An introduction to the Book of Joshua! STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #PromisedLand #BiblicalLeadership #OldTestament #RootedPathMinistries

Before Joshua ever stands at the Jordan and hears the Lord say, “Arise, go over this Jordan,” there is a story behind the man chosen to lead Israel across it. Joshua has spent decades in the wilderness. He has watched Moses lead, stood near the mountain of God, gone into battle, witnessed Israel’s rebellion, and remained faithful when nearly an entire generation refused to believe the Lord. In this introductory lesson, we follow Joshua through the wilderness wanderings and watch the Lord prepare a leader long before He gives him the assignment. By the time Moses is gone and Joshua is called to step forward, he is not an untested replacement suddenly thrust into leadership. The wilderness has been his training ground, and God has been preparing him for this moment all along. STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #PromisedLand #BiblicalLeadership #OldTestament #RootedPathMinistries

The wilderness years have ended. Moses is dead, Joshua has been commissioned and equipped, and the assignment before him is clear: “Arise, go over this Jordan.” In Arise & Go, we stand with Joshua at the beginning of an enormous calling as the Lord commands him to move forward and lead Israel into the land He has promised to give them. Joshua does not step into this assignment because he possesses everything he needs within himself. He moves forward because the Lord has prepared him, given him the assignment, and promised to be with him. There comes a point when preparation gives way to obedience. Joshua has been equipped; now it is time to stand, step forward, and go where the Lord has called him. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 1:1–6 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #AriseAndGo #PromisedLand #Obedience #RootedPathMinistries

The Lord has shown Joshua the physical boundaries of the land Israel is about to possess, but there is another boundary Joshua must never cross. In Boundary, the Lord turns Joshua’s attention from the borders of the Promised Land to the boundary of His Word. Joshua is commanded to be strong and courageous, carefully obeying all that Moses commanded him without turning to the right or to the left. The Book of the Law is to remain on his lips, occupy his thoughts, and direct his steps. Joshua has been given tremendous responsibility and an enormous territory to tread, but success will not be determined by how far he advances. The Word of God will establish the boundaries within which he must walk. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 1:7–9 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #WordOfGod #BiblicalBoundaries #Obedience #RootedPathMinistries

Israel is finally preparing to cross the Jordan and take possession of the land the Lord has promised them—but not everyone intends to make the crossing their home. In Far Enough, we meet the tribes who have already received their inheritance on the eastern side of the Jordan and are content to settle there. Their families and possessions will remain behind, but their fighting men are still required to cross with their brothers and help them take the land. As Joshua prepares the nation to move forward, this moment raises an important question about how far we are willing to go with the Lord. Israel is standing on the threshold of the promise, but for some, the land on this side of the Jordan has already become far enough. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 1:10–18 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #FarEnough #PromisedLand #JordanRiver #FollowTheLord #RootedPathMinistries

Why send spies into the land again? Forty years earlier, Israel stood at this same threshold and sent twelve men to spy out Canaan. Ten returned focused on the giants, the fortified cities, and everything that seemed impossible; only Joshua and Caleb believed the Lord was able to give them what He had promised. The nation followed the fearful report, and an entire generation turned back toward the wilderness. Now Joshua sends spies into the land once more. In Do Over, we return to this familiar decision point and watch a new generation receive an opportunity to respond differently. This time the report does not lead Israel away from the promise. What once became a moment of unbelief and wandering becomes an opportunity for faith, obedience, and redemption—not merely for a few spies, but for an entire nation preparing to move forward. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 2 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #DoOver #PromisedLand #FaithOverFear #TrustGod #RootedPathMinistries

Why send the spies? There was a nation waiting to cross the Jordan, but there was also one woman waiting inside Jericho. In Just One, we return to Joshua 2 and watch the story unfold through the eyes of Rahab, a woman living in a condemned city who had heard what the God of Israel had done and believed that He alone was God. The spies entered Jericho to search out the land, but their path led directly to her door. Before the walls ever fell, mercy reached inside them. Rahab believed, acted on that faith, and asked to be saved from the judgment that was coming. Her story reminds us of the extraordinary reach of God’s redemption: in the midst of His plans for a nation, He saw one woman in Jericho who would believe. The Lord went after just one. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 2 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #JustOne #Rahab #Salvation #Redemption #RootedPathMinistries

