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Big Idea: Death cannot stop God’s plan for His people. What could stop us? Death/Fear of Death Funeral #1 = Moses (Deut. 34; Josh. 1:1-2) Funeral #2 = Joshua (Josh. 24:29-31) Funeral #3 = Joseph (Josh. 24:32; Gen. 50:22-26) Funeral #4 = Eleazar (Josh. 24:33) Funeral #5 = Adam (Gen. 3:17-18; 5:4; Rom. 5:12-14) Funeral #6 = Us (Rom. 6:23a; Eph. 2:1-2) Where’s the Hope? Jesus (Hebrews 4) -Perfectly Obedient -Embraced Suffering -Defeated Sin -Overcame Death -Reigns Eternally -Returns Victoriously (Wedding in Revelation 21-22) What now? Faith “All have sinned” and “The wages of sin is death” “The free gift of God is eternal life through Christ” -Confront the Reality of Death -Embrace the Hope of Life through Faith in Christ -Pray and Strive for Revival
These chapters describe the tribal allotment of “the sons of Joseph” (Josh. 16:1, 4), Ephraim and Manasseh. Again, this is not merely another careful land survey. At the start of chapter 16 you may notice a peculiarity, Joshua 16:4 reads, “The people...