Matatag At Matapang
Isang matatag at matapang na lingkod ng Diyos si Joshua. Pinamunuan niya ang kanyang bansa tungo sa katagumpayan at tinupad nya ang mga layunin ng Diyos para sa kanyang mga tao. Ipinangako ng Diyos kay Joshua ang kanyang tagumpay at inihanda siya para rito. Maaari nating maging halimbawa ang tagumpay ni Joshua sa ating buhay para makita hindi lamang ang ating personal na tagumpay kundi pati ang pagsulong ng Kaharian ng Diyos.
Pinangakong Kadakilaan ng Diyos
(1) After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord , the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide:
(2) “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites.
(3) I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.
(4) Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
(5) No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
(1) After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord , the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide:
(2) “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites.
Ano ang relasyon ni Joshua kay Moses?
Anong tungkulin ang ibinigay ng Diyos kay Joshua na hindi natapos ni Moses?
(3) I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.
(4) Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
(5) No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Anu-ano ang mga ipinangako ng Diyos kay Joshua? Magbigay ng mga halimbawa.
Ang Tawag ng Diyos na Magpakatatag at Magpakatapang
(6) Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.
(7) “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
(8) Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
(9) Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Ilarawan kung paano pinalakas ng Diyos ang loob si Joshua.
(8) Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Ano ang mga utos ng Diyos kay Joshua?
Paano nakatulong kay Joshua itong mga utos ng Diyos?
Sa iyong palagay, bakit gusto ng Diyos na magtagumpay si Joshua?
Pagtugon ni Joshua At Ang Kanyang Tagumpay
(10) So Joshua ordered the officers of the people:
(11) “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Get your provisions ready. Three days from now you will cross the Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving you for your own.’ ”
Ano ang tugon ni Joshua?
(13) Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
(14) “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?”
(15) The commander of the Lord ’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Ano ang tinutukoy dito tungkol sa mga spiritual powers na nakapaligid kay Joshua?
Sino ang nagbigay ng tagumpay kay Joshua? At bakit?
Joshua 6:1-5 (NIV)
(1) Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
(2) Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.
(3) March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days.
(4) Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets.
(5) When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”
Joshua 6:20 (NIV)
(20) When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city.
Joshua 6:27 (NIV)
(27) So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
Paano natalo ang Jericho?
Paano pinagpala ng Diyos si Joshua?
Ask
Paano ka pinatatag at pinalakas ng Diyos?
Sa anong parte ng buhay mo pwede kang bigyan ng Diyos ng katagumpay?
Application
Paano mo maisasabuhay ang mga natutunan mo mula sa kwento ni Joshua?
Anong parte ng buhay mo ang nangangailangan pa ng lakas ng loob?
Prayer
Lord, patatagin mo ako at bigyan ng kalakasan para maisagawa ko ang mga pinagagawa mo sa akin. Patuloy kong susundin ang iyong mga utos at ang mga plano mo para sa akin buhay.
Key Verse
This is my command – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
