 Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today's session on the book of Joshua before we could start. Can one of us please lead us in prayer? Wonderful Heavenly Father, we come to You in the name of Jesus. God, we thank You, we praise You, we bless Your name. Daddy for You, our good God. We ask You, Daddy, as we have gathered here to study Your Word, help us to understand it better, help us open our eyes of understanding. Give us the spirit of wisdom and revelation that we may know Your Word. Lord, we bless You and we thank You. Thank You for hearing us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank You, Rosalind, for that wonderful prayer. Thank you. So, as the students join, I'll just share the notes. So we all have the notes ready with us, right? Yes, ma'am. Okay, so today we're going to study on the book of Joshua. Even before we could study the book of Joshua, I would like to let you know about the books that we studied before. What are the books that we studied from the Pentateuch? The first five books that is from Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus and Deuteronomy are the first five books of the book of Pentateuch. So now the next set of books we're going to study, that is the 12 books from the book of Joshua to Esther. It says, book of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1st and 2nd Samuel. Then we have 1st and 2nd Kings, 1st and 2nd Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. So these are called as the historical books. The Pentateuch introduced to us the birth of Israel and its formation. And from Joshua to Esther, we see how Israel's history resumes from where the Deuteronomy has left. Covering about 800 years of Israel's history, these 12 books will tell us about the conquering and possession of this promised land canner under the leadership of Joshua and also the reign of different judges of each moment. And we also see the darkest days in Israel's history as we study these books. And we'll see the establishment of kings coming in. So these 12 books will introduce the first king. The first king was Saul and followed by David. And after that, the followed by Solomon. And later we see the division of Israel into the two kingdoms, northern kingdom and southern kingdom. And we see different kings ruling the respective kingdom. And then there's a fall of the northern kingdom to Assyria and they get into the exile. And we see the southern kingdom fall into Babylonian. And we see how they return to Jerusalem under the leadership of men like Nehemiah and Ezra. So let's get ready as we study each book and we see we get to study the how God leads them, how God leads them and how God fights the battle. Especially today's book that we're going to study on the book of Joshua. We see how God fights the battle. Literally when we read the scripture saying stay still, the battle belongs to the Lord is literally so. So we'll see how this book of Joshua unveils itself to us and what the Lord teaches us today. It's not me, it's the Lord who speaks in and through me. Okay, so who's the author of this book? Who's the author of this book? Joshua is the author of this book. Okay, so Joshua died in about 1390 BC. And so the scholars believe that Joshua would have written before is death in the hometown where he stayed in the land of Timnath, Sarah or the battle where the priest the Levite stayed. Well, the last few chapters because it was recorded during this time is last days I guess. So some of the scholars say maybe Finneas wrote or one of the priests would have wrote the last few chapters of Joshua. Okay, but this we will go to the introduction of Joshua. So Joshua's original name was Hosea which means salvation. In the book of Numbers chapter 13 verse 8 it's been recorded that Moses evidently changes his name to Yehoshua. In Numbers chapter 13 verse 16 it says that Moses changed his name from Hosea to Yehoshua. Hosea means salvation and Yehoshua means Yahweh is salvation. Yahweh is salvation. It is also known as Jehoshua. Jehoshua, one second. I'll just admit some of our students who have joined us now. Okay, which means God is salvation. And you see it is later. Yehoshua is also called as Yehoshua. Yehoshua in Hebrew. It is shortened from Yehoshua to Yehoshua. And that's how Joshua is the name Joshua has come. And the Hebrew equivalent to the Greek name is Jesus. I'm not very sure how I spell the Greek name is Jesus which also means Jesus. Okay, Yehoshua in Greek is called as Yishos or Yishos which is called as Jesus. Okay, so after the 400 years of bondage in Egypt and 40 years the Israelites been wandering in the wilderness. We see that in the book of Deuteronomy, just a short recap from where we left in the book of Deuteronomy before we proceed to book of Joshua. Wilderness, the people of Israel were finally ready to take possession of the promised land since the time of Abraham. So Moses passed on this pattern of leadership of leading the Israelites to Joshua. We see that in Deuteronomy, the last chapter of 34. We see Israel was at the end of its wilderness warning and now we see how Joshua takes it over. So Joshua had been a very faithful follower of Moses very closely for about 40 years. He has followed Moses closely and he has learned a lot of leadership skills from Moses. It is like hand-on training what we say now and also in the book of Exodus we see Joshua being a military commander. For us to know a little bit about Joshua even before, we see him as a leader leading Israel. What is the background of