LESSONS OF FAITH FROM JOSHUA
Lesson 10 : The True Joshua

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10.7 Questions
Reflection and Application – The True Joshua and our personal journey of faith

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Introduction

The final section of this lesson invites us to reflect on what we have studied and to make it personal. The story of Joshua is more than a report about conquest and warfare. In it we recognize a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ, who in a far greater way opens the true promised land — eternal life in the presence of God.

In this Sabbath School we ask:
How can typology help us understand Christ more deeply?
What does spiritual warfare mean in today’s world?
How can we draw hope from the promise of a better land?

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Answers to the Questions

1. How does biblical typology help you better understand the work of Jesus Christ for you?

Answer:
Typology opens a deeper view of God’s plan of salvation. It shows that Jesus does not simply appear in isolation in the New Testament, but that His work is prepared throughout the entire Bible. When we see Joshua as a type, we understand:

• Jesus is the greater Joshua, who does not merely defeat external enemies, but sin and death.

• He does not lead us only into a geographical land, but into spiritual rest and the eternal inheritance.

• Just as Joshua preserved the law and led the people in faithfulness, Jesus guides us in truth and grace.

Typology deepens our trust: God had a plan — from the very beginning.

2. In what ways is our spiritual struggle similar to the conquest of Canaan, and in what ways is it different?

Answer:
Similarities:

• Both battles require obedience, courage, and faith.

• In both cases God stands beside us as leader and source of strength.

• It is about taking hold of a promised inheritance that is not automatic but received through faithfulness.

Differences:

• Joshua’s battle was physical, against nations and cities. Our battle is spiritual — against sin, temptation, doubt, and the powers of darkness (Eph. 6:12).

• Joshua had a sword — we have the Word of God as the sword of the Spirit.

• Our victory is not shown through possession of land but through a changed life.

3. Consider the ultimate fulfillment of the Joshua typology. How does the picture of a world without pain, suffering, and death give us real hope in the daily challenges of life?

Answer:
The look toward the “promised land” of Revelation 21 comforts us:

• No tears, no suffering, no death — this is not wishful thinking, but God’s promise.

• In the midst of sickness, loss, and despair we can say: “This is not the end.”

• The daily struggle becomes lighter when we know that Jesus, the true Joshua, will bring us safely to the goal.

• We live from hope, not from fear.

4. Joshua reflected God’s character in such a way that he anticipated the ministry of Christ. How can you very concretely give Jesus more room to reflect His character more fully in you?

Answer:

• Through time with Jesus: in Scripture, in prayer, and by listening to the Holy Spirit.

• By not fighting our battles alone, but consciously accepting Him as leader.

• By contemplating His character (2 Cor. 3:18): humility, faithfulness, willingness to sacrifice.

• By choosing His way in the small daily decisions — instead of the easy or convenient one.

• By living intentionally as a bearer of light in family, church, and work.

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Spiritual Principles

1. Jesus is the true Joshua — through Him we enter the eternal inheritance.

2. Spiritual warfare is real, but we never fight alone.

3. The Bible is one unified testimony of God’s plan — from Moses to Revelation.

4. Hope is not a feeling, but a spiritual reality.

5. Transformation happens by beholding Jesus, not by effort.

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Life Application

• Read the Bible daily and ask: What does this text show me about Christ?

• Move closer to your “Canaan” today — through a step of faith or obedience.

• Do not fight temptation alone — ask for the armor of God.

• Encourage others with this promise: “Your inheritance is secure — your leader is faithful.”

• Live daily as someone who already rests in grace.

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Conclusion

Joshua was a servant of God — faithful, courageous, obedient. But he was only a shadow. Jesus Christ is the light.
He not only showed the way — He is the way. In Him we have access to an inheritance that never fades.
Every trial, every decision, every battle is redefined by His presence: “Be strong and courageous, for I am with you.”

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Thought of the Day

“The battle is not over — but the victory is certain. For Christ goes before you.”

