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“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-066 (11-09-22) Joshua 14:29-33 
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This week’s episode was lesson #66 from Joshua 13:29-33 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 13:29 (New English Translation) says, “Moses assigned land to the half-tribe of Manasseh by its clans.” 
● The point is that so many do not see Father-God as far to all, and yet this is just one more example of just how fair our Father is to all of His creation. 
● Joshua 13:30 (NET) says, “Their territory started at Mahanaim {maḥănayim, măkhăn–ăh’–yĭm ~ used as two camps} and encompassed all Bashan {bāšān, băw–shăwn’ ~ used as fruitful}, the whole realm of King Og of Bashan, including all sixty cities in Havvoth Jair in Bashan.” 
● You are not of Adam, and you were not created from Adam, but as the creation of your Father-God, for one to believe you are of Adam and his way of thinking, is because that in this realm of flesh, you forgot what kind of man or woman you were created as, when in reality you are of your Father and have always been holy in His eyes, with an unstained innocence. One might argue that Joshua and the children of Israel were not in Christ, but the fact is that all things that were created and are created, were created by the Eternal Christ who was, and is, and is still manifesting to those who took on the mind of confusion. 
● Joshua 13:31 (NET) says, “Half of Gilead {ghĭl–ăwd}, Ashtaroth {ʿaštārōṯ, ăsh–tăw–ddrōōth’}, and Edrei {'eḏrᵊʿî, ĕd–ddrĕh’–ēē}, cities in the kingdom of Og {ōō–gă} in Bashan {bāšān, băw–shăwn’}, were assigned to the descendants of Makir {māḵîr, măw–khĕĕr’} son of Manasseh, to half the descendants of Makir {māḵîr, măw–khĕĕr’} by their clans.” 
● Joshua 13:32 (NET) says, “These are the land assignments made by Moses {or, which Moses gave} in the rift valley plains of Moab east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho.” 
● A translator’s note (tn) says that the Hebrew can be rendered, “beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning.” 
● Joshua 13:33 (NET) says, “However, Moses did not assign land as an inheritance to the Levites; their inheritance {or, their source of food and life} is the LORD God of Israel, as he instructed them.” 
● Just like them, we need to be unencumbered by the things of this present atmosphere, such as we being “spirit, soul, and body” as One complete being, and who manifested here by putting on a “flesh-suit” should not be controlled by this realm of flesh. Why? Because the flesh is influenced by what we see, hear, and touch for starters, and those things the Apostle Paul calls “temporal,” or “temporary and subject to change,” meaning that we cannot depend upon those things. However, having been birthed forth from the womb of God in a supernatural universe, we have the unlimited knowledge of the Christ-mind within. 
● The bottom line is that in Joshua chapter 13, we are seeing the principles of trust what has been handed to you in life, and trust the Lord for what you need each and every day, and within complaining and grumbling, but to know that as a leader, such as Joshua had to make some hard calls, and in this case, he had to follow the instructions of Moses whether he agreed or not; and in doing so, he was at peace within. 
● I think this is the type & shadow of this story is that to live from the Eternal Christ, who is the Person of Peace, is to live each day with the confidence that you were created after the pattern of our Eternal Father, and since you are not only fashioned after His Image & Likeness, but also filled with the Fullness of the Godhead literally, then the supply you believe you need at this moment has already been supplied to the full, and you are healed, whole, blessed, and of a sound mind; and remember, not mind over matter, but the Christ-mind over what matters. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-066 (11-09-22) Joshua 14:29-33  
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This week’s episode was lesson #66 from Joshua 13:29-33 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 13:29 (New English Translation) says, “Moses assigned land to the half-tribe of Manasseh by its clans.” 
● The point is that so many do not see Father-God as far to all, and yet this is just one more example of just how fair our Father is to all of His creation. 
● Joshua 13:30 (NET) says, “Their territory started at Mahanaim {maḥănayim, măkhăn–ăh’–yĭm ~ used as two camps} and encompassed all Bashan {bāšān, băw–shăwn’ ~ used as fruitful}, the whole realm of King Og of Bashan, including all sixty cities in Havvoth Jair in Bashan.” 
● You are not of Adam, and you were not created from Adam, but as the creation of your Father-God, for one to believe you are of Adam and his way of thinking, is because that in this realm of flesh, you forgot what kind of man or wom

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow" A 066 (11-09-22) Joshua 13:29-33

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-063 (10-12-22) Joshua 13:6-12 
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This week’s episode was lesson #63 from Joshua 13:7-12 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 13:7 (New English Translation) says, “Now, divide up {apportion, or allot} this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” 
● For Christ, who has always been Eternal, to be placed at “Father’s right hand,” is a metaphor for occupying a position of honor and authority. He manifested as visible in this flesh-realm and walked among mankind, symbolically lowering Himself to the appearance of the Adam-form, even though He was always the Eternal Christ. 
● I think Jesus came or manifested in flesh-form to show mankind that the idea of a “mistaken identity” could be subdued so that we as spirit, are not controlled by the “flesh-form” mindset born in Adam. And while mankind is not from Adam, still the idea of “mistaken identity” had to be dealt with once and for all. Also, I think this simply pertains to His eternally ruling over, but now here in the realm of flesh, He continues to rule as an example for all mankind. 
● Joshua 13:8 (NET) says, “The other half of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad received their allotted tribal lands on east side of the Jordan, just as Moses, the LORD’s servant, had assigned them.” 
● Commentary says, “There was a strategic reason for Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh to request the land east of the Jordan, and the Lord blessed them in their inheritance. Thus, God’s blessing extended even beyond the Jordan River. (GotQuestions.org). 
● Joshua 13:9-10 (NET) says, “9 Their territory started from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley), included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba as far as Dibon, 10 and all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon, and ended at the Ammonite border.” 
● From https://www.preceptaustin.org, “While this passage is not as clear as the preceding and following passages, it does appear to be describing the middle region between the land that was given to Reuben on the south and to Manasseh on the north.” 
● Joshua 13:11 (NET) says, “Their territory also included Gilead, Geshurite and Maacathite territory, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah—” 
● We are reminded of a great piece of biblical history which you may have learned in Sunday School, or a Christian School of some type. Still yet we are seeing the allegorical picture of how the thoughts of the mind are divided into sections with its inner regions and its outer regions, with its fortresses of thought such as the conscious mind, and the easier to conquer such as the sub-conscious mind. The point is that all unrenewed thinking within that are wandering around in your mind must be taken captive and submit to the Christ-mind within. 
● Joshua 13:12 (NET) says, “the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. (He was one of the few remaining Rephaites.) Moses defeated them and took their lands.” 
● Then a Study Note (sn) says, “The Rephaites were apparently an extremely tall ethnic group.” To dispel the myth of “GIANT” people, we have already seen in our study that the words “Anakim” and “Rephaim” simply refer to a people who were larger than most, such as the tribe Goliath came from. 
● Again, the type & shadow we see here is that of conquering every little, and seemingly non-significant piece of land within your soul of unrenewed thinking so that nothing remains unconquered; and even though we saw a lot of history here today, still yet there is a lot of allegorical insite here such as the seeking out of not only the larger wandering tribes within Canaan, but even the outer realms where sometimes do not seem that significant. 
● As you renew your thoughts to the revealed revelation of truth directly from Father’s mind within, know that scripture holds the types & shadows of truth found in contextual clues that point the way back to the truth of who you were created as, which is the Image and Likeness of the Creator in the origin of eternity past. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-063 (10-12-22) Joshua 13:6-12 
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This week’s episode was lesson #63 from Joshua 13:7-12 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 13:7 (New English Translation) says, “Now, divide up {apportion, or allot} this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” 
● For Christ, who has always been Eternal, to be placed at “Father’s right hand,” is a metaphor for occupying a position of honor and authority. He manifested as visible in this flesh-realm and walked among mankind, symbolically lowering Himself to the appearance of the Adam-form, even though He was always the Eternal Christ. 
● I think Jesus came or manifested in flesh-form to show mankind that the idea of a “mistaken identity” could be subdued so that we as spirit, are not controlled by the “flesh-form” mindset born in Adam. And while mankind is not from Adam, still the idea of “mistaken identity” had to be dealt with

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow" A 063 (10-12-22) Joshua 13:6-12