Joshua? He was a military commander and he was a faithful follower of Moses and he was appointed by God. Joshua was appointed by God himself as a leader after Moses and in all the ways, Joshua proved himself very faithful, very strong, very courageous. So he was a very important task assigned to Joshua by Moses and he always proved himself faithful. Whatever task was given to him, he actually did it well which was a pleasing God even when Moses had to send the 12 spies to the promised land to survey the land. Though the 10 came with a negative report, only two came with a positive report that is Joshua and Caleb that pleased God. They had faith on God. They trusted God more than themselves. So Joshua fills both the responsibilities being the leader and also being dependent on God. So with this God chooses Joshua to be the next leader and God asked Moses to anoint him and bless him so that he can lead. Also, even before we could go, we will see what is the purpose of the book of Joshua. The purpose of this book teaches that God keeps his promise no matter how unlikely their fulfillment may appear but God keeps his promise and he fulfills them despite the Israel's waiver. And to show that God promises are fulfilled in giving the land to the nation. And the next point we see is to show that Joshua succeeded in conquering the land and Israel takes a position of the land with obedience. I'm just admitting some students were joined in. Okay. And the unique features, we will go with this to the unique features Joshua records. Actually, it is not three memorable miracles. It is four. I will share the miracles with you. Okay. As we study at the end. So there are four miracles. Please make that correction. Joshua reveals that Gentiles were not necessarily excluded from God's plan under the dispensation of the mosaic law. We see how they have the Canonite prostitute who joins the Israelite and and also she's been mentioned in the, you know, three places in the New Testament passage. And especially she also been recorded the genealogy of Christ. I think one of your mic is unmute. Okay. And we see, we see how rehab has been mentioned in the genealogy of Christ. And also in the Hebrew, with regards to a faith in Hebrew chapter 11 where the heroes of faith is mentioned, even rehab is mentioned there. And we also see James talking about the good work that rehab did in James chapter two verse 25 and Joshua records an important Christophany that is a pre incarnate of Christ appearing to Joshua as a commander of the Lord's army. We will look into it as we study the chapter wise. The comparison with the other books. So the one of the comparison is with the book of Exodus, Exodus records how God let his people out of the land of bondage while Joshua tells us how God let his people into the land of blessing and, you know, both the exit exit of Exodus and the entrance of Joshua involved a miraculous parting when, when Israelites, you know, left Egypt, they crossed the Red Sea and entered the, you know, they cross the Red Sea to journey into the promised land. They went into the wilderness journey and here for the now the same Israelites a new generation Israelites who wants to go to the promised land crossing the river Jordan which is which is a miraculous again, you know, again God made the water still the river was still for them to cross and both the books are not just literal in their discussion of exit and entrance, but there's a symbolic to it. Believers are spiritually taken out of Egypt. Okay, that is a spiritual debt and brought into the Israel, which is the abundant of life, the salvation, the free gift of salvation, which is the abundant of life and we see the key verse here. The key words we move on to the key words, like, you know, the word called possess if you're doing a word study. Okay, we see possessing the land possess the word possess has been used many times in this book 25 times and inheriting the land the inheritance. Okay, God is giving the inheritance the word inheritance has been repeated 59 times and Joshua his name has been repeated 169 times and we see the strong and courageous this is something that I added to it so y'all can make a note in your notes the word strong and courageous throughout the Bible. It's been repeated 25 times the phrase is repeated 25 times but God says four times, especially to the Israelites in the book of Deuteronomy once in the Deuteronomy 31 23 and to Joshua especially in chapter one three times God repeats it again and again again and again. To be strong and courageous that is just to read to strengthen Joshua because maybe Josh was thinking how will I lead such a huge generation of people because all these days. Joshua was following Moses with the help of Moses he was doing everything but now as the leaders now they know he has to take up the leadership so God is asking him be strong be courageous God is also going ahead you know when we turn to chapter one. Joshua chapter one let's turn to Joshua chapter one again and again God is affirming you know very beautifully God is confirming to Joshua saying as be strong in verse six chapter one verse six be strong and of good courage for this people you shall divide and inheritance the land which I spoke to their fathers to give them. You know again and again he says be strong be courageous and also I will be with you as I was with Moses what an affirmation God is giving in verse 17 God is saying only the Lord your God will be with you as he was with Moses you know God is strengthening. Joshua