Today was the day. After forty years of wandering, Israel is finally going to cross the Jordan and step into the land the Lord promised to give them. But before anyone puts a foot in the river, the Lord gives His people specific instructions for the crossing. In Crossed, we stand with Israel on the banks of a Jordan at flood stage as the priests lift the Ark of the Covenant and begin moving toward the water. The people are told to consecrate themselves, keep their eyes on the Ark, and follow because they have “not passed this way before.” The road ahead is unfamiliar, the obstacle before them is impossible to cross on their own, and the water does not stop until the priests step into it. Israel has waited long enough. Now they must follow the presence of the Lord, put their feet in the water, and cross. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 3 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #Crossed #JordanRiver #PromisedLand #WalkByFaith #RootedPathMinistries

Israel has crossed the Jordan, but before the river returns to its banks, the Lord makes sure His people will remember what happened there. In Stones, we watch as memorials are raised—stones carried from the riverbed and set up in the Promised Land, and stones placed in the middle of the Jordan where the priests had stood with the Ark. These stones would tell a story long after the people who crossed that day were gone. When future generations asked, “What do these stones mean?” Israel was to tell them how the Lord stopped the waters of the Jordan and brought His people safely across on dry ground. Before Israel moves farther into the land, God gives them a place to look back and remember. The stones would remain as witnesses that the Lord had been faithful, His presence had gone before them, and His mighty hand had brought them across. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 4 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #StonesOfRemembrance #Remember #JordanRiver #GodIsFaithful #RootedPathMinistries

Israel has finally crossed the Jordan. Jericho stands directly ahead, the people of the land are afraid, and it seems like the obvious time to advance. But the Lord does not send Israel into battle just yet. In New Shore, we discover that before God addresses the walls surrounding Jericho, He addresses the hearts of His people. There is unfinished covenant business, a generation that needs to be circumcised, a Passover to observe, and manna that is about to cease. Then Joshua encounters the Commander of the Lord’s army and learns one more essential truth before the fighting begins: the question is not whether God is on Joshua’s side, but whether Joshua is aligned with God. Israel has arrived on a new shore, but before they can move forward into battle, the Lord prepares them to stand rightly before Him. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 5 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #NewShore #PromisedLand #Jericho #Obedience #RootedPathMinistries

Israel has crossed the Jordan, consecrated themselves before the Lord, and now the first battle in the Promised Land stands before them. But the battle plan for Jericho looks nothing like a conventional military strategy. In Battle Sequence, we examine the Lord’s rules of engagement and what this first battle teaches us about warfare in the Spirit-filled life. The victory belongs to the Lord, the instructions come from Him, and Israel’s responsibility is to listen, obey, and move according to His command—even when the strategy does not make sense from a human perspective. Before the walls ever fall, Israel must learn the proper battle sequence: the Lord leads, His people follow, and the victory is His. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 6 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #BattleSequence #Jericho #SpiritualWarfare #Obedience #RootedPathMinistries

Israel has just watched the walls of Jericho fall, but their next battle ends very differently. Ai is smaller, the victory appears easy, and Israel moves forward confident that only a few thousand men will be needed. This time, however, they go into battle without seeking the Lord—and they are defeated. In Defeated, we examine the hard lesson Israel learns when they attempt to fight in the flesh and discover the hidden sin that has compromised the camp. At the center of the story is Achan, who saw, coveted, took, and hid what the Lord had forbidden. His choices force us to consider where we place our own treasure and what our desires reveal about our hearts. Victory is never found in our own strength, and what we treasure matters when we are learning to tread faithfully with the Lord. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 7 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #Defeated #BattleInTheFlesh #Achan #Obedience #RootedPathMinistries

