BS506 Students: Think about how you might teach or preach on the book of Joshua. How would you approach it? What things would you emphasize? What issues would you deal with? Respond to these post and provide a substantial response to another students post.
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While I very much appreciative of the study we have undertaken on the Book of Joshua in this course, I would likely approach the study of Joshuas as a pastor in the church where I am now serving from the standpoint of an adult Sunday School class or a discipleship class. I would begin with an overview of the book by explaining the authorship, approximate date of its writing, the purpose and importance of the book and the structure of the book.
The title I would give to the study of this book, whether it be a discipleship or Sunday School, would be “Promises Made by God and Promises Kept by God.” After in the introduction of the book, I would differ somewhat from the teaching that we undertook. This course was very thorough and intense. Sometimes it is easier to teach a book from a simplistic approach to members of a congregation in a class setting. Therefore, as my source documents, I would use the Bible, of course, and the Holman Old Testament Commentary on the Book of Joshua. The author, Kenneth O. Gangel and General Editor, of this commentary do a great job in providing a setting for a discipleship or Sunday School class. Mr. Gangel breaks the book down into teaching chapter by chapter with only three exceptions. In these exceptions, he includes more than one chapter.
I would emphasize four important factors in this study. First, Goda made a promise to the Nation of Isarel and He kept it. Second, God made a covenant with the nation and the the people were committed to keeping that covenant. Third, sin will always cause men to fail when they rebel against God. Fourth, it is always man’s choice to follow God’s commands or disobey His commands.
In dealing with various issues, I would stress the importance making the right choices when serving God. Right choices will always lead to God’s blessings and wrong choices will always lead to blessings being forsaken. I would also relate how to the class how the Book of Joshua applies to Christians today. As our authors have done, I would apply the aspects of the book to the Inauguration of the Kingdom, the Continuation of the Kingdom and the Consummation to the Kingdom.