saying that you have seen my power you see how I lead the Israelites with through Moses same way I will be with you. Same way I will be with you as I was with Moses I will be with you I will lead you so this is very important and very good affirmation to strengthen to make Joshua strong and courageous God is helping him and we see the conquest. The land was in the three stages three stages the central military camp we see that the division of the chapters. Yeah, and we and we'll also in detail look into Joshua's life at the end of this chapter study. Okay, with this we will move on to the chapter study. Okay, so the book of Joshua is divided into four main sections or we can call it four movements. Okay, so the first chapter to fifth chapter we see how Joshua leads Israel. And from sixth chapter to 12th chapter we see the battles with the Canaanites and from 13th chapter to 22 chapter we see how Joshua divides the land and he gives it to the 12 tribes and chapter 23 to 24 we see Joshua's final words. Okay. So in the book of Genesis we see how God promised a land that flowing with milk and honey and they will be a homeland a promised land given to the Israelites and in Exodus again God speaks about God salvation basically about delivering them from the bondage and taking them to the taking them to the promised land and in the book of Joshua it shows that how God salvation involves in giving them the victory in possessing the land which God promised them and giving them the land where they can rest no more wandering but they will possess and rest in this land and this is what it says. And the first section, first section we see a beginning of the Moses death and Joshua's appointed as a new leader and the author intentionally presents Joshua as the new Moses to the Israelites and in chapter one as we study the book starts saying with a promise God promising Joshua saying I will be with you be strong and be courageous. Can we read Joshua chapter one verse three onwards can one of us please read three to nine chapter one verse three to nine. Joshua chapter one verse three. I promise you what I promise Moses wherever you set foot you will be on land I have given you from the negative wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north and the FH river in the east with the Mediterranean Sea in the west including all the lands of the Hittites no one will be able to stand against you as long as you live for I'll be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you be strong and courageous for you're the one who will leave these people to possess all the land I swear to the ancestors I would give them be strong and very courageous be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you do not deviate from them turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do study this book of instruction continually meditated on a day and night so you'll be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do this is my command be strong and courageous do not be afraid of discourage for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. You know how many times this word be strong and courageous has been repeated by God to Joshua and also look at the promise God is telling Joshua no one shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Because it was not very easy to lead Israel. It was not very easy to lead these Israelites because they were you know they you know Joshua by now he has seen the different moments with Israelites. They emotionally be very good when they believe in God the minute you know everything is fine and they go back to the normal life they rebel. They rebel also against the leader against God. So Joshua was very maybe he was not very sure of how he can lead the people but God is again and again affirming and listen I love this people this is my nation. And as I was with Moses I will be with you and you can lead. You know God is strengthening Joshua saying that you can do it. Today the same promise God is giving to us as God has called us to his work to his ministry even we may be very apprehensive and leading. We are taking the back seat and saying God I will follow you. In fact I did this I said Lord I will just you know be good to you do not ask me to share about you or talk about you to anyone. Maybe many of us are like that but today God is asking us or also affirming to us saying the same promise that he gives Joshua saying that as I was with Moses I will be with you. Be strong and be courageous. I will never leave you nor forsake you and if we have to be successful in our ministry in our work in our business. Let's read Joshua chapter 1 verse 8 what does it say the book of the law shall not depart out of our mouth but shall meditate in a day and night. Why do you think that we need to meditate on this book day and night. Just unmute and give out your answers that's okay there's nothing called right and wrong answer just share what do you think. Why should we meditate on this book of law day and night. So that we will never forget so that we will not forget what the Lord has done all that he did for Israel we will start believing. Why should God do all supernatural things to Israel so that they believe that the God is real the God is leading them during the day God led them with a pillar of cloud and in the night by the pillar of fire. You know God actually tangible presence was there they could literally see God's presence among them. They could hear certain places God enabled the Israelites to hear God's voice. They saw God providing