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Illustration

The Call Beyond the Wall
When faith breaks through — a story of struggle, calling, and inheritance

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Chapter 1 – The Wall

Lucas was 27. An engineer, rational, efficient — but empty inside. He lived in Berlin, had a good career, a neat apartment — and a panic-ridden hidden doubt: “Is this all there is?”

God had been only a childhood memory. The Bible? A thick, foreign book. But lately he began having dreams — an endless land, golden wheat fields … and a wall. Always the wall.

One evening he found a Bible reading plan in an app: “The True Joshua.” He clicked — out of curiosity. And read:
“How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you?” (Joshua 18:3)
Something hit him. Deeply.

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Chapter 2 – The Call

In the days that followed, Lucas kept reading. He learned about Joshua, who led Israel into the promised land — not by his own strength, but by trusting God.
The picture became clearer: the wall in his dreams was not outside — it was inside.

He began to pray. Haltingly. Awkwardly. But in the silence he sensed something: a gentle, insistent call.

One sentence burned in his mind:
“Lucas, you are living before the border — not in your inheritance.”

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Chapter 3 – The Battle Begins

Daily life suddenly became a battlefield. Lucas struggled with:

• Old guilt resurfacing

• Temptations pressing in

• Thoughts like: “You’re not worthy. You can’t do it.”

But then he read Ephesians 6:
“Put on the full armor of God …”

He wrote verses on sticky notes, placed them around his apartment. He started praying daily. It wasn’t easy — but it was real.

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Chapter 4 – New Vision

One morning he saw Berlin differently: not as a gray city, but as a place full of people standing before walls, just like him.
He realized: Christ didn’t come only for “his personal peace” — but for an entire world.

He began serving in his church. A youth group. Conversations with doubters. Someone soon asked him:
“How did you start believing?”
He smiled: “With Joshua. And a wall.”

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Chapter 5 – Breakthrough

The dreams stopped — not because the wall vanished, but because Lucas walked through it.
He no longer lived in fear, but in calling.
Not before the land — but within it.

One Friday night he preached for the first time — nervous, sweating, but honest. He told of Joshua, of Jesus — and of himself.

At the end, an old man whispered to him:
“I stood before the wall all my life. Today I stepped over it.”

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Closing Thoughts on the Story

Lucas’ journey is our journey.
Many Christians, like Israel, stand at the border to their inheritance — but hold back because of fear, doubt, or comfort.
But the true Joshua — Jesus Christ — calls us onward.
He fights with us. He leads us.
He gives not just new land, but a new heart.

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Conclusion and Spiritual Application

• Even if you think you’re not ready — God is.

• Your “promised land” is not a location, but a new reality in Christ.

• Fight with spiritual weapons — God’s Word, prayer, truth.

• Hear the call: “How long will you wait?”

• Step forward in trust — the wall falls when you move.

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6 december 2025

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BELIEVE HIS PROPHETS
Daily Bible Reading

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Ruth 2 – Grace in the Unknown Field
When God opens doors in everyday life

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Read online here

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Introduction

It begins quietly. No voices from heaven, no angel, no dream, no prophet. Just a young woman who gets up early in the morning, an older mother-in-law who remains silent, and a field somewhere on the outskirts of Bethlehem. Nothing about it seems holy — and yet right in the middle of a dusty path begins a story of divine providence that still moves hearts centuries later.

Ruth is not looking for miracles. She is simply looking for a few ears of grain so that she and Naomi can survive. But when she bends down to gather the stalks, God bends down at the same time to direct her path.

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Commentary

Picture the scene:

The sun is still low. The morning mist hangs over the fields. Ruth wraps her shawl tightly, her fingers are cold, but her gaze is steady. “Let me go to the field,” she says to Naomi. No big promise, no plan — just a simple request that sounds like a prayer: Maybe I will find favor.

She knows no one. She has no name in this town, no story that counts, no family protection. She is a Moabite, a foreigner, a widow. In Israel that means: you are the last in line, if anyone notices you at all.

