD’S WILL WOULD NEVER LACK GOD’S RESOURCES!

QUALIFICATION -“MATRIMONY” OF SUPPORT FROM GOD AND PEOPLE THERE WAS SUPPORT FROM GOD AND ALSO FROM PEOPLE –JOSHUA 1: 9/16 -18/ACTS 2: 1 -4/41

DOMINATION/ACTION NONE COULD STOP JOSHUA AND HIS ARMY, NONE COULD STOP THE APOSTLES

DOMINATION/ACTION Central and Southern Campaigns (Joshua: 6 -10)

DOMINATION/ACTION Northern Campaign (Joshua: 11 -12) And Allocation Of Unconquered Land (13: 1 -6)

DOMINATION/ACTION RAPID GROWTH OF CHURCH – ACTS 2 -10 MISSIONARY JOURNEYS’ OF PETER MISSIONARY JOURNEYS’ OF PHILLIP

DOMINATION/ACTION ACTS 13 -14

DOMINATION/ACTION- ACTS 16 -18: 22

DOMINATION/ACTION-ACTS 18: 22 -21: 19

STRATEGIZATION-JOSHUA 6 -7/ACTS 23 NOTE: JOSHUA DROVE A WEDGE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH CANAAN/PAUL DID IT BETWEEN PHARISEES AND SADUCEES ISRAELIT ES CAMPED HERE

SENSATION-AMAZING MIRACLES JOSHUA 6: 20/10: 12 -14/ACTS 5: 15 -16

TO BE FAIR SOME NEGATIVE INCIDENTS ARE ALSO FAITHFULLY RECORDED IN BOTH THE BOOKS OF JOSHUA AND ACTS. PRAISE GOD, WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM TOO-1 COR 10: 11

RETRIBUTION-JOSHUA 7/ACTS 5: 1 -11 IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT. LESSON # 1 - DO NOT TAKE THE ALMIGHTY LIGHTLY!!!

COMMOTION-JOSHUA 9/ACTS 15: 36 -40 NOT DEPENDING ON GOD’S GUIDANCE! LESSON # 2 LEARN TO PRAY AND SEEK HIS COUNSEL WHILST SETTLING CONFUSING MATTERS!!!

DISCRIMINATION-JOSHUA 22/ACTS 11: 1 -18 PREJUDICE, PREJUDICE!!! LESSON # 3 - AVOID IT!!!

COMING BACK TO POSITIVE LESSONS…

GLORIFICATION-JOSHUA 23: 9 -10/ACTS 14: 27/21: 19 JOSHUA NEVER TOOK THE GLORY FOR THE MIGHTY DEEDS WROUGHT THROUGH HIM NOR DID THE APOSTLES

DEDICATION-JOSHUA 24: 15/31/2 TIM 4: 8 JOSHUA AND HIS GENERATION WERE FAITHFUL TILL THE END, SO WERE THE APOSTLES

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