him supernaturally the manner and the quail. And they saw how God you know punished them when they actually they had to face a consequence of their sin and they rebelled against God. And they also know that a God is holy God. So beginning of the book itself God is instructing Joshua to tell the Israelites how they need to observe. And keep the commandment and it is so important only when they keep a friend of them they will remember that God is holy and they will lead a holy life that pleases God and they will not do certain things that this pleases him. Okay so that they will be successful they will be prosperous any battle that they fight God can bless them. So not only then even now to us when we do things please God we see God give us success. We see God's grace over our life over our ministry over our business over our work. So let's see God in all our ways all our ways. Okay so as we study we will see we will move on to chapter three to four. We see Joshua leads all the Israelites across the Jordan River into the land. And how did how did he lead them again there's a supernatural thing just like the sea parted in the Moses time in the book of Exodus. Now the river Jordan parts. As the priest carried the Ark of the Covenant you know across leading all the Israelites with them we see how it is I just got an image to make the class interesting. The scripture records the minute the priest okay the priest you know a priest feet touches the water the water you know the river parts the river parts. So one side where the flow is the water standing as a heap the other side because there is no flow the land is dry so that the Israelites can cross can cross from the river. From the wilderness to the promised land. So the priest carry the tabernacle and they go in the center middle of the river they stand holding to the Ark of the Covenant where they believe the presence of God is so what is inside this Ark of the Covenant. There are three things inside the Ark of the Covenant I just I had gotten but I could not share it with you all before. Okay so there are three things God asked to keep. One is the errands wrong that was budded. Second was the tabernacle two tablets and the third was a pot of manner was kept inside this Ark of the Covenant and they carried it everywhere they went everywhere they went. So also I wanted to share this Ark of the Covenant was made with pure wood and also it was covered by pure gold saying that Jesus this also denotes that you know Jesus was 100% man had 100% God. So these are the three things that was inside the Ark of the Covenant and they carried this Covenant with them wherever they went. So the Covenant you know the priest carry the Covenant is standing in the middle of the river and they allow the Israelites to pass. The minute they passed and then the Ark of the Covenant the priest carry the Ark of the Covenant and cross the river the river started flowing back to it. But before that Joshua tells God told your instructor Joshua saying all the twelve tribe leaders should carry stone carry each stone from this river along with them. So they carry big stones along with them and after that they make a memorial wall out of the stones they put all the stones together the twelve stones like a heap so that they can narrate the story incident. So it happened how God miraculously led people to cross this river to the generation to come. So that's why they had to carry a memorable stone and cross over this cross over this Jordan river. So from this we will move on to chapter five. In chapter five we see you know the transition like you know the people have crossed and they have rested. So now we see the Israelites are celebrating the Passover. So they get back one second it's not yeah. So the Covenant people at the new generation people needs to be circumcised because they have not circumcised in the wilderness. So now Joshua's God instructed Joshua to tell all the new generation men to be circumcised. So they circumcise themselves in this place and then they celebrate the first Passover in this land and they rest till they all are healed. And after that they move forward they prepare themselves to conquer this land. Which is the first battle they face which is the first battle to possess the land which is the first battle that they face to possess this promised land. The wall of Jericho. The wall of Jericho yes. So Moses is preparing the Israelites you know with the instruction of whatever God has received from God he prepares them to go and you know get over this land. So he prepares them he tells them the instruction how God is leading them leading them they need to you know in chapter 6 we see how God is instructing Joshua. Can any of us read from chapter 6 verse 2 onwards. And the Lord said to Joshua see I have given Jericho into your hand it's king and the mighty men of valor you shall march around the city all you men of war you shall go all around the city once. This you shall do six days and seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams rams horns before the up but the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times and the preacher blow the trumpets. It shall come to pass when they make a long blast with the rams horn and when you hear the sound of the trumpet that all the people shall shout with a great shout then the wall of the city will fall down flat and the people shall go up every man straight before him. Amen. Amen. So we see I just project this the wall of Jericho. See there is a lower wall and there is an