I assume that some of you brothers may have preached through the book of Joshua at some point. I am preparing to do just that soon. How did you handle this? What did you do with all the lists of allotments and defeated enemies, etc?
However, have you considered preaching to Joshua instead of preaching through him.
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Seriously though, my pastor preached through Joshua and he sometimes covered a chapter at a time when it got to the lists of defeated enemies. We can always bring it back to the Lord fighting our battles and defeating our spiritual enemies as a Christian even if it seems the numbers are against us or the walls are too high and impenetrable. We also see the Lord fulfilling His promises to His chosen people and being faithful.
I communicated with him and he hooked up with my Pastor at College Park Baptist Church during a Samuel series. He ended up coming to our church in Indy. He is one of the most gracious seminary profs I have ever met. He likes exegeisis along with application. He is most wonderful.