6) The Book of Joshua

JOSHUA is the first book in a series of twelve historical books. These history books record the rise and fall of the commonwealth of Israel. The Bible is an history book of records before it is a religious book (1 John 5:7-13). It is the only precise and honest record of history. This book records the military conquests of Joshua and the distribution of the land amongst the tribes of Israel. The book contains 24 chapters and 658 verses.

Joshua is the first book in the Scriptures named after a man. Joshua is synonymous with the name of Jesus (Acts 7:45; Heb. 4:8). Both names mean Jehovah is salvation. What Moses and the law could not do, Joshua did (John 1:17; Gal. 3:24; 5:4). What religion and the flesh cannot do, Jesus Christ can. Eternal life is only found in the Lord Jesus. His finished work us (Acts 4:12; 1 Cor. 15:1-4).

The sixth book of the Bible establishes the number six as man's number (Rev. 13:18). Man was created on the sixth day and an embryo attaches itself to the womb on sixth day. Man's destruction was prophesied in Genesis 6:6, while man's hope is given in Romans 6:6. Usually six men carry a coffin before a man is buried six feet down. Six is obviously man's number and this mathematical preciseness is only found in the King James Bible.

Spiritually, the book reveals the steps to a victorious spiritual life. Joshua was the first man ordered to follow a book (1:8). Spiritual success is only granted to the ones who follow the orders of the Book of God. The first step to the victorious Christian life is performed solely by God as illustrated in the walls of Jericho, but God expects the person to work also as one grows in grace. The common saying is God helps those who help themselves. Doctrinally, the book reveals some prophetic truths in regards to the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus.

King James Bible.