JOSHUA AS LEADER      

CONTENT

1. Joshua is Chosen and Equipped to Lead Israel (Num. 13:16; 14:10; Num. 27:15-23; Josh. 1:1-9)

Joshua is Chosen and Equipped to Lead Israel (Num. 13:16; 14:10; Num. 27:15-23; Josh. 1:1-9)

Joshua the son of Nun and representative of the tribe of Ephraim distinguished himself as a faithful leader as a member of the twelve-man spy team appointed by Moses as emissaries to Canaan. Ten of them gave a negative report of inability to possess the land (they even planned to elect a leader to make a return journey to Egypt) but Joshua and Caleb tried to exhort the people to victory.                                      

Moses presented Joshua to be his successor, elected by God and to be commissioned by Eleazar – the Priest who will inquire for him by the judgment of Urim before the Lord in the presence of the entire congregation as Moses too lays his hands on him, investing all his authorities on him. Moses did as the Lord commanded him and Joshua was commissioned accordingly.

There were some previous associations of Moses and Joshua. These are:

1. Joshua was with Moses when Moses met the Lord on Mount Sinai.