This week we are going to discuss a man was born as a lowly slave.
He was believed to have been born in Egypt, probably in the area named Goshen, in the northeast Nile delta.
His father’s name was Nun.
Nun was a slave like his fellow Hebrews.
Nun’s son’s birth name was Hosea; today we know this slave by a name that was given to him by his mentor Moses.
Nun’s son received his new name of “Joshua” from Moses that means “the Lord is Salvation”; Being born a Hebrew slave in Egypt meant that as a slave Joshua man belonged to a class of people that would never be allowed to advance in the society. Joshua would have been denied any education during his lifetime.
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There was loud crying throughout Egypt because in every house someone had died.
31 Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron during the night. He said, “You and the Israelites must leave my people at once. God, worship the LORD as you asked. 32 Take your flocks and herds, too, as you asked. Just go! And bless me, too!”
Many scholars think that Joshua was 45 when Moses led Israel out of Egypt, but there is nothing in the Scriptures to confirm it.
If I have read correctly there is no mention of Joshua in Scripture until Exodus 17:9-13; at which time Moses commands Joshua to go and battle against the Amalek’s.
In this first combat mission for the now freed Israelite people; Joshua as the Israelites armies’ leader led the new Israelite former slave army to victory over Amalekite’s.
Moses put great trust in Joshua; Joshua held the position of minister under Moses.
Joshua was selected by Moses along with eleven other men to go into Canaan land on an important spy mission.
Joshua and his partner Caleb were the two spies who brought back a positive report to Moses about what they had observed in the land of Canaan.
Joshua and Caleb both believed that God would help the Israelites succeed in defeating the powerful people of
He was believed to have been born in Egypt, probably in the area named Goshen, in the northeast Nile delta.
His father’s name was Nun.
Nun was a slave like his fellow Hebrews.
Nun’s son’s birth name was Hosea; today we know this slave by a name that was given to him by his mentor Moses.
Nun’s son received his new name of “Joshua” from Moses that means “the Lord is Salvation”; Being born a Hebrew slave in Egypt meant that as a slave Joshua man belonged to a class of people that would never be allowed to advance in the society. Joshua would have been denied any education during his lifetime.
Slavery meant Joshua would have absolutely no freedom to make any of his own life …show more content…
There was loud crying throughout Egypt because in every house someone had died.
31 Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron during the night. He said, “You and the Israelites must leave my people at once. God, worship the LORD as you asked. 32 Take your flocks and herds, too, as you asked. Just go! And bless me, too!”
Many scholars think that Joshua was 45 when Moses led Israel out of Egypt, but there is nothing in the Scriptures to confirm it.
If I have read correctly there is no mention of Joshua in Scripture until Exodus 17:9-13; at which time Moses commands Joshua to go and battle against the Amalek’s.
In this first combat mission for the now freed Israelite people; Joshua as the Israelites armies’ leader led the new Israelite former slave army to victory over Amalekite’s.
Moses put great trust in Joshua; Joshua held the position of minister under Moses.
Joshua was selected by Moses along with eleven other men to go into Canaan land on an important spy mission.
Joshua and his partner Caleb were the two spies who brought back a positive report to Moses about what they had observed in the land of Canaan.
Joshua and Caleb both believed that God would help the Israelites succeed in defeating the powerful people of