Joshua: Faith and Leadership Among the Idols of Life

While the book of Joshua contains violence, wars, and struggle for land ownership the story does illustrate the faithfulness and love of God as well as people's response to that love. The book began, very similarly, as Deuteronomy ended with the promise that God would not abandon the people. It also ends with the relational covenant similar to the one Moses offered the people of Israel. As a leader Joshua not only modeled a faith and commitment to Yahweh, but he called others to that--while still modeling that even if they chose the opposite.