upper wall and God instructed Israelites to go around the city for six days once. And on the seventh day they had to go seven times and on the six days they had to go around with silence. They should not shout no speaking nothing with all silence they had to go. And on the seventh day seven times they had to go and the priest blows the trumpet and then there's a great shout after the instruction of Joshua. Joshua gives them the instruction to shout and they all shout and the wall of the city falls crumbling down. Why should God do this? Why should God do this? Do you think all six days when they go around God was getting energy was energizing them to bring this wall down. And they say this wall is very thick you know some of the scholars say that this wall is so thick that even a chariot can go over it. You know so thick wall it's not something very thin at the shout of the people the wall came down. No it was very strongly built it was you know a strongly built wall no way they could enter in. The minute they saw the Israelites were camping around the place you know the Jericho the king of Jericho closed the gates of Jericho that none can enter in. And six days when they were six days when they went around Jericho. Yes people of Jericho was wondering what's happening. At the same time God did not do that to let people of Jericho learn a lesson God did this for Israelites for you and me to know the power of God. You know if God would have decided though you know he could just think immediately the wall of Jericho will become like a vapor. If God could part a Red Sea if God could just as a part of the river of Jordan and bring them here within no time God can break this big ball. But why did God allow people of Israel to go six times around this on the seventh day again seven times. Just share your views your thoughts on this please open to the class. Maybe God was checking the obedience of Israelites towards his command. Okay. Maybe God wants them to know how powerful he is that nothing is obligatory to him. Okay anyone else promised land through faith yes exactly thanks to you. Yes God wanted Israel to obey whatever God commands and acquire this with faith. All these days God did it God part of the sea God part of the Jordan River God did it but he's expecting the children of Israel you know to do something in faith. In faith Abraham was known as the father of faith because he took that step he left his father's house and he walked in faith. If God would have decided to give him a son at the time when he promised he could have but God wanted him to walk that walk of faith. And today God is looking at us we need to walk that walk of faith God has promised he will do it we need to have that faith. So during that time God prepares our heart there is a process of preparation there may be something to do with our unlearning there's something that we need to learn we need to do something. Same way with Israelites God wanted Israelites to obey God listen to God and whatever he says he says it's done just believe on God's word trust on him. God wanted the children of Israel to follow God's instruction to believe on God's word if God says something he will do it. These are the simple things that God is teaching through his demonstration to Israel like not only to the Israelites were living then even to us today as we read these stories you know we learn certain things in our life. What God did then God will do it to us even now the time is going it's 1140 so soon. Okay, the wall of Jericho was complete dependence on God we see it has been recorded in Psalms 44 three for they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword. Not that they by their own arms saved them but it was God's right hand your harm and the light of your countenance because of you favored them. It was God who did it when they dependent on God God gives us the victory and even in Deuteronomy chapter 31 verse three and six we see Moses prophesying it to the children of Israel saying the Lord your God himself crosses over before you. He will destroy these nations from before you and you shall dispose disposes them Joshua himself crosses over before you just as the Lord has said be strong and of good courage do not fear not be afraid of them for the Lord your God he is the one who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. These are the words of Moses saying words God is telling to us today as I was with them so I shall be with you no matter what type of wall we have friend of us. In our ministry in our work in our family life in our career. For each of us different circumstance or situation whichever we are facing as a the wall of Jericho it will come trembling when we obey God because the scripture says the battle belongs to God. As I was reading and studying on this book you know God was teaching so much sometimes we strive we work hard we say that yes Lord I have faith in you but you know I also need to do my part. Yes you have to do when God instructs you but there are some battle when God says the battle belongs to the Lord be still. So what is required here our faith on God our trust on God our complete dependence should be on God. And God moves the mountain God breaks this wall nothing is impossible with him no matter how big fortress can be front of us. God is all powerful let's not exaggerate let's not exaggerate the problem. Or the difficult situation which is front of us because God is bigger than that. There's a saying that God is bigger than the mountain that we have front of us