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-061 (09-28-22) Today: Joshua 12:6-24 
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This week’s episode was lesson #61 from Joshua 12:6-24 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 12:6 (New English Translation) says, “6 Moses the LORD’s servant and the Israelites defeated them and Moses the LORD’s servant assigned their land to Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” 
● To “assigned their land,” a translator’s note (tn) says, the Hebrew renders this as “gave it for a possession.” My thoughts on this commentary is that “we must also remember that God has revealed all these things to us by Holy Spirit of which the ultimate revelation is the truth of who Jesus really is, as the Eternal Christ and not the Jesus of 33 and one half years. If we do not understand that we are spirit, made visible by being projected as flesh, then we also have not grasped the revelation of Jesus being the Living Expression of God, who became a man, or literally was made visible. 
● Joshua 12:7-8 (NET) says, “7 These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Lebanon Valley to Mount Halak up to Seir. Joshua assigned this territory to the Israelite tribes, 8 including the hill country, the foothills, the rift valley, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev—the land of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites:” 
● Various study notes show us “the transition region between the Judean hill country and the Mediterranean coastal plain. These are areas of eocene limestone with a distinct pattern of erosion, soil, and vegetation cover.” And to sum it up, a translator’s note (tn) from the NET Bible says, “The words “the land of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.” 
● Joshua 12:9-23 (NET) says, “9 the king of Jericho (one), the king of Ai—located near Bethel—(one), 10 the king of Jerusalem (one), the king of Hebron (one), 11 the king of Jarmuth (one), the king of Lachish (one), 12 the king of Eglon (one), the king of Gezer (one), 13 the king of Debir (one), the king of Geder (one), 14 the king of Hormah (one), the king of Arad (one), 15 the king of Libnah (one), the king of Adullam (one), 16 the king of Makkedah (one), the king of Bethel (one), 17 the king of Tappuah (one), the king of Hepher (one), 18 the king of Aphek (one), the king of Lasharon (one), 19 the king of Madon (one), the king of Hazor (one), 20 the king of Shimron Meron (one), the king of Acshaph (one), 21 the king of Taanach (one), the king of Megiddo (one), 22 the king of Kedesh (one), the king of Jokneam near Carmel (one), 23 the king of Dor—near Naphath Dor—(one), the king of Goyim—near Gilgal—(one), 24 the king of Tirzah (one), a total of thirty-one kings.” 
● This shows us that “these descriptions are also important because they make it clear that these things happened at a real time, and in real places. These are not fairy tales that begin with “once upon a time,” this is history that begins with specific places and people and rulers. As well, it was a way that Israel could forever remember the great things God had done for them. 
● The remainder of verses sounds like a bunch of historical information that some people may not be interested in, however, to look at this from a “systematic theological” view which means not to look at only a specific portion of scripture, but to take an over-all view of what God was trying to say which in this case is not just about battles, wars, and the elimination of nations of people. This is the practical and historical picture painted here, yet the behind the senses message or even the allegorical message here is that of Father’s provision guaranteeing the defeat of all of the wandering thoughts of unrenewed thinking within the soul of mankind. 
● This book is filled with the allegorical picture as a type and shadow of the wandering thoughts within the soul or mind of mankind, showing us just how doable it is to not only conquer our own unrenewed thoughts, but also control every thought, even to the point of bring them into obedience to the Christ-mind within. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-061 (09-28-22) Today: Joshua 12:6-24
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This week’s episode was lesson #61 from Joshua 12:6-24 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 12:6 (New English Translation) says, “6 Moses the LORD’s servant and the Israelites defeated them and Moses the LORD’s servant assigned their land to Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.” 
● To “assigned their land,” a translator’s note (tn) says, the Hebrew renders this as “gave it for a possession.” My thoughts on this commentary is that “we must also remember that God has revealed all these things to us by Holy Spirit of which the ultimate revelation is the truth of who Jesus really is, as the Eternal Christ and not the Jesus of 33 and one half years. If we do not understand that we are spirit, made visible by being projected as flesh, then we also have not grasped the revelation of Jesus being the Living Expression of God, who became a man, o

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow" A 061 (09-28-22) Joshua 12:6-24

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-060 (09-21-22) Joshua 12:1-5 
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This week’s episode was lesson #60 from Joshua 12:1-5 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 12:1 (New English Translation) says, “Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites defeated and drove from their land on the east side of the Jordan , from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern rift valley:” 
● One thing we do know is that this had been a long-standing promise of Father-God that the children of Israel would possess the land of their fathers, even after some 400 years of slavery under Egyptian captivity. Also, we know that the concept of “sin” from the original language is interpreted as mistaken identity, as in believing in a wrong mindset, the Adam-mind, which always has been the mind of separation.” 
● Know this that the children of Israel had been taught that they came from Adam, and therefore could embrace no other mind, yet since they knew the Hebrew language, they should have known better. This is why we must function from “eternal truth” which was established in the beginning and did not change when Adam ate from the fruit of another mind and fell in his thoughts of having been created in the Image and Likeness of God. 
● Found in the established “eternal truth” of eternity past, God created you in His Image and His Likeness, and He illuminated you with His mind, then gave you His authority to rule, also known as Dominion, and this “eternal truth” cannot and will change unless you decide to eat from the fruit of any other mindset. The promise of the Lord for His creation be the reflection of the fullness of God, means that who you are is who you have always been, and nothing can change that once you grab hold of this revelation. 
● Joshua 12:2-3 (NET) says, “2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley)—including the city in the middle of the valley and half of Gilead—all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory. 3 His kingdom included the eastern rift valley from the Sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the rift valley (the Salt Sea), including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.” 
● The land of the soul is a vast territory that much be conquered from the position of truth, which is the place of rest, and we do that through discovery. To discover the meaning of the original scriptures is to re-discover the mind of God, of which we have the capacity to know the contents of Father’s mind which were implanted within us at creation. When we talk about the battles, Joshua and the children of Israel fought to regain the promised land from the wandering tribes of Canaan, the same is true concerning the wandering thoughts within the soul of mankind. 
● Joshua 12:4-5 (NET) says, “The territory of King Og of Bashan, one of the few remaining {or, remnant} Rephaites, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei 5 and ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all Bashan to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead as far as the border of King Sihon of Heshbon.” 
● From a study note (sn) “The Rephaites were apparently an extremely tall ethnic group.” To say they “ruled,” From a translator’s note (tn) this could perhaps read, “who reigned.” To reign and yet reign over a land that does not belong to you is like unrenewed thoughts that seem to rule in your mind that do not belong within you because they are simply wandering thoughts that do not belong in the land of your mind. The point of these extremely tall warriors, is that no matter how large unrenewed thoughts seem to be in your mind, and no matter how difficult they seem to be in dealing with them, you were created as a winner, as a conqueror just like your Father-God, and you must embrace the mindset of one who is the winner even before your inward battles are even fought. 
● 1 John 4:17 says, “As He is, so are we in this world,” and therefore, who you walk as in this world and how you project the reflection of your Father is up to you and no one else. You can walk as God is, and in your created essence of origin, or you can walk as a mere man or woman. 
● The bottom line is that just like this story in Joshua chapter 12, you can rule over all unrenewed thoughts and bring them into alignment with the Christ-mind, or you can allow your unrenewed thoughts to rule over you. The type and shadow here is simply that the wandering tribes of Canaan had to be eliminated and controlled, just as you must deal with all wandering thoughts and renew them to the truth of Father’s mind implanted within you from the moment you were created in His Image and Likeness. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-060 (09-21-22) Joshua 12:1-5 
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This week’s episode was lesson #60 from Joshua 12:1-5 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 12:1 (New English Translation) says, “Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites defeated and drove from their land on the east side of the Jordan , from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern rift valley:” 
● One thing we do know is that this had been a long-standing promise of Father-God that the children of Israel would possess the land of their fathers, even after some 400 years of slavery under Egyptian captivity. Also, we know that the concept of “sin” from the original language is interpreted as mistaken identity, as in believing in a wrong mindset, the Adam-mind, which always has been the mind of separation.” 
● Know this that the children of Israel had been taught that they came from Adam, and therefore could embrace no 

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow" A-060 (09-21-22) Joshua 12:1-5

