The God Who Keeps His Promise

In telling the story of how God brought His people Israel into the land of Canaan and enabled them to inherit it, the book of Joshua challenges us to continually trust in the God who keeps His promise.

1. The Man and the Book

*Joshua the man: a man who depends on
God (Josh. 1:1-2)

*Joshua the book: the God who
fulfills His promise (Josh. 1:6;
23:14-16; 24:31)

2. The Great Themes of the Book of
   Joshua

*The promised land and rest in it are
God's gracious gifts (Josh.1:6)

*God is present with His trusting
people in holy war (Josh. 1:5, 9)

*God is faithful to His covenant and
calls for the same from His people
(Josh. 1:7-8)

*God is a holy God who judges sin
(Josh. 7:11-12, 15)

*God intends to bring blessing to the
nations through His people (Josh.
4:21-24)