約書亞記第一課：約書亞開始征服迦南地：約書亞記第一章至第四章
以色列人準備進入征服迦南地。領袖不再是摩西乃是約書亞。一百萬以上個人怎麼能夠一時過汛期的約旦河呢？
一。約書亞記一章：神命令約書亞征服迦南：約書亞記1:1-9：神向約書亞講了很多鼓勵他的話。神向他說些什麼呢？神怎麼樣與約書亞同在？“…我怎樣與___ ___同在，也必照樣與___同在…”。神不要什麼話離開約書亞的口？
約書亞1:10-18：約書亞吩咐眾人準備過約旦河：誰要過河，誰要留在河的東邊？百姓如何肯定他們以約書亞為他們的領袖？“…我們從前在一切事上怎樣聽從___ ___，現在也必照樣聽從___…”。（注意：希伯來文的“約書亞”翻成希臘文就是“耶穌”。舊約的約書亞和新約的耶穌基督有些相同的地方。）
二。約書亞記二章：探子進耶利哥：你認為密探為什麼選擇去妓女家？妓女名叫什麼？請述說探子怎麼沒有被王的使者發現。喇合告訴密探她及所有的耶利哥城的市民都聽過什麼？因此，耶利哥城的市民都覺得怎麼樣？8-9節：喇合說她知道何事？以她的多神論的背景來說，喇合說了一句很不簡單的話，描述耶和華神，是什麼？“…耶和華你們的神，本是___ ___ ___ ___的神”。請述說喇合和探子的“合同”和計劃。密探回到約書亞那裡，給他什麼報告？新約馬太福音一章五節提到一位喇合，大概是這位女士。如果是她，喇合就是誰的祖先？
三。約書亞記三章：以色列人過約旦河：約旦河雖然有名，除非汛期外，河不寬。以色列人準備過河，剛好是汛期。至少有多少人要過河？（民數記26:51, 62。）5節：“約書亞吩咐百姓說：你們要自___，因為明天耶和華必在你們中間行___ ___”。請描述次日百姓所看到的。百姓不可以靠近約櫃；他們要遠離它多遠？13節：“ 等到抬普天下主耶和華約櫃的___ ___把___站在___ ___ ___ ___ ___…”。14-17節：請描述清楚那河水就怎麼樣。請參看聖經地圖，指示出水叢集（“立起成壘”）的地方。這樣，神使得以色列人走___ ___到對岸。所以，以色列人平安地進入了迦南地，就如神早給誰的應許。請參看：1）創始記15:12-19；2）出埃及記3:7-8。
四。約書亞記四章：立石為記：國民過了約旦河後，神叫約書亞立什麼樣的石碑為了紀念此事？6, 22節：此紀念碑主要是給誰看的？22-24節：“…要使___ ___ ___ ___都知道，耶和華的手___ ___ ___ ___，也要使你們永遠___ ___耶和華你們的神”。當天，“耶和華使約書亞在以色列眾人眼前___ ___，在他平生的日子，百姓敬畏他，象從前敬畏___ ___一樣”。
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Joshua/01: Joshua Begins to Subdue Canaan
Joshua chapters 1-4
1. Joshua ch. 1: God Commands Joshua to Conquer Canaan: Joshua 1:1-9: God greatly encouraged Joshua; what did he say? How was God with Joshua? “As I was with M_____, so I will be with y___.” What did God not want to “depart” from Joshua’s mouth? Joshua 1:10-18: Joshua instructed the community to prepare to cross the Jordan River. Who was to cross over and who was to remain on the east side? In what way did the community affirm Joshua as their leader? “…Just as we fully obeyed M_____, so we will obey y___.” (Note: the Hebrew word “Joshua” when translated into Greek is “Jesus.” There are some similarites between the Joshua of the Old Testament and Jesus Christ in the New Testament.)
2. Joshua ch. 2: Spies Enter Jericho: Why do you think the spies went to the house of a prostitute? What was the name of the prostitute? Explain why the spies were not found by the king’s messengers. What did Rahab tell the spies that she and everyone in Jericho had heard? Consequently, everyone in Jericho was a______. Vs. 8f: What did Rahab say that she knew? Considering that she came from the background of polytheism, Rahab made a very surprising statement regarding the LORD God; what did she say? “the LORD your God is God in h______ a_____ and on the e______ b______.” Describe the “agreement” and the plan that Rahab and the spies made. What kind of report did the spies give when they returned to Joshua? Mathew chapter one, verse five, mentions a Rahab, who almost certainly is this same person. If so, then Rahab was whose ancestor?
3. Joshua ch. 3: The Israelites Cross the Jordan: Although the Jordan River is famous, it is not a wide river, except when at flood stage. When the Israelites prepared to cross, it was at flood stage. In the least, how many people were to cross the river (Num. 26:51, 62)? Vs. 5: “C__________ yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do a________ t______ among you.” Describe what the people saw the next day. The community should not get close to the ark of the covenant; how far were they to stay from it? “…the p_______ who carry the ark of the LORD–the Lord of all the earth–set f_____ i__ the J_______, its w_______” will (do what)? Look at a map and show where the waters piled up. In this way, God enabled the Israelites to walk to the opposite shore on d___ g______. In this way, the Israelites peacefully entered Canaan, just as God had promised long before. To whom had God made such a promise? 1) Gen. 15:12-19; 2) Ex. 3:7-8.
4. Joshua ch. 4: A Monument is Built: After the Israelites crossed the Jordan River, what kind of stone monument did God tell Joshua to build in memory of this event? Vs. 6, 22: For whom especially was this monument built? Vs. 22-24: “…He did this so that a___ the p_______ of the e_____ might know that the hand of the LORD is p________ and so that you might always f_____ the LORD your God.” That day, “the LORD e_______ Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered M______.”
聖經問答
約書亞記第一課：約書亞開始征服迦南地：
約書亞記第一章至第四章
Bible Study Questions: Numbers Lesson Nine
Joshua/01: Joshua Begins to Subdue Canaan
Joshua chapters 1-4
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