The book of Joshua is the continuation of Israel's pilgrimage to the Promised Land. However, it is also a book about the man Joshua. Joshua's life illustrates the power of faith and teaches us the key to victorious living. The principles by which he lived and achieved success are the same principles we can apply to be victorious in Christ. The essential element of this life is faith. Joshua was born a slave in Egypt but was chosen to follow Moses as leader of Israel. He was the man God used to fulfill His promise concerning the land of Canaan. Joshua had been Moses' chief of staff. He assisted him, cared for him and led armies into battle. He watched and learned as God led Moses. He experienced supernatural deliverance from Egypt; he watched the hand of God part the Red Sea, and he saw an entire generation of his peers die as they wandered in the desert to judge their sins. He also saw God’s grace sustaining the nation during those same 40 years. It was time to assume power as the leader of the nation. He was ready to take on this challenge. The Bible says he was a man filled with the Spirit and wisdom of God, Num. 27:18, a man who followed God fully, Numbers. 32:12. He was a man to lead a nation and a man to teach us how to live by faith. In Joshua 1:2, God told Joshua to get up and cross the Jordan. Joshua had been here before. He and Caleb were the two spies among the twelve sent to the land by Moses who were ready to settle there 40 years ago. He was fully aware of the consequences of unbelief; he knew the danger of disobedience. His challenge was to move forward and trust God. This is what faith is. It always challenges us to do something. When we...... middle of paper .......2 The rest of the book is the story of Israel's passage through the land of Canaan, its conquest and division, under the command of Joshua, and their history until his death. The power and truth of God in the fulfillment of his promises to Israel, and in the execution of his justly threatened vengeance upon the Canaanites, and wonderfully demonstrated. This should teach us to consider the terrible cruelties pronounced in the word of God against unrepentant sinners, to seek refuge in Jesus Christ. Joshua was God's chosen servant to carry out Moses' work and establish Israel in the Promised Land. To this special divine appointment he was faithful – as leader of God's army, as administrator of God's division of the land, and as God's representative in promoting Israel's covenant faithfulness . In all this he struck the type (prefiguration) of Christ of the Old Testament..