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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
saviour
). (1)
Jehoshuah
(
1 Chron. 7:27
27
Non his son, Jehoshua his son. (1 Chronicles 7:27)
).
Oshea
(
Num. 13:8
8
Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. (Numbers 13:8)
).
Jesus
(
Acts 7:45
45
Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David; (Acts 7:45)
;
Heb. 4:8
8
For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. (Hebrews 4:8)
).
Son
of
Nun
, of tribe of
Ephraim
. The great warrior of the Israelites during the
desert
wanderings and conquest and apportionment of
Canaan
(
Ex. 17:9-14
9
And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
10
So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
12
But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
13
And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
14
And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. (Exodus 17:9‑14)
;
1 Chron. 7:27
27
Non his son, Jehoshua his son. (1 Chronicles 7:27)
;
Num. 13:8,16; 27:18-23
8
Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. (Numbers 13:8)
16
These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. (Numbers 13:16)
18
And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
19
And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
20
And thou shalt put some of thine honor upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
21
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
22
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
23
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. (Numbers 27:18‑23)
). His
book
, 6th of O. T., contains the history of his conquests and governorship, B. C. 1451-1426. (2) A Bethshemite (
1 Sam. 6:14
14
And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord. (1 Samuel 6:14)
). (3) A
governor
of
Jerusalem
(
2 Kings 23:8
8
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city. (2 Kings 23:8)
). (4) A
high
priest
(
Hag. 1:1,14
1
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, (Haggai 1:1)
14
And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, (Haggai 1:14)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Son
of
Nun
, of the tribe of
Ephraim
. His name was originally
OSHEA
, or
HOSHEA
, but it was changed by
Moses
into
Jehoshua
, and this was contracted into Joshua, which is the same as
JESUS
in the
Greek
, and signifies “
Jehovah
the savior.” Joshua was one of the
twelve
spies
, and he with
Caleb
brought up a true report of the land, and was one of the two survivors of the men who came out of
Egypt
that entered the land. The first notice of Joshua is when he led the
army
against the
Amalekites
and overcame them while Moses’ hands were held up (
Ex. 17:9
9
And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. (Exodus 17:9)
). He is afterward called the “
minister
” of Moses, and as such he went up with him into the mount of
God
(
Ex. 24:13
13
And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God. (Exodus 24:13)
;
Ex. 32:17
17
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. (Exodus 32:17)
). Joshua was appointed the successor of Moses, not as
law
-giver, but as leader. He had “the
spirit
,” and some of the honor of Moses was
put
upon him (
Num. 27:18-23
18
And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
19
And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
20
And thou shalt put some of thine honor upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
21
And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
22
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
23
And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. (Numbers 27:18‑23)
;
Deut. 1:38
38
But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. (Deuteronomy 1:38)
;
Deut. 3:28
28
But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see. (Deuteronomy 3:28)
).
The principal work of Joshua was to
lead
the Israelites into the land of promise, not on the ground of their
righteousness
, but of the promises made to the
fathers
; the subjugation of the former inhabitants, and dividing the land as a possession for
the
twelve tribes
, and these things are recorded in the
BOOK
OF JOSHUA. In these points Joshua was a
type
of Christ as leader or
Captain
of His saints. He is once called
JESHUA
(
Neh. 8:17
17
And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness. (Nehemiah 8:17)
).
2.
A
Beth
-shemite in whose field the cows stopped when they brought up the ark from the
Philistines
(
1 Sam. 6:14, 18
14
And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord. (1 Samuel 6:14)
18
And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite. (1 Samuel 6:18)
).
3.
Governor
of the city of
Jerusalem
in the days of
Josiah
(
2 Kings 23:8
8
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city. (2 Kings 23:8)
).
4.
Son of
Josedech
:
high
priest
, who on the return from exile was called upon to be strong in building
the temple
(
Hag. 1:1,12,14
1
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, (Haggai 1:1)
12
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord. (Haggai 1:12)
14
And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, (Haggai 1:14)
;
Hag. 2:2, 4
2
Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying, (Haggai 2:2)
4
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts: (Haggai 2:4)
). He is also referred to as representing the people, clothed with filthy
garments
, and
Satan
standing as his enemy. Jehovah rebuked Satan, for He had chosen Jerusalem. Joshua could not make himself fit, but the filthy garments were taken away and he was clothed, and had a fair miter placed upon his
head
. His experience represents how God will bring
Israel
into
blessing
under Christ
the Branch
, though it may be applied to the
salvation
of a sinner now (
Zech. 3:1-9
1
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
2
And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
3
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
4
And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
5
And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord stood by.
6
And the angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua, saying,
7
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
8
Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
9
For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. (Zechariah 3:1‑9)
;
Zech. 6:11
11
Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; (Zechariah 6:11)
). He is called JESHUA in
Ezra
and
Nehemiah
. See JESHUA, No. 3.
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
same as Jehoshua
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