Israel returns to the very place where they had been defeated, but this time everything is different. The sin has been dealt with, the Lord is leading, and the battlefield that once held failure is about to become the place of victory. In Delivered, we return with Joshua to Ai and watch the Lord redeem the ground where Israel had fallen. Their previous defeat does not have the final word. Under the direction of the Lord, Israel rises again, follows His battle plan, and takes the city that had once sent them running. Then, with the battle behind them, Joshua leads the people back to the Word, reading the blessing and the curse before the entire nation. The place of defeat can become the place of deliverance when God’s people return to obedience and allow Him to lead the battle. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 8 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #Delivered #Victory #Ai #Obedience #GodRedeems #RootedPathMinistries

Israel has learned to recognize an enemy standing across the battlefield, but what happens when the enemy comes looking friendly? In Enemy Tactics, the Gibeonites approach Israel with worn-out sacks, patched sandals, dry bread, and a convincing story designed to make them appear as though they have traveled from a distant land. Everything they can see seems to support the story—but Israel makes a critical mistake: they examine the evidence without seeking counsel from the Lord. The enemy does not always approach with a sword drawn. Sometimes deception looks reasonable, sounds believable, and arrives asking for peace. Joshua 9 reminds us that discernment requires more than trusting what our eyes can see. We need the wisdom of the Lord. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 9 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #EnemyTactics #Gibeonites #Discernment #SeekTheLord #RootedPathMinistries

As Israel’s conquest of Canaan continues, we come to one of the most difficult questions in the book of Joshua: Why did the Lord devote the Canaanites to destruction? In Conquest, we tackle this question within the larger biblical story, looking beyond the battlefields of Joshua to understand the holiness, justice, patience, and judgment of God. These chapters are not simply a record of Israel expanding its territory; they force us to wrestle with the seriousness of sin, the certainty of divine judgment, and the sovereign purposes of the God who had promised this land generations before Israel ever crossed the Jordan. If we are going to understand the conquest rightly, we must allow the full counsel of Scripture to shape how we understand both the people entering the land and the nations being removed from it. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 10–12 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #Conquest #Canaan #PromisedLand #BiblicalJustice #RootedPathMinistries

The battles have been fought, the land has been subdued, and now Israel must receive and steward what the Lord has entrusted to them. In Hold Your Ground, we walk through the allotment of the Promised Land as each tribe receives its inheritance and is given responsibility for the ground placed in its care. But the question reaches beyond ancient boundary lines. What has the Lord allotted to us, and how faithfully are we stewarding it? Our homes, families, ministries, gifts, resources, opportunities, and spheres of influence have all been entrusted to us for a purpose. Israel was not simply called to receive an inheritance; they were responsible to occupy it faithfully. As we watch them settle into their allotted places, we turn the question toward ourselves: How are we doing with the ground the Lord has given us to hold? SCRIPTURE: Joshua 13–22 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #HoldYourGround #Inheritance #Stewardship #PromisedLand #RootedPathMinistries

Joshua’s journey is coming to an end. The Jordan has been crossed, the battles have been fought, and Israel has received the inheritance the Lord promised to give them. Now Joshua gathers the people one final time and places a decision before them: “Choose this day whom you will serve.” In Decision, we listen to Joshua’s final charge as he reminds Israel of everything the Lord has done and calls them to respond with wholehearted devotion. The question that closes Joshua’s story is the same question that has been woven through every mile of Israel’s journey: Who will you serve? Joshua has made his decision clear—“As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Now the people must decide for themselves. After all the Lord has done, there can be no divided allegiance. SCRIPTURE: Joshua 23–24 STUDY WITH US Purchase the Tread workbook and find additional Bible studies at Rooted Path Ministries: rootedpath.org Rooted Path Ministries exists to disciple, equip, and encourage believers to become deeply rooted in the Word of God. #BibleStudy #Joshua #BookOfJoshua #Tread #ChooseThisDay #AsForMeAndMyHouse #ServeTheLord #Faithfulness #RootedPathMinistries