Lesson Plan:
Text for posters:
“Be Strong and of a Good Courage.”
Joshua
1-6; 23-24
Joshua: the highest type of devout warrior
Conquest of Jericho:
Joshua 2 and 6
“Be Strong and of a Good Courage.”
Joshua
1-6; 23-24
Joshua: the highest type of devout warrior (died at 110 -- 80s at this time?
Stone -- picture?
? What is strength?
? What makes one strong? Physically? Morally?
? What is courage?
? What is it that enables one to have courage?
Coeur = heart
6 Be strong and of a good acourage: for unto this people shalt thou bdivide for an cinheritance the dland, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
7 Only be thou strong and very acourageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: bturn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest cprosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 This book of the alaw shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt bmeditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the aLord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
1. Transition from Moses to Joshua
David O. McKay – 1951 – 1970
2. The Lord calls Joshua – what challenges?
How has the Lord helped you in such circumstances?
What battles do we fight today that take moral courage?
Examples of moral courage – tickets to Brandi! (sad face)
To have good success – verse 8 thou
üMaps 4 and 5 in your scriptures.
3. Israelites cross the Jordan Jordan River on dry ground –
Joshua all of chapter 3, 4:14
The ark a portable altar that contained sacred writings Moses’ writings and the tablets with the ten commandments
? How does the Lord show us that he directs and inspires the living prophet?
Stepping into the water – Boyd K. Packer quote
Placing stones Memorial –Joshua 4:21-24 ?What helps you remember?
Experiences that remind you of God’s power and love
Why totally destoy? Abraham to Moses -- fullness of iniquity
Ourselves – totally wipe out iniquity total cleansing not leaving alive any wickedness within.
Destroy idols – bring offerings to the Lord in the prescribed
way, place
redering justice – Egyptians , treatment of
Small Group: to plot out the story of the Battle of Jericho Summarize as if preparing an in-depth news report.
Rahab was a harlot – kept a “house of ill repute”Or a hostess/innkeeper?
Joshua 2 Joshua 6
Rahab – Hebrews 11:31, James 2:5
Covenant to serve the Lord
Joshua 23
6 Be ye therefore very acourageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
7 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their agods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
9 For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to astand before you unto this day.
Cleave = glue or join together
14 And, behold, this day I am going the away of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the bgood things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God apromised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.
16 When ye have atransgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the bgood land which he hath given unto you.
Joshua 24
14 ¶ Now therefore afear the Lord, and serve him in bsincerity and in truth: and put away the cgods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, achoose you bthis day whom ye will cserve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my dhouse, we will eserve the Lord.