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-059 (09-14-22) Joshua 11:21-23 
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This week’s episode was lesson #59 from Joshua 11:21-23 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 11:21 (New English Translation) “At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country—from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua annihilated them and their cities.” 
● Israel had seen the land that “flows with milk and honey,” nevertheless, they also saw its inhabitants as “strong;” and “the cities are fortified and very large,” and occupied by the descendants of Anak, or of the Anakites. However, the story continues in verse 22 about the condition the armies of Israel left the land and its people. 
● Joshua 11:22 (NET) says, “No Anakites were left in Israelite territory, though some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.” 
● What we are seeing here is the continued type and shadow of how mindsets can seem to be as giants who have occupied a piece of our minds or thoughts and look as if they are not movable or conquerable within. The fact is that an eternal truth was established at creation that you are the Image and Likeness of your Creator, and His dominion or authority to rule over all things has been implanted within you from eternity past. 
● Joshua 11:23 (NET) says, “Joshua conquered {Heb. took} the whole land, just as the LORD had promised Moses, and he assigned Israel their tribal portions. Then the land was free of war.” 
● As a type and shadow, you would be Israel who is set on taking the land of unrenewed thoughts in your own soul, and no one else can do it, and no one else has the authority or responsibility to be in charge of your own mind. Separation is not now, nor was it ever the design of God as our Creator for the creation to be separated from Him no more than it is possible for you to be human, and no longer be spirit at the same time. Some way we must come to embrace the idea that the giants and enemies we have in life are simply the concerns and worries of the trials we face today, as even the fears concerning tomorrow which have not even happened, and most likely will never come to pass. 
● Many people often fear two things: 1) things that have not yet happened, 2) things that may never happen. The thing we must realize today is that tests, trials, and or temptations do not come from God, but only from within our own thoughts. 
● This one issue has been the misguided defeat of many for as long as I can remember in that we are often convinced that we have to somehow conquer all of our challenges on our own within realizing that we were not created to be overcome, but as one who is always positioned as an overcomer. The greatest error people make still today is not resting in what the Creator has created within the creation. 
● The reality is that some people will only enter into God’s rest when their bodies cease to be in this natural appearance realm, but the truth is that we don’t have to wait. As we have been looking at the wandering tribes of Canaan, occupying a land that was never theirs, we see the allegorical picture of the wandering thoughts within the mind of our soul that are simply occupying space that never belonged to them. The problem is that many are still waiting on one of two things: 1) for God to eradicate the unrenewed thoughts within our soul, or 2) for them to die and go to heaven up, up in the sky. The two solutions to these problems is that 1) God will not remove unwanted thoughts from your mind, because He created you like Himself, and leave that renewal process up to you, and 2) when a body dies, it does not actually die, but ceases to be represented by flesh, and goes back to invisibility from the visible appearance form you see in the mirror each day. 
● The type and shadow that I see here as we finish Joshua chapter 12, that no matter how huge the battle may seem to be, like Joshua, we need to stand up in faith, take responsibility as those created in the Image and Likeness of our Creator, and grab hold of the truth of our own God-given ability and authority to rule over our own challenges from the position of rest, and not warfare. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-059 (09-14-22) Joshua 11:21-23 
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This week’s episode was lesson #59 from Joshua 11:21-23 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 11:21 (New English Translation) “At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country—from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua annihilated them and their cities.” 
● Israel had seen the land that “flows with milk and honey,” nevertheless, they also saw its inhabitants as “strong;” and “the cities are fortified and very large,” and occupied by the descendants of Anak, or of the Anakites. However, the story continues in verse 22 about the condition the armies of Israel left the land and its people. 
● Joshua 11:22 (NET) says, “No Anakites were left in Israelite territory, though some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.” 
● What we are seeing here is the continued type and shadow of how mindsets can 

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow" A-059 (09-14-22) Joshua 11:21-*23

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-056 (08-17-22) Today: Joshua 11:6-10 
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This week’s episode, was lesson #56 from Joshua 11:6-9 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 11:6 (New English Translation) says, “The LORD told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn {Hb. burn with fire} their chariots.” 
● It seems that mankind has a tendency to look at challenges as impossible situations and from that, people often enter into a give-up mode. 
● Mark 10:27 (TPT) says, “Jesus looked at them and replied, “With people it is impossible, but not with God—God makes all things possible!” 
● Had this been written in Joshua’s day, he would have sung this as a hymn after hearing these encouraging words. Everyone one needs a word of encouragement in this journey, and sometimes we need it daily until we are able to stand on our own two feet as we learn to trust and depend upon our Father-Creator, in relationship from within. 
● Joshua 11:7 (NET) says, “Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them.” 
● The fact is that oftentimes things change in life’s challenges and circumstances when we hear and receive what the voice of Father-God within is saying to us. Those moments generally are intended as a “refocusing moment” for us where we begin to see things differently and much more clearly. When Joshua heard the instruction from the Lord, he refocused and advanced against this army which was a larger number of warriors that they had faced up to this point in their journey. 
● Joshua 11:8 (NET) says, “The LORD handed them over to Israel, and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim {miśrᵊp̄ôṯ mayim, mĭs–rĕh–fōhth' măh'–yĭm ~ burnings of water}, and the Mizpah Valley {miṣpê, mĭts–pĕh’ ~ watch tower} to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.” 
● This “power encounter” was clearly in favor of Israel (and Yahweh of course). Once again note God’s deliverance and Israel’s defeat of the enemy (God’s part/man’s part).” So, it seems that the word defeated is translated to mean, cut to pieces, or cut in a rough manner. Again, picture in your mind that history points to a great battle that took place that day, but from an allegorical perspective, we are considering what this might look like when dealing with the wandering thoughts within the mind of your soul. 
● Joshua 11:9 (NET) says, “Joshua did to them as the LORD had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned {Heb. burned with fire} their chariots.” 
● From www.preceptaustin.org, commentator, Cyril Barber writes, “In this way the temptation for Israel to use these things in future battles was removed. The Lord was their surest defense, and as long as their eyes were on Him, and they lived in obedience to His revealed will, He would give them success.” 
● Joshua 11:10 (NET) says, “At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time {or, formerly} the leader of all these kingdoms.” 
● The type & shadow in this passage of scripture is the battles within your thoughts can at times seem to be the greatest challenge you have ever faced. The fact is that when renewing your mind to the revelation of truth that is being revealed to you, just remember that just because you have never heard something the way you are now hearing it or seeing it from the Lord, does not make it a false revelation. 
● It just means that you have never before heard what is now being unveiled to you and for me, the key to dealing with unrenewed thoughts is to stay focused on your relationship with your Father, and do not allow things around you to be so big in your life that they distract you; because the revelation that is now being shown to you, will become the truth that keeps you in victory-mode each and every day. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-056 (08-17-22) Today: Joshua 11:6-10
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This week’s episode, was lesson #56 from Joshua 11:6-9 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 11:6 (New English Translation) says, “The LORD told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn {Hb. burn with fire} their chariots.” 
● It seems that mankind has a tendency to look at challenges as impossible situations and from that, people often enter into a give-up mode. 
● Mark 10:27 (TPT) says, “Jesus looked at them and replied, “With people it is impossible, but not with God—God makes all things possible!” 
● Had this been written in Joshua’s day, he would have sung this as a hymn after hearing these encouraging words. Everyone one needs a word of encouragement in this journey, and sometimes we need it daily until we are able to stand on

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow" (08-17-22) Joshua 11:6-10

