Joshua 2-6

• What were your reflections from the bible study and sermon on Numbers 27, about Joshua the new shepherd for Israel?

• Do you have any stories from this week about finding courage in God's assurance?

Read Joshua 2:1-24

• Where do you see the providence of God in this story? What is He up to?

  • What does it say about God's character that the 'conquest' of the promised land begins like this?

• How does this story compare to the story of the spies in Numbers 13?

Reread 2:9-13

• What do Rahab's words here tell us about her?

  • What do these words reveal about fear, faith & salvation?

Reread 2:17-20

• What do the spies words tell us about faithfulness and salvation?

  • And what do they reveal about equality - between men and women, and Israelites and Canaanites - in the eyes of God?

Read Joshua 6:22-25, Matthew 1:5 & Hebrews 11:31

• What was the lasting legacy of Rahab?

  • Is there something about her that you would like to learn from or emulate in your own life?

• This is the end of our Numbers series - the end of our journey from Egypt to the promised land. What do you want to take with you from all this history?

  • What do you want to learn from

  • What do you want to grow into

  • What do you want to worship God for?