1. Don McClain 1 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008

2. Joshua 21:43-45 (NKJV) 43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. 44 The Lord gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. Don McClain 2 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008

3. Joshua 21:43-45 (NKJV) And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45 Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass. Don McClain 3 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008

4.  Two major divisions: Conquest ( the conquest of Canaan - chapters 1 - 12 ) and Inheritance ( the division of the land - chapters 13 - 24 ).  Theme: the fulfillment of the Abrahamic Land Promise (cf. Gen. 12:7; 15:18-21; Josh. 1:1- 4; 21:43-45).  The lesson: "Serve the Lord and receive His Promises." (1:5-9; 6:1-20; 14:5-14; 24:13- 18; Judges 2:7-10). Don McClain 4 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008

5. 1 Kings 8:56 (NKJV) 56 "Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses. Don McClain 5 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008

6. Psalms 105:41-44 (NKJV) 42 For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant. 43 He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. 44 He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations, Don McClain 6 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008

7. Numbers 23:19 (NKJV) 19 "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Don McClain 7 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008

8.  Adam & Eve – Gen 2:17; 3:3; 5:5  Noah – Gen 6:5-8; 13, 18-20; 74,5,23; Heb 11:7  Abraham – 12:1-8; 15:1-6; 17:23-26; 18:19; 22:1-18; Rom 4:17-23; Heb 11:8-10; 17-19  Joseph – Gen 50:25; Ex 13:19; Joshua 24:32; Heb 11:22  Jesus – Heb 2:13; Luke 22:42; 23:46; Acts 2:36; Heb 12:1,2  Paul – 2 Cor 5:7; 2 Tim 4:6-8 Don McClain 8 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008

9.  Material needs will be provided – Mat 6:25-34; Phili 4:19  Salvation from sin for those who believe and obey the gospel – Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38  Forgiveness for the Christian who repents, confesses and prays – Acts 8:20-24; 1 John 1:9 Don McClain 9 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008

10.  That we will not be tempted beyond what we are able to bear – 1 Cor 10:13; Rom 8:28-39; 2 Cor 12:8-10  Eternal life to those who by faith endure to the end – Heb 3:12-14; 4:1; Titus 1:2  Eternal condemnation for all who do not know God and do not obey the gospel – 2 Thes 1:7-9; Rev 21:8 Don McClain 10 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008

11. Don McClain 11 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008 Titus 1:1-3 (NKJV) 2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, 3 but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

12. Don McClain 12 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008 Numbers 14:22-23 (NKJV) 22 because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now these ten times, and have not heeded My voice, 23 they certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it.

13. Don McClain 13 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008 Joshua 23:14-16 (NKJV) 14 "Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.

14. Don McClain 14 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008 Joshua 23:14-16 (NKJV) 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all the good things have come upon you which the Lord your God promised you, so the Lord will bring upon you all harmful things, until He has destroyed you from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.

15. Don McClain 15 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008 Joshua 23:14-16 (NKJV) 16 When you have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed down to them, then the anger of the Lord will burn against you, and you shall perish quickly from the good land which He has given you."

16. Don McClain 16 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008 Galatians 6:7-8 (NKJV) 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

17. Don McClain 17 W. 65th St church of Christ - August 17,2008