ahead of us okay let's trust on him and his power. We also see there were two battles fought in one second. Yes there are the four miracles which I said okay the miracle is the first miracle was the crossing the Jordan River at the flood stage of the dry ground. Second is the walls of Jericho collapsing. The third is the Lord sent large hailstone to defeat the enemy army what happened they had the second battle first one was with Jericho. Second was with AI when the people of Israel when Joshua led the people of Israel to fight this battle with AI it is spelled as A and I. Okay we see that in the chapter of you know seven Israelites lost the battle with AI Joshua was shocked how can this happen. Because God said he will go before us and he will give us the victory what happened so they started to find out so Joshua went and prostrated front of God and he prayed and he asked God God where did we go wrong because Joshua knew something has gone wrong from our side because our God is a promise keeper. And when he prayed God reveals that what happened in this camp one of his member whatever God had commanded not to take anything from the battle of Jericho. You know not to take anything but there are certain things God said you can take the gold silver few things God instructed them to take gold silver. Okay okay we are in chapter six verse 24 quickly I'll read because of the time but they burned the city and all that was in with the fire only the silver and gold and the vessels of bronze and iron they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. Okay and they spade rehab because she helped the spies and rescuing them so God saved the rehab and her family or household. Okay so what happened when God told instructed Joshua and his army to take up only silver gold and the vessel of bronze and iron and put it in the God's treasure house. Okay not anyone to take it but what happened there was a person called Akan. Without the knowledge of anyone he takes few things few things we read that in the chapter seven and that was the reason because he took certain things of like you know belong to God like the garment which the people were wearing some expensive garment and few items and silver he hid in this tent. You know we see in Joshua chapter seven verse 21 he has taken the beautiful Babylonian garment 200 shekels of silver and a wedge of gold waging 50 shekels and he covered it over them and he hid it in the earth middle of his tent. Okay so because of that they had to face this defeat with the army and they cannot move ahead they were also affected with a plague. Okay and when God showed them okay and God instructed Joshua to burn that whole family. So they had to take Israelites literally had to take Akan and his family you know out all his possession along with the cattle's orcs everything and they had to put him outside the city and stone him and burn the whole things that he took. Only then they found favor with God and they could move. So when the sin was removed from them God don't have to do with God is a merciful God but why God should allow this. We should we should not look at read the Old Testament scripture with this perspective hey God punished God is a punishing God. No you see everything was very supernatural God had to do this with signs for people to see and believe because their heart condition was like that. So every time God had to do something with signs for them to believe. So God to bring a holiness in among the Israelites got to make the Israelites to listen in a way to God's command. God had to bring this judgment upon the people who rebelled against God. That's what in the New Testament we see Jesus saying it's more blessed for the people who believe without saying Dan who believe with sin. You know they had to do it because every time God had to do something in action for people to see and then believe. So when we read the Old Testament we'll see many things but do not look at those things as God is angry God God is a punishing God. No he's been merciful and loving God but because of people because their heart was hardened. That's why in the New Testament Jesus says because people's heart was hard. That's why they could not understand. So this is what it is and when the Akhan family was burned and everything and you know God gave again they went and fought the battle with AI. And this time God gave victory. How we see the third miracle Lord sent the large hailstone to defeat the enemy's army and you know and the fourth army and God gave them the victory. And we see the Lord during the battle we see Joshua instructing in chapter 10 verse 12 and 13. We see how Joshua makes the sun stand still over the gibbian and moon in the valley of Agilon. So the sun stood still and the moon stopped till the people had revenged upon their enemies. So how did this happen? Time and again God showing greater things, greater things so that people believe. People one is for the Israelites to believe that the God is with them they need to you know with reverence they need to obey. And also for the other people the other kingdoms who are around to know and fear that God is with Israel and we cannot stand against the God of Israel. Though Israel may be smaller number but there's a powerful God who is with them. So people feared these battle brought fear into the other kingdoms. So many of them did not fight with Joshua they went with peace treaty and you know allowing them to possess the land. So this is what the Lord did. And also we see in verse 14 when Joshua spoke