But there is this field. No voice telling her, “This is the right place.” No lights, no signs. She simply goes, following the sound of the sickles and the rhythm of the harvesters. Dust rises. Men call to one another. Kernels fall heavy to the ground.

And then Boaz comes.

He does not come with pride but with a blessing: “The Lord be with you!” The workers answer: “The Lord bless you!” — and suddenly it is clear: a different spirit rules here. Someone works here who knows God not just as religion, but as presence.

Boaz does not look past Ruth. He asks, “Whose young woman is this?” She is just one face among the sheaves, but something about her stands out: humility, diligence, loyalty — a heart that does not demand but receives.

Boaz listens, hears the story of how she left her country, her family, her security — so that an old woman would not be left alone. There is something in her life that is bigger than origin.

“Stay on my field,” he finally says. “I have instructed my men not to bother you. And when you are thirsty, go to the jars and drink from what the servants have drawn.”

Ruth trembles. She bows low. “Why have I found favor in your eyes? I am a foreigner.”

Boaz knows why. Because God recognizes faith in strangers. Because God rewards loyalty even when no one else sees it. Because grace paves the way before it is earned.

At midday Boaz calls her to eat. Bread. A piece to dip in vinegar. Roasted grain. Not a feast, just simple food — but enough for Ruth to be satisfied and to have leftovers. Then he gives a quiet order to his workers: “Leave some stalks on purpose. Do not shame her. Let her gather.”

Ruth knows nothing of these conversations. She keeps collecting until sunset. Her hands are tired, her back aches, but when she beats out what she has gathered, it is an ephah of barley — nearly 20 kilograms. More than enough for two women. More than enough for a future.

When she returns home, Naomi sees the grain — and her eyes widen. “Blessed be he by the Lord, who has not stopped showing kindness to the living and the dead.”

Finally, a name appears: Boaz.

A man. A relative. A redeemer. A carrier of hope hidden in dust, grain, and a simple meal.

In complete silence God begins a story that starts in Bethlehem — and will end many generations later in Bethlehem, in a stable, where another kind of grain would grow: the Bread of Life.

All through a woman who simply got up, went, and gathered.

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Summary

• Ruth seeks work, not pity.

• God “by chance” leads her to Boaz’s field.

• Boaz sees her character and blesses her with protection, water, food, and extra sheaves.

• Ruth works faithfully until evening.

• Naomi recognizes God’s hand behind it.

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Message for us today

God works in the everyday, not only in the supernatural.
Not every leading is a vision — sometimes it is a field, an opportunity, a kind word.

Grace expresses itself practically.
Not in theories, but in bread, water, safety, and respect.

Faithfulness attracts divine provision.
Ruth did what she could — God did what she could not.

“Coincidence” is God’s hidden path.
What we do not plan, God arranges.

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Thought to ponder

What “fields” exist in my life today where God wants to bless me — but I must go there before I discover them?

Maybe it is a phone call.
Maybe a task that seems insignificant.
Maybe a person you are supposed to meet today.

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4 – 6 December 2025

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BELIEVE HIS PROPHETS
Weekly Reading – Spirit of Prophecy

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Ellen White | Patriarchs and Prophets – Chapter 46
The Blessings and the Curses | When walls break before faith

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Read online here

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6 December 2025

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Daniel – Strong in Faith. Faithful in the Fire
Devotions from the life of a young man of conviction

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7. Lions’ Den & Loyalty of Faith – When God matters more than your safety
Why real faith does not wait for guaranteed outcomes

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Daily Verse

“My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths.”
– Daniel 6:23

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Introduction: When faith has no guarantees

We often want faith to be like a rescue rope: firm in the hand, with a clear assurance that it will hold before we step out. But real faith works differently. It does not begin with certainty, but with trust.

Daniel had no earthly guarantee. He did not know if God would intervene. He only knew that unfaithfulness was not an option. And in that lay his strength.

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Devotional – The night of decision

The story does not begin in the pit but in a palace full of politics, power, and suspicion.

