Covenant Communities
Unit 1: Leaders in the
Covenant Community
(Lessons 1–4)
Joshua: Leader for the People
September 6
Lesson 1
DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Timothy 2:1–6
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: Joshua 1
PRINTED TEXT: Joshua 1:1–11, 16, 17
Joshua 1:1–11, 16, 17
1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate 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 LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
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16 And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
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GOLDEN TEXT: Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.—Joshua 1:9.
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Lesson Aims
After participating in this lesson, each student will be able to:
1. Summarize the Lord’s charge to Joshua as Joshua assumed leadership of the people of Israel.
2. Compare and contrast the task facing Joshua with the responsibility of a church leader today.
3. Make a list of ways to support church leaders.
How to Say It
AI. Ay-eye.
AMALEKITES. Am-uh-leh-kites or Uh-mal-ih-kites.
BALAAM. Bay-lum.
CANAAN. Kay-nun.
CHARLEMAGNE. Shar-luh-main.
ELEAZAR. El-ih-a-zar or E-lih-a-zar.
JEROBOAM. Jair-uh-boe-um.
MESOPOTAMIAN. Mes-uh-puh-tay-me-un (strong accent on tay).
MIDIANITES. Mid-ee-un-ites.
OSHEA. O-shay-uh.
SHECHEM. Shee-kem or Shek-em.
SINAI. Sigh-nye or Sigh-nay-eye.
UZZIAH. Uh-zye-uh.
VICTUALS. vih-tulz.
Nickelson, Ronald L., and Jonathan Underwood, eds. The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2009–2010. Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2009. Print.
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