these words in 12 and 13 the sun stood still over gibbian and moon and all. We see in verse 14 and the Lord heeded the voice of a man for the Lord fought for Israel. Today you and I in our journey with the Lord in our faith with the Lord when we speak when we speak our voices been heard. Sometimes we may feel we are so insignificant how can we do such things how can we serve a mighty God. We are not holy or we are not righteous you know all these are negative thoughts and they are not from God. We believe Jesus died on the cross he has made his righteous so we have a right standing with God through Christ. We have been justified we have been set right front of God our relationship has been restored back to God. And in our journey in this life in our walk with in this life we may be significant but God uses insignificant people like you and me among the significant leaders. They may be mighty king those days they may be big army but God led Israel they were small but they had a powerful all powerful God with them backing them up. God went before them that's what Moses prophesied God will go before you. Same way we see in the crossing of the River Jordan they carry the tabernacle the presence of God went the minute the priest stepped into the water the water parted. Because the presence of God was there. Same way we have the presence of God again and again I would like to remind us that John chapter 14 verse 16 says the Holy Spirit who abides in us is forever. So the Holy Spirit is the presence of God who is in us no matter what problem we may face in our life. It may be as big as a wall of Jericho or it may be as big as a Red Sea to be parted or the river Jordan to be parted. When we have the presence of God, let's be still. I know that the battle belongs to God and God brings it down and always remember to stay strong and courageous because God himself is with us. He himself because he has promised that I will be with you. Today as he promised Israel we read in the book of Joshua saying that I will lead you I will be with you I will strengthen you. Same way God is telling us be strong be courageous and I will be with you I will lead you I will go before you. So we need to trust in God. These are the some I know we are some of you know the records of Joshua how Joshua was faithful and God commanded his faithfulness. You know today we have to be faithful which our leadership we have been placed. Let's faithfully obey and serve in our season God will raise us as a leader. When we learn to serve faithfully God honors that he looks at that man may not see what you're doing. But God watches our God is a God who watches us and he appoints us in the right season. And in the book of Joshua we also see Christophany where the pre incarnated of Christ appearance as the commander of the Lord's army in one of the chapters. That is Christ showing him said Joshua saying that I am the army of the Lord who is with you will go before you and that's how they go march on. Conprint the first battle of Jericho so before Jericho we have this verse. So I end with the reflection question what are the some of the leadership lessons that we learn from the life of Joshua. What do we understand about God's power from these three sorry four miracles please correct that four miracles we see in Joshua. We see in Joshua how does our understanding of God's power help us in our everyday life. Please answer this to yourself has your study on this book of Joshua and meditate each and every chapter. And this should be our learning from the book of Joshua that God is with us is heading before us and we need to be strong and courageous and depend completely. When the complete dependence on God will see the victory of God in our life. Okay with this we will end this class with a word of prayer. Dear God we thank you we praise you we love you we honor you. We thank you Lord for every promise that you have given us. Thank you Lord that you will be with us. You will never leave us nor forsake us but you will be with us and you will lead us Lord. Thank you Lord for your word strengthening each one of us in this class to be strong and courageous to every command that you gave Joshua. We take it Lord we take it in us so Father every battle that is ahead of us to possess to fulfill your call your purpose in our life Lord. We surrender it to you because knowing that the God who fought for Israel then the same God will fight for us now. Thank you Father for this battle belongs to you. Thank you that you are leading us and guiding us. Thank you Father for the strength and courage that we have in you. In Jesus most precious name we pray amen amen. Thank you class for joining in today. I hope this class was a blessing and you'll learn some insights from this book. Did you? Was it a blessing? Did we learn something new today? Yes ma'am. Okay thank you so much. See you all next week. We'll study the next book. Thank you. God bless. Thank you. God bless. God bless. Thank you. God bless. Sid. You have a question. Okay. I'm just seeing it. The Ark of the Covenant got lost as after 587. Can you do a small research Sid on that and get back to us in the next class? Okay. It is a good question. Thank you so much for asking. But when we do our research we learn better. Okay. I wanted Sid you to research on this and get back to us in the next class. So I'll keep the last 10 minutes next class for the time of discussion. Is that okay? Okay ma'am. Sid you can hear me? Yes ma'am. Great. Thank you. Yes. Good. Good Sid. Thank you. God bless.