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-055 (08-10-22) Joshua 11:1-5 
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This week’s episode was lesson #55 from Joshua 11:1-5 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 11:1 (New English Translation) says, “When King Jabin {yāḇîn, yăw–vēnē’ used as whom God observes} of Hazor {ḥāṣôr, khăwt–swōrĕdd’ used as castle} heard the news about Israel’s victories, he organized a coalition, including {or Heb. he sent to} King Jobab {yôḇāḇ, yō–văwv’ used as a desert} of Madon {māḏôn, măw–dōhn’ used as strife}, the king of Shimron {šimrôn, shĭm–vddrōnĕ’ used as watch-height}, the king of Acshaph {aḵšāp̄, ăk–shăwf’ used as I shall be bewitched},” 
● Therefore, we see a picture of how the focus was about hearing “the news about Israel’s victories,” but instead commentary implies that it was not about the victory of Israel at all. However, what we do see is that Israel had overtaken the southern region, and now, a coalition of northern tribes are organized against Israel. Any time you attempt to conquer those unrenewed thoughts in your mind, opposing thought can and do rise up to stop truth from invading the soul. 
● Joshua 11:2 (NET) says, “and the northern kings who ruled in the hill country {Heb. in the north}, in the rift valley south of Kinnereth {kinnᵊrôṯ, kĭn–nĕr–ddrŏth’ used as harps}, in the foothills, and on the heights of Dor {dôr, dŏredd used as generation} to the west.” 
● History is fun, but also looking beyond history or what we see and read with the eye, takes us to another level of understanding, just like seeing the type and shadow, or even an allegorical version of what God is trying to show us. 
● Joshua 11:3 (NET) says, “Canaanites came from the east and west; Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites from the hill country; and Hivites from below Hermon in the area {or, land} of Mizpah {miṣpâ, mĭts–păw’ used as watchtower}.” 
● When it comes to military tactics, “hill country” provides a strategic advantage over any enemy. 
The same is true when we choose to think on things above, or a higher realm of thought, it simply provides a better position for overtaking thoughts that do not line up with our Creator’s thoughts. 
● Joshua 11:4 (NET) says, “These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses {interpreted as to skip and used as swift} and chariots {implies a team}.” 
● Now, there are a couple of things I see here, which are 1) there seemed to be a massive amount of people gaining up on Israel, “a people as numerous as the sand which is on the edge of the sea in multitude,” and 2) they had horses and chariots, which is an allegory for being swift and unified. 
● Joshua 11:5 (NET) says, “All these kings gathered {Lit. assembled by appointment} and joined forces at the Waters of Merom {mērôm, māy–ddrōmĕ’ used as high place} to fight Israel.” 
● Personally, I think battles can benefit you only if you do not cave-in while in the midst of a battle, but that you eventually learn to rest no matter what challenge you face. I DO NOT believe that battles are from God, but only that they happen to the magnitude of how our emotions react to the challenges we deal with. 
● In the case of Joshua and the armies of Israel, the allegory here is that they easily dealt with the lower-realm or southern thoughts, and easily won. But now they are dealing with the higher-realm or northern thoughts and face a number of individuals they had never faced before. 
● The type and shadow here is that sometimes negative or unrenewed thoughts can seem to be like an army of lower-realm thoughts fighting against higher-realm thoughts where you want to grow, learn, and become enlightened to the truth of Father’s mind, and yet this tough and rough and impossible scenario seemed to stack the odds against them, and yet God…as always God speaks to Joshua providing the answer, just like He does for you, if you will listen to His voice within. 
● I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-055 (08-10-22) Joshua 11:1-5 
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This week’s episode was lesson #55 from Joshua 11:1-5 as we continue in this study. 
● Joshua 11:1 (New English Translation) says, “When King Jabin {yāḇîn, yăw–vēnē’ used as whom God observes} of Hazor {ḥāṣôr, khăwt–swōrĕdd’ used as castle} heard the news about Israel’s victories, he organized a coalition, including {or Heb. he sent to} King Jobab {yôḇāḇ, yō–văwv’ used as a desert} of Madon {māḏôn, măw–dōhn’ used as strife}, the king of Shimron {šimrôn, shĭm–vddrōnĕ’ used as watch-height}, the king of Acshaph {aḵšāp̄, ăk–shăwf’ used as I shall be bewitched},” 
● Therefore, we see a picture of how the focus was about hearing “the news about Israel’s victories,” but instead commentary implies that it was not about the victory of Israel at all. However, what we do see is that Israel had overtaken the southern region, and now, a coalition of northern tribe

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“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-054 (08-03-22) Joshua 10:36-43 
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This week’s episode was lesson #54, as we look at Joshua 10:36-43 in this study. 
● Joshua 10:36 (New English Translation) says, “Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.” 
● As Joshua led all of Israel into this battle, they faithfully followed him and fought against Eglon, and then to Hebron. The point is that a lot of wars took place in Old Testament history, even though it has been my personal opinion that God was not the instigator of war, but simply wanted us to see something deeper and beyond the fightings of the Old Testament. 
● Joshua 10:37 (NET) says, “They captured it and put the sword to its king, all its surrounding cities, and all who lived in it; they {Heb. he} left no survivors. As they had done at Eglon, they annihilated it and all who lived there.” 
● Again, we see a literal, historical picture of annihilation of a people who were from the wandering tribes of Canaan. Yet, from the allegorical picture we have seen from the start of this series, the wandering tribes of Canaan is also a type and shadow of the wandering thoughts within the soul of mankind. So, in that light, all negative, and unrenewed thoughts will eventually be annihilated as truth continues to be unveiled within your thinking. 
● Joshua 10:38-39 (NET) says, “38 Joshua and all Israel turned to Debir {dᵊḇîr, dĕh–vĕĕrdd’ ~ used as sanctuary} and fought against it. 39 They {Heb, He} captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they {Heb. he} left no survivors. They did to Debir {dᵊḇîr, dĕh–vĕĕrdd’} and its king what they had done to Libnah {liḇnâ, lĭv–năw’ ~ place in the Dessert} and its king and to Hebron {ḥeḇrôn, khĕv–ddrōnĕ’ ~ seat of association}.” 
● Seeing “they left no survivors,” a translator’s note (tn) says the Hebrew interprets this as “he did to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, and as he did to Libnah and its king.” The clauses have been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.” But again, I believe their has always been a deeper meaning that Father wants us to see than just all the killing and destroying of people. 
● Joshua 10:40 (NET) says, “Joshua defeated the whole land, including the hill country, the Negev {neḡeḇ, neh’–ghev}, the foothills, the slopes, and all their kings. He left no survivors. He annihilated everything that breathed, just as the LORD God of Israel had commanded.” 
● A study note (sn) reveals that “the foothills are the transition region from the hill country to the Mediterranean coastal plains.” Also, a study note (sn) shows us that “In contrast to the foothills on the western side of the hill country, the slopes are on the eastern side leading down to the rift valley of the Dead Sea and Jordan river.” 
● Joshua 10:41 (NET) says, “Joshua conquered the area between Kadesh Barnea {qāḏēš barnēaʿ, kăw–dāshe’ băr–nāy’–āh ~ used as, holy} and Gaza {ʿazzâ, ăz–zăw’ ~ used as the strong} and the whole region of Gōshen {a drawing near}, all the way to Gibeon {giḇʿôn, ghĭv–ōhn’ ~ holy city}.” 
● The point is that we do not overcome unrenewed thinking all at once, but according to Luke 21:19, “By your patience possess your souls.” All thing are possible by faith and patience as we continue to chip away at wrong thinking, knowing that we were already created as the victors from eternity past. 
● Joshua 10:42-43 (NET) says, “42 Joshua captured in one campaign {Heb. at one time} all these kings and their lands, for the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.” 
● A type and shadow here that I see is that we all have had a physical place we go to when it comes to a favorite place of prayer and meditation, however as we mature, the physical location is not near as important as the realization that God lives within us and the inside of our being is where we look to for prayer and meditation. When you are faced with challenges in life, remember the battle of the mind may seem to be the toughest, and yet it is conquerable. 
● Your thoughts are the most powerful weapon you can have, but it must be cleaned, sharpened, and shaped to think like God thinks, through the Christ-mind implanted within you in eternity past. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-054 (08-03-22) Joshua 10:36-43 
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This week’s episode was lesson #54, as we look at Joshua 10:36-43 in this study. 
● Joshua 10:36 (New English Translation) says, “Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.” 
● As Joshua led all of Israel into this battle, they faithfully followed him and fought against Eglon, and then to Hebron. The point is that a lot of wars took place in Old Testament history, even though it has been my personal opinion that God was not the instigator of war, but simply wanted us to see something deeper and beyond the fightings of the Old Testament. 
● Joshua 10:37 (NET) says, “They captured it and put the sword to its king, all its surrounding cities, and all who lived in it; they {Heb. he} left no survivors. As they had done at Eglon, they annihilated it and all who lived there.” 
● Again, we see a literal, historical pictur

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow" (08-03-22) Joshua 10:36-43

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-053 (07-13-22) Today: Joshua 10:29-35 
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This week’s episode was lesson #53, let’s look at Joshua 10:29-35 as we continue this study. 
● Joshua 10:28 (NKJV) says, “On that day Joshua took Makkedah {maqqēḏâ, mĕh–kāy–dăh’ ~ a place of shepherds, as in a herding}, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them {ḥāram, khăw–ddrăm’ ~ to seclude; or to prohibit}—all the people who were in it. He let none remain. He also did to the king of Makkedah {maqqēḏâ, mĕh–kāy–dăh’} as he had done to the king of Jericho.” 
● From the standpoint of looking at this as an allegory, we see the wandering thoughts within the souls of all mankind. 
● Joshua 10:29 (New English Translation) says, “Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it.” 
● Here we have a people who were in Egyptian captivity for 400 years, who chose to remain faithful to their God, as best as they understood how. So, the Lord makes them a promise that they would inherit a land flowing with milk and honey. In other words, this promise involved a land that would provide a continuous flow of blessing to them. 
● Joshua 10:30 (NET) says, “The LORD handed it and its king over to Israel, and Israel put the sword to all who lived there; they left no survivors. They did to its king what they had done to the king of Jericho.” 
● First of all, for me the “sword” is a type of a cutting away of that which does not belong, and since we are looking at the allegory of wrong thinking roaming about the land of our mind, unrenewed thinking must be cut away by the working of the sword of the spirit. And the fact that “they left no survivors” also points to a type of there being no survivors of unrenewed thoughts within your own mind. 
● Joshua 10:32 (NET) “The LORD handed Lachish {lāḵîš, lăw–kēēsh’} over to Israel, and they {Israel} captured it on the second day. They put the sword to all who lived there, just as they had done to Libnah.” 
● To capture this land on this second day, and not the first day indicates that there is a process to walk through, whether encompassing 2 days, 2 months, 2 years, or 20 years. And since we were created in the realm of spirit, we are in a strange land where we are dealing with a human-form thinking and a human-experience that presents challenges we did not have in the spirit-realm. 
● Joshua 10:33 (NET) “Then King Horam {hōrām, hō–ddrăwm’ ~ used as exalted} of Gezer {gezer, gĕh’–zĕrdd ~ used as portion} came up to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down, as well as his army {Heb. people}, until no survivors remained.” 
● Although “King Horam” {hōrām, hō–ddrăwm’} had been thought of as exalted, still yet Joshua and the children of Israel were able to conquer it. Just because you have thoughts in the mind of your soul that seem to be exalted above other thoughts, does not mean that they cannot be conquered and overcome. 
● Joshua 10:34 (NET) says, “Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish {lāḵîš, lăw–kēēsh’} to Eglon {ʿeḡlôn, ĕgg–lōne’ ~ calf-like}. They deployed troops and fought against it.” 
● This word Eglon, {ʿeḡlôn, ĕgg–lōne’} used as calf-like in its nature, for me is a type of or an allegory for masculine thinking that is bull-headed and does not want to be conquered. In other words, when you are up against those thoughts that seemingly resist being renewed to truth, stay at it as you rest in the origin of your creation, knowing with full confidence that the victory is already your created state of being. 
● Joshua 10:35 (NET) says, “That day they captured it and put the sword to all who lived there. That day they {Heb. he} annihilated it just as they had done to Lachish.” 
● When you make a decision to begin to “capture the first thought” that floods forth from your mind, these thought can be identified as “rogue thoughts” which are defined as dishonest or unprincipled thinking. I think the key for me has been to first discover what the truth is, and then position myself based on that truth. The fact is that dealing with unrenewed thoughts is a simple matter of what lines up to what you presently believe and continue to grow from there. 
● Keep in mind that just like the children of Israel, conquering the land of your mind is not a matter of what you have literally or physically accomplished, but it is a matter of how you have positioned yourself as the image and likeness of God as one who walks in His dominion, and as one who is the conqueror. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-053 (07-13-22) Today: Joshua 10:29-35
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This week’s episode was lesson #53, let’s look at Joshua 10:29-35 as we continue this study. 
● Joshua 10:28 (NKJV) says, “On that day Joshua took Makkedah {maqqēḏâ, mĕh–kāy–dăh’ ~ a place of shepherds, as in a herding}, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them {ḥāram, khăw–ddrăm’ ~ to seclude; or to prohibit}—all the people who were in it. He let none remain. He also did to the king of Makkedah {maqqēḏâ, mĕh–kāy–dăh’} as he had done to the king of Jericho.” 
● From the standpoint of looking at this as an allegory, we see the wandering thoughts within the souls of all mankind. 
● Joshua 10:29 (New English Translation) says, “Joshua and all Israel marched from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against it.” 
● Here we have a people who were in Egyptian captivity for 400 years, who chose to remain faithful to the

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow" (07-13-22) Joshua 10:29-35

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-052 (07-06-22) Today: Joshua 10:24-28. 
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This was episode #52, and we are looking at Joshua 10:24-28 as we continue this study. 
● Joshua 10:24 (New English Translation) says, “When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he {Joshua} summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here {or, Draw near} and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.” 
● So again, if all we see is the literalness of scripture and its historical events, then we lose out on the deeper meaning of what Father is trying to unveil to us. From www.preceptaustin.org, it says, “The neck symbolized one's strength and thus to place one's feet on their necks was a symbolic gesture indicating complete defeat and subjugation and it was a custom in the Middle East.” 
● To put one feet on the neck of kings, allegorically speaks of a type of “putting your foot down” and saying “NO” to thoughts that seem as if they are attempting to rule or control you. There have been times in my own life that thoughts seemed as if they were just pounding in my head like a tape-recording playing over-and-over again the problem or issues that I was trying to deal with. 
● Joshua 10:25 (NET) says, “Then Joshua said to them {the captains of the men of war}, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Be strong and brave, for the LORD will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.” 
● Sometimes the discovery of our troubling battles originate from within and not outside of us. It is not people, not the news, and not society, but only how you manage and deal with the thoughts within that trouble you day and night. One key that I discovered is that you must be at rest in your Father, knowing that He is watching over you and that you really can trust Him. 
● The thing about God is that who He is; also is who He has always been; which is why who you are, is who you have always been as well. A footnote says, “God’s marvelous grace has appeared to all, bringing salvation.” This salvation was mankind moment of being “rescued” from wrong thinking that corrupts our course of direction in life; therefore, our thinking needs to change. 
● Joshua 10:26 (NET) says, “Then Joshua executed them {Heb. struck them down} and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.” 
● The thing we need to understand about the Old Testament is that it was written by men who viewed God and their spiritual encounter through their human-experience, with all of its hard-knocks and ups and downs. However, our Father is not full hard-knocks or ups and downs, but He is filled with love, compassion and grace. 
● Joshua 10:27 (NET) says, “At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees. They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave. (They remain to this very day.)” 
● From a study note (sn) it says, “For the legal background of the removal of the corpses before sundown,” we could look at Deuteronomy 21:22-23 which deals with putting people to death by hanging due to certain types of sin. But they were commanded that the body could not hang there overnight, believing that this would defile the land that God gave them. 
● Joshua 10:28 (NET) says, “That day Joshua captured Makkedah and put the sword to it and its king. He annihilated everyone who lived in it; he left no survivors. He did to its king what he had done to the king of Jericho.” 
● The question is this: Are there things that belong to Father-God as in the Eternal God-head? Yes, all things created belong to God. Those who are without excuse refers to the creation is able and empowered to thrive in all aspects of life, simply because God has made Himself known to mankind, and shown to us His “invisible attributes,” made visible, so that we are destined to conquer all unrenewed thinking within. 
● I think the type and shadow in this passage has been clearly defined in that we experience thoughts that are easy to conquer. But also we have thoughts that are harder to deal with that others, and present themselves like “kings” that attempt to rule in our thinking. Oftentimes when we put our foot down, so to speak, upon the neck of difficult and challenging thoughts, we find that those lessor thoughts just seem to disappear. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-052 (07-06-22) Today: Joshua 10:24-28. 
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This was episode #52, and we are looking at Joshua 10:24-28 as we continue this study. 
● Joshua 10:24 (New English Translation) says, “When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he {Joshua} summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here {or, Draw near} and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.” 
● So again, if all we see is the literalness of scripture and its historical events, then we lose out on the deeper meaning of what Father is trying to unveil to us. From www.preceptaustin.org, it says, “The neck symbolized one's strength and thus to place one's feet on their necks was a symbolic gesture indicating complete defeat and subjugation and it was a custom in the Middle East.” 
● To put one feet on the neck of kings, allegoric

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow" (07-06-22) Joshua 10:24-28

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-050 (06-22-22) Joshua 10:12-16 
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This week’s episode was lesson #50, as we look at Joshua 10:12-16 in this continuing study. 
● Joshua 10:12 (New English Translation) says, “The day the LORD delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the LORD before Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon; O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!” 
● The Hebrew word for “sun” is šemeš {shĕh’–mĕsh} and interpreted from an unused root word as to be brilliant. The Hebrew word for “moon” is yārēaḥ {yǎwdd–rāy’–ǎwkh} and comes from a word interpreted as a lunation, or lunar month. The Hebrew word for “Aijalon” is ‘ayyālôn {aī–yǎw–lōne’} {ī–jǎ–lǎwn} and is interpreted as deer-field, or field of deer. Together I see a type and shadow the “sun” and allegorically, refers to “the Son” of God who stood brilliantly over Gibeon as if to shine blessings of protection upon them. The lunar month is a type of an appointed time or moment when this blessing was needed. 
● Joshua 10:13 (NET) says, “The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One. The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day.” 
● From www.preceptaustin.org, “The sun standing still would give Joshua more light in which to fulfill what the LORD had promised him in Joshua 10:8 that “not one of them shall stand before you.” This would allow Joshua to literally utterly destroy these 5 Amorite armies. Imagine the consternation of the pagans who worshiped the heavenly bodies and sought help from them. First they experience hail from heaven and then prolongation of light from heaven. Sadly they recognized the impotence of their so-called deities too late. Sadly, the same will happen to all who reject Christ and His gospel.” 
● Joshua 10:14 (NET) says, “There has not been a day like it before or since. The LORD listened to a human being, for the LORD fought for Israel!” 
● From www.preceptaustin.org, “What a beautiful description showing that the LORD was intimately involved from beginning to end. This leads to the concluding statement in Joshua 10:42 “the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.” This also leads us to a statement made from www.preceptaustin.org asking, “Are you involved in spiritual warfare as you read this note?” 
While there is plenty of suggestions about “spiritual warfare” in the English Bible, we also have plenty of the flip-side of the coin concerning “entering into rest” which Father-God provided for His creation. 
● Joshua 10:15 (NET) says, “Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.” 
● Sometimes it seems that some of the details were left out when the scriptures were canonized into what we have as a Bible, but also this is why we have the Fullness of the God-head literally intertwined within us, so that Holy Spirit continues to guide us into all truth, even by revealing things that are unwritten or added to the canonized scriptures. 
● Joshua 10:16 (NET) says, “The five Amorite kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.” 
● For our wandering thoughts to conform to the truth that has always been true of you, that means that all of our unrenewed thoughts must be transformed by “the renewing of your mind,” which in time brings out the manifestation of the end-result of who you were created as, which was declared from the very beginning. 
● I think the bottom line here is that this whole scenario showing us the battles fought by Joshua and the children of Israel are just more types and shadows that unveil the truth that declares, “every battle you face only began within the wandering thoughts of your own mind, and can never evolve and become confrontations that turn into a battle as long as you remain at peace, and in the Father’s rest” which was created within you as a spirit-being who was make in Father’s image and likeness; only to reflect Him within yourself, and to all around you. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-050 (06-22-22) Joshua 10:12-16 
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This week’s episode was lesson #50, as we look at Joshua 10:12-16 in this continuing study. 
● Joshua 10:12 (New English Translation) says, “The day the LORD delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the LORD before Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon; O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!” 
● The Hebrew word for “sun” is šemeš {shĕh’–mĕsh} and interpreted from an unused root word as to be brilliant. The Hebrew word for “moon” is yārēaḥ {yǎwdd–rāy’–ǎwkh} and comes from a word interpreted as a lunation, or lunar month. The Hebrew word for “Aijalon” is ‘ayyālôn {aī–yǎw–lōne’} {ī–jǎ–lǎwn} and is interpreted as deer-field, or field of deer. Together I see a type and shadow the “sun” and allegorically, refers to “the Son” of God who stood brilliantly over Gibeon as if to shine blessings of protection upon them. The lunar month is a type of an ap

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“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-048 (06-01-22) Joshua 10:1-5 
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On this week’s episode is lesson #48, let’s look at Joshua 10:1-5 as we continue this study. 
● Joshua 10:1 (New English Translation) says, “Adoni-Zedek {'ăḏōnî-ṣeḏeq, ǎud–dō’’–nēē–tsĕh’–dĕck}, king of Jerusalem {yᵊrûšālam, yĕr–ŏŏ–shǎw–lǎh’–ī–am}, heard how Joshua captured Ai {ʿay, īēē} and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho {yᵊhôšûaʿ, yĕh–hō–shŏŏ’–ǎh} and its king. He also heard how the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.” 
● Keep in mind that most everything in scripture generally conveys mankind’s perspective of their interaction with God, their human-form experience on this journey, and was most likely written down from the lens of how mankind saw the whole thing from their own understanding. Most all that any student of the word today would do is study until revelation flows. But that revelation may come across differently for me than it does for you and visa-versa. 
● However, I hope we are learning to not be moved by human-interpretation such as the KJV and similar versions and translations, and are deeply motivated to understand move of the original Hebrew and Greek languages and their word meanings. 
Joshua 10:2 (NET) says, “All Jerusalem was terrified because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.” 
● Now, the object of this fear was due to Gibeon being such a large city, and this verse says, “like one of the royal cities,” and it was “larger than Ai and all its men were warriors” and yet were now submitted under Joshua. When scripture is interpreted this way, many people, believers and non-believers alike see the Creator as a mean God. 
● Joshua 10:3 (NET) says, “So King Adoni-Zedek {'ăḏōnî-ṣeḏeq, ǎud–dō’’–nēē–tsĕh’–dĕck} of Jerusalem {yᵊrûšālam, yĕr–ŏŏ–shǎw–lǎh’–ī–am} sent this message to King Hoham {hôhām, hō–hǎwm’} of Hebron {ḥeḇrôn, khĕv–rōne}, King Piram {pirdd'ām, pĭr–ǎwm’} of Jarmuth {yarmûṯ, yǎrdd–mōōth’}, King Japhia {yāp̄îaʿ, yǎw–fēē’–ǎh} of Lachish {lāḵîš, lǎw–khēēsh’}, and King Debir {dᵊḇîr, dǎh–vēērdd} of Eglon {ʿeḡlôn, ĕgg–lōawn’}:” 
● Joshua 10:4 (NET) says, “Come to my aid {Heb. help me} so we can attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites,” which the translators titled this section as, “The southern kings of Canaan assemble for an attack on Gibeon.” 
● From www.preceptaustin.org, notes, “Acting on his fear, Adoni-Zedek {'ăḏōnî-ṣeḏeq, ǎud–dō’’–nēē–tsĕh’–dĕck} began to organize the kings of southern Canaan. Since Israel occupied the land to their north, he could not get help from the kings of northern Canaan.” Why? I think it was for the same reason the king of Jerusalem asked for help, they were afraid of Joshua and the children of Israel and therefore, the northern kings would not join with the king of Jerusalem. 
● Joshua 10:5 (NET) “So the five Amorite kings (the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon) and all their troops gathered together and advanced. They deployed their troops and fought against Gibeon.” 
● To form alliances with those who have bad or evil intensions can be an unhealthy thing for us. However, as we have been talking about the wandering tribes of Canaan as an allegory for the wandering thoughts within the soul of mankind. The bottom line is that we should see this story more than for its historical value, but as a message Father-God is trying to get to us so that we can be inspired as to how we deal with thoughts that rise up as enemies to the God-mind within us, and how to deal with them. 
● The truth is that Christ manifested as visible to show mankind a loving Father, and to demonstrate that mankind in his or her human-form, and even though we came here upright and forgot who we were, still we have been reconciled or reconnected to the Christ-mind so that we can think like God and act like God, because As He is, so are we in this world. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-048 (06-01-22) Joshua 10:1-5 
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On this week’s episode is lesson #48, let’s look at Joshua 10:1-5 as we continue this study. 
● Joshua 10:1 (New English Translation) says, “Adoni-Zedek {'ăḏōnî-ṣeḏeq, ǎud–dō’’–nēē–tsĕh’–dĕck}, king of Jerusalem {yᵊrûšālam, yĕr–ŏŏ–shǎw–lǎh’–ī–am}, heard how Joshua captured Ai {ʿay, īēē} and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho {yᵊhôšûaʿ, yĕh–hō–shŏŏ’–ǎh} and its king. He also heard how the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.” 
● Keep in mind that most everything in scripture generally conveys mankind’s perspective of their interaction with God, their human-form experience on this journey, and was most likely written down from the lens of how mankind saw the whole thing from their own understanding. Most all that any student of the word today would do is study until revelation flows. But that revelation may come across diffe

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“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-047 (05-25-22) Joshua 9:22-27 
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Joshua 9:22 (New English Translation) says, “Joshua summoned the Gibeonites {Heb. them} and said to them, “Why did you trick {or, deceive} us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby?” 
● This is the point chapter 9 has been pointing to the entire time, in that the Gibeonites set out to “lie to deceive” Joshua and the children of Israel from the start. So, for me, I have believed for years now that a half-truth is still a lie. Here in Joshua chapter 9, the Gibeonite tribes pre-planned to deceive the children of Israel and deliberately put on old clothes, worn-out sandals, brought with them stale-food, and wineskins that were already cracked and ready to burst. And it came down to Joshua wanting to know, Why have you deceived us? 
● Joshua 9:23 (NET) says, “Now you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.” 
● From a translator’s note (tn) it says the Hebrew reads, “Now you are cursed and a servant will not be cut off from you, woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.” In other words, based on their lie of deception, they will hereafter be known as “a servant” as in “a servant will not be cut off from you,” and judged to serve the house of God” perpetually, meaning forever. 
● Joshua 9:24 (NET) says, “They said to Joshua, “It was carefully reported to your subjects {Heb. your servants} how the LORD your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified {or, afraid} we would lose our lives, so we did this thing.” 
● When our thoughts are conformed to the Christ-mind, there is no consideration for any “lie to deceive” remaining, which are of the works of the flesh that are motivated from unrenewed thinking. There is a quote that says, “The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci. And that is the problem with the human-psyche, in that we often battle between two lines of thought, which are God-thoughts, and unrenewed-thoughts. I think the “wandering tribes” of Canaan realized that the children of Israel did not come to Canaan to join them as just another group of “wandering tribes” with no place to settle down, even though they were already in a vast land. 
● Joshua 9:25 (NET) says, “So now we are in your power. Do to us what you think is good and appropriate.” 
● So, as it were, the Gibeonites submit to Joshua’s decision, which could be considered as the consequences they were to face for their intent to deceive. In other words, to serve in the tabernacle of the Lord was better than facing death as the consequence for their lies and deception. In fact, after Joshua’s ruling on the matter, he delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them,” fulfilling his promise to let them live. 
● Joshua 9:26-27 (NET) says, “26 Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them 27 and that day made them woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the LORD at the divinely chosen site. (They continue in that capacity to this very day.)” 
● According to some historical findings, the Gibeonites are destined to serve the tabernacle of Israel forever, which can literally mean even to this day. Also, it is said that the Hebrew could read, “and Joshua made them in that day woodcutters and water carriers for the community, and for the altar of the LORD to this day at the place which he chooses.” Now, whether this proclamation is still honored in the twenty-first century or not, does not matter, but in biblical times, it was a perpetual decree. Think about it, Joshua whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation,” came to the rescue of the Gibeonites, so they could live. 
● The bottom line is that for the Gibeonites, this looks like a best-case scenario for them, and even though they lie and attempted to deceive Joshua and the children of Israel, this situation shows us a type & shadow of the “grace of God in action,” of which many of us who have made mistakes in our lives, bad choices, bad financial decisions and more, have experienced consequences but in a best-case scenario meaning that it could have been worse for us if not that our mess was already predestined to be covered by the grace of God. I hope you are enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

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Joshua 9:16 (New English Translation) says, “Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby.” 
● The point is that some form of a treaty was made, but not that which the Gibeonites originally intended. As this process is underway, it seems that the Israelites decide to visit this supposed far country, which was truthfully a short distance away. 
● Joshua 9:17 (NET) says, “So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon {giḇʿôn, ghĭhb–ōhn’}, Kephirah {kᵊp̄îrâ, kĕf–ēē–ddrǎw’}, Beeroth {bᵊ'ērôṯ, bĕh–āy–ddrōth}, and Kiriath Jearim {qiryâ, keer–dyǎth’}.” 
● From www.myjewishlearning.com, they write, “The Hebrew word herem is translated variously as “proscribed,” or “devoted to destruction” and later as “excommunication.” Sometimes constructed as a verb, sometimes as a noun, herem refers to the separation or banning of something or someone.” 
● Joshua 9:18 (NET) says, “The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of {Heb. by} the LORD God of Israel. The whole community criticized {or, grumbled against} the leaders,” 
● For me, this type of attitude is a major issue today among the “grace” crowd, even though I believe in the God’s grace that covers all, still I believe in open communication with my Father. And to have open communication means to first admit that I do not know everything even though the fullness of the knowledge of the Christ-mind is within me. Therefore, since I am not yet aware of all of the knowledge of Father’s mind within me, I need to ASK or CONSULT the Lord about many different things. 
● Joshua 9:19 (NET) says, “but all the leaders told the whole community, “We swore an oath to them in the name of {Heb. by} the LORD God of Israel! So now we can’t hurt {or, touch} them.” 
● Commentary says, “It is refreshing to see that going back on their word was not even really a possibility for the rulers of Israel. This was a simple matter, not even up for debate: we may not touch them.” To say, “whoops, I made a mistake and lied,” followed by “O well, I am covered by God’s grace,” is not an excuse to simply through aside the responsibility I have to be honest and truthful in my decisions and conversations to my fellow-man, as even before the Lord. 
● Joshua 9:20 (NET) says, “We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.” 
● Notice what the leaders of Israel said, “We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.” The fact is that what they called a “curse,” today would be called “consequences” which we know this is what follows the choices we make. Going back on one’s word was not healthy or good back then, no more than it is today, except we now have an understanding of Father’s unconditional love toward His creation, instead of looking for a God of wrath. 
● Joshua 9:21 (NET) says, “The leaders then added, “Let them live.” So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had decided.” 
● The bottom line is that since we have determined that the Gibeonites were also some of the wandering tribes of Canaan, and also an allegory for the wandering thoughts within the mind of your soul, we need to capture those unrenewed thoughts and convert them into thinking the thoughts of God. 
● The truth is that in our human-form awareness, we often spend hours or days trying to figure the answers to life’s challenges, or even how to fix our mistakes, when the entire time we are eternally united with our Creator who holds the answers to all things within, just waiting for you to ask, and hear what Father has to say. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

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"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-045 (05-04-22) Joshua 9:6-10 
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Joshua 9:6 (New English Translation) says, “They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.” 
● From last time, we saw where Joshua and the children of Israel had just defeated the King and city of Ai {ʿay, īēē}, and followed by groups of tribes attempting to join with Joshua who had deceptive motives. 
● Now, although the Gibeonites {ghĭ–bōhn’–ītes’} did not honor the children of Israel, still yet they seem to have respected the God of Israel. So, Paul had once warned the church at Corinth by using examples from the Old Testament. 
● Joshua 9:7 (NET) says, “The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us {Heb. in our midst}. So how can we make a treaty with you?” 
● The English Bible view of the Bible is that of an enemy always being some devil or satan. However, from the Greek version of scripture, the enemy is always the Pharisees or Roman government as the adversary of those Jewish believers in the first century. Nonetheless, the battles mankind faces in their human-form experience, is always the battle that goes inside of the mind. The fact is that most people would rather blame some supernatural-evil entity, than to face the fact that they have some unrenewed thoughts that are giving them some trouble. 
● Joshua 9:8 (NET) says, “But they said to Joshua, “We are willing to be your subjects {Heb. we are your servants}.” So Joshua said to them, “Who are you and where do you come from?” 
● The Gibeonites did not even address the doubt they might have had in terms of living near the Israelites, however, they were in essence humbling themselves before Israel, and submitting their will to the will of the Israelites. Even must larger than that, they would be surrendering to the God of Israel. 
● Joshua 9:9-10 (NET) says, “9 They told him, “Your subjects {or, servants} have come from a very distant land because of the reputation {Heb. name} of the LORD your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt 10 and all he did to the two Amorite kings on the other side of the Jordan—King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan in Ashtaroth.” 
● The fact is that the Gibeonites {ghĭ–bōhn’–ītes’} repeat the lie of being from a very far country, when what we discover is that they were only 25 miles away. While this story is focused on betrayal and deception by a group of people, for me it is important to focus on interjecting truth into every part of our unrenewed thoughts that we can. The book of Joshua holds a great deal of types and shadows, yet at times there is a lot of repeating various aspects of the story. 
● So, what we should take away from this passage is how that “thoughts” can be deceptive during the process of awakening to that truth which has always been the truth. The thing about “renewing the mind” is that we came from a supernatural realm as spirit-being, who upon entering into this earthly appearance realm of the flesh, were indoctrinated and pressed into believing certain things that were the opposite of the truth that was implanted within us at creation. 
● The only enemies we face are the thoughts within, because there is no thought outside of you that can harm you unless you believe that negative thought that seems to be against you. The bottom line is that where the wandering tribes of “Canaan” is an allegory for the wandering thoughts within the soul, I also see the Gibeonites {ghĭ–bōhn’–ītes’} as a specific allegory for unrenewed thoughts that can rebel against truth that emerging within. 
● Remember, the battle is never with people, but you can allow what people say or think to enter into your mind and distract you from embracing the supernatural truth of Father’s mind that was in you the whole time. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-045 (05-04-22) Joshua 9:6-10 
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Joshua 9:6 (New English Translation) says, “They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.” 
● From last time, we saw where Joshua and the children of Israel had just defeated the King and city of Ai {ʿay, īēē}, and followed by groups of tribes attempting to join with Joshua who had deceptive motives. 
● Now, although the Gibeonites {ghĭ–bōhn’–ītes’} did not honor the children of Israel, still yet they seem to have respected the God of Israel. So, Paul had once warned the church at Corinth by using examples from the Old Testament. 
● Joshua 9:7 (NET) says, “The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us {Heb. in our midst}. So how can we make a treaty with you?” 
● The English Bible view of the Bible is that of an enemy always being some devil or sat

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“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-043 (04-27-22) Joshua 9:1-5 
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Joshua 9:1-2 (New English Translation) says, “1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan—in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon {Heb. in front of} (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—2 they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.” 
● From a footnote, we find what is called a translator’s note (tn) saying that the Hebrew renders this to read, “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.” When we see the word, “foothills,” this comes from the Hebrew word for {šᵊp̄ēlâ, shĕf–ōy–lǎw’ meaning lowland} which are the transition region between the hill country and the coastal plains. 
● Now, verse 2 ends with the words, “they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel,” of which a translator’s note (tn) from the NET Bible footnote points out that the Hebrew renders this as “they gathered together to fight against Joshua and Israel [with] one mouth.” Another way of looking at these words could be stated as with one voice or one mind. 
● Fear can seem like it is not harmful at first, but in the end a person or group of people will always defeat themselves by not operating from faith and trust in the Lord God. So, as they gathered together to fight with Joshua and Israel with one accord; a footnote says, “This is a classic, frontal attack – they will try to defeat Israel on the field of battle, in head-to-head competition.” Generally speaking, the words “with one mouth” are also interpreted as “one mind.” The Hebrew word for “accord,” as used in the KJV, it pê {pĕh} means the mouth. 
● Joshua 9:3 (NET) says, “When the residents of Gibeon {giḇʿôn, ghĭ–bōhn’ or, hill city} heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai,” 
● Since the wandering tribes of Canaan are an allegory for the wandering thoughts of unrenewed thinking in our minds, when one thought hears of another thought that was overtaken by truth, for me, it becomes easier to gain ground in terms of renewing other thoughts to the same truth that is in the Eternal Christ-mind within. The fact is that once we hear the truth of Father’s love for His creation, that message becomes confusing and frustrating to some, and liberating to others. And once again, this is the type of battle our thoughts go thoughts when it comes to hearing things we had never heard before, and trying to find a way to embrace them as the truth. 
● Joshua 9:4 (NET) says, “they did something clever. They {Heb. and they went and} collected some provisions and put worn-out sacks on their donkeys, along with worn-out wineskins that were ripped and patched.” 
● A note from the NRSV reads, “they went and prepared provisions;” whereas the NEB reads, “They went and disguised themselves;” and the NIV reads, “they went as a delegation.” 
● Joshua 9:5 (NET) says, “They had worn-out, patched sandals on their feet and dressed in worn-out clothes. All their bread was dry and hard.” 
● For me, this is an allegory for the right-side, left-side brain connection concept, or the spirit-soul connection concept, where the lift-side of the soulish mind does not see any truth other than what the human-form experience has taught it. Yet the right-side, or spirit has always been implanted with the truth of Father’s mind within and completely understands the concepts of the spirit-world. 
● These travelers had “worn-out, patched sandal on their feet and dressed in warn-out clothes,” which was a part of their deceptive cover up. Just keep an eye out for deceptive thoughts that come disguised as something that sounds like the truth, but cannot be validated. Now, there is nothing wrong with worn-out clothes, but when it comes to those who would deceive you just because they talk Bible, does not means that truth is emerging, therefore, just like Joshua, we must be led by the Spirit of the Christ-mind within our own thoughts, and “capture, like prisoners of war, every thought and insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One,” which is the Christ-mind within. 
● I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

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Joshua 9:1-2 (New English Translation) says, “1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan—in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon {Heb. in front of} (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—2 they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.” 
● From a footnote, we find what is called a translator’s note (tn) saying that the Hebrew renders this to read, “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.” When we see the word, “foothills,” this comes from the Hebrew word for {šᵊp̄ēlâ, shĕf–ōy–lǎw’ meaning lowland} which are the transition region between the hill country and the coastal plains. 
● Now, verse 2 ends with the words, “they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel,” of which a translator’s note (tn) from the 

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“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-043 (04-20-22) Joshua 8:30-35. 
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Joshua 8:32 (NET) says, “There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a duplicate of the law written by Moses.” 
● Remember, Joshua 1:8 said, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate {or, you shall constantly be in} in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” I realize that many of us do not keep the traditions of the Old Testament or of Jewish practices because we are in the Eternal Christ from before the foundation of the universe and before the Law of Moses ever existed. 
● Again, http://bible.org says, “The distance from Ai {ʿay, īēē} to Ebal {ʿêḇāl, ā–vawl’} and Gerizim {gᵊrizzîm, ghĕdd–rēē–zēē’} was a long way to move all the tribes of Israel, from 20 to 25 miles. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim {gᵊrizzîm, ghĕdd–rēē–zēē’} and half of them were in front of Mount Ebal {ʿêḇāl, ā–vawl’}: This was a beautiful place to do this, and the whole nation could hear this reading of the Law. The area has a natural amphitheater effect because of the contour of the hills.” The word Gerizim or gᵊrizzîm, {ghĕdd–rēē–zēē’} is interpreted and used as cuttings off. In other words, it was the “cutting of point,” or indicating half of them in front of one place, and half of them in front of another. 
● Joshua 8:33 (NET) says, “All the people {Heb. All Israel}, rulers {or, elders}, leaders, and judges were standing on either side of the ark, in front of the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD. Both resident foreigners and native Israelites were there. Half the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the LORD’s servant had previously instructed them to do for the formal blessing ceremony.” 
● This phrase, “Both resident foreigners and native Israelites were there,” from a translator’s note (tn) it says that the Hebrew renders this as “like the resident foreigner, like the citizen.” The language is idiomatic, meaning that both groups were treated the same, at least in this instance.” 
● Joshua 8:34-35 (NET) “34 Then {afterward} Joshua read aloud all the words of the law, including the blessings and the curses, just as they are written in the law scroll. 35 Joshua read aloud every commandment Moses had given before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, children, and resident foreigners who lived among them.” 
● To read every commandment aloud, a translator’s note (tn) says that the Hebrew could read, “There was not a word from all which Moses commanded that Joshua did not read aloud.” Think about it… Joshua did as Moses and read “all the words of the law, including the blessings and the curses,” which worked for them in that day. 
● Our identity is in the Eternal Christ who created us from the beginning of time spirit-beings, and as we manifest as visible in this human-form appearance realm, our experiences do not change the fact that we were eternally created in the image and likeness of our Creator. Also notice that Joshua brought “the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, children, and resident foreigners who lived among them,” or as a translator’s note (tn) says that the Hebrew reads, those who “walked in their midst.” This is such a beautiful type and shadow, presenting a picture of Oneness among all people. 
● As we look at society today, we see a lot of division among all kinds of people. But what we must realize is that people are functioning from a wrong mindset, which is what we call mistaken identity. There is a desperate need of a spiritual and a moral awakening today, even a returning of those who have one been strong in faith, and now remain in their state of discouragement and a lack of trusting the Creator because they never discovered who He was in the first place. 
● The bottom line is that when we face challenges in life, sometimes we function from the Adam-mind which will always lead us to a lack of understanding, yet to function from the Christ-mind, will always lead to commitment, worship, integrity, and the success of victor in all that we do. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-043 (04-20-22) Joshua 8:30-35. 
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Joshua 8:32 (NET) says, “There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a duplicate of the law written by Moses.” 
● Remember, Joshua 1:8 said, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate {or, you shall constantly be in} in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” I realize that many of us do not keep the traditions of the Old Testament or of Jewish practices because we are in the Eternal Christ from before the foundation of the universