Joshua is a book all about God __fulfilling __his promises to his people, particularly the promise of land.

God’s promises are

because “He said so!”

What can we learn about God’s promises from Joshua chapters 1 and 2?

1) God’s promises

(last) and are true because He said so! Joshua 1:1-4
What do you do when everything the first 5 books of the bible have been preparing you for ends in a funeral? You Get up and take the land! v2

2) God’s promises do however look for a

response from us
Numbers 13 (report by the 12 spies) vs Joshua 2:24 (report by 2 spies)

3) The

of God’s Promise (1:5,9,17)
I will be with you harkens back to Exodus 3:12.
Because of this promise, Joshua and us, can be commanded to be “Strong and Courageous”

4) The

Nature of God’s Promises (2::10-23)
Answers the question of, who are God’s promises for?
All of God’s promises are awating a gaith response…from whomever would say yes.
God’s promsies are true because of who made them, they are not dependant upon who responds to them