Daniel had grown old — a man whose surroundings changed several times, but whose character remained. Persia was now in power, and King Darius quickly recognized that Daniel was exceptional. Wise. Incorruptible. Loyal. So he promoted him to one of the highest officials in the kingdom.

Exactly that became his problem.

Other men at court — princes, administrators, strategists of the state — watched Daniel. Not because they valued his wisdom, but because they feared his integrity. People who play political games feel threatened by someone who doesn’t.

They searched his past, his decisions, his administrative records. They looked for corruption, a mistake, a flaw in the system. But they found nothing.

“We will find nothing against Daniel — except in his faith.”

So they made a plan. Not an attack on a weakness, but on a strength. They did not wait for a mistake — they created one.

With flattering words they convinced the king to sign a decree that forbade all prayers for 30 days except to Darius himself. In the kingdom it stood: The king’s signature could not be revoked — not even by the king.

Daniel heard about it. There was no misunderstanding. No hidden clause. He knew exactly that the law had one purpose: him.

He stood at his window. The city below him was loud, but inside he was calm. The law had changed the rules — but not his heart.

He could have closed the curtain. No one would have blamed him if he waited a few days. He could have said, “God sees my heart, that’s enough.”

But Daniel did not live for excuses.
He lived for faithfulness.

As on every other day, he opened the window. The light came in. He knelt. And he prayed.

Not loudly. Not provocatively. Simply faithfully.

That alone was enough to accuse him. He was arrested, brought before the king. Darius immediately recognized the trap, but he could not undo the law. The scheme was set up so that the king trapped himself.

During the night before Daniel was to be thrown into the lions’ den, the palace changed. The king could not sleep. No musician could soothe him. No food could comfort him. He knew: he was losing the only man at court he could truly trust.

The next morning Daniel was brought to the pit. The soldiers rolled the stone away. Below was darkness. Movement. The dry breath of the animals.

It was not a symbolic place.
It was unprotected, dangerous, final.

Daniel said nothing grand. He made no dramatic prayer, no farewell speech. He was lowered into the pit, and the deed was done without spectacle.

The stone was rolled back. The night began.

For Daniel it was long.
For the king it was endless.

But in the silence of the pit, something happened that no one expected.
An angel.

What should have killed became still. The lions lay there as if suddenly tamed. The floor of the pit was still cold, but the danger stopped being a threat.

At first light the king ran himself to the pit. He called out with an uncertain voice:

“Daniel, has your God, whom you serve so faithfully, been able to save you?”

A pause. Then came the answer. No fear. No panic.

“My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths.”

Daniel was lifted up and stood again in the light.
No scratch on him. Not a hair harmed.
The night had not destroyed him.
Faithfulness had won.

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What does this mean for us?

Faith does not first ask, “How will it end?”
Faith asks, “What is right?”

Daniel knew that God can save. But even more important: he believed that God’s will is better than his own need for safety — whether rescue comes or not.

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What we can learn from Daniel

• Courage means taking the next step without knowing the ending.
• Public faithfulness grows from private faithfulness.
• The “pit moments” in life reveal whom we truly trust.
• Safety is not always God’s goal — closeness is.

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Practical steps for today

1. Consider where you are refusing to let God control the outcome.

2. Pray today, intentionally and honestly: “Your will, not mine.”

3. Identify your “lions’-den area” — where trust involves real risk.

4. Remember: God’s presence is better than a guarantee.

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Questions to reflect on

• What decision would I make differently if I did not wait for safety?
• What am I afraid of when it comes to trusting God?
• What would be my “open window” today that I must keep open?

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Prayer

Lord,
I want to trust You without first seeing the solution.
Make me faithful in everyday life so I will be strong in the decisive moment.
Help me not to seek safety, but Your closeness.
Be with me in my “pit moments,”
and show me that You are greater than any danger.
Amen.

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Key thought of the day

Faith does not wait for a guarantee —
it steps into the night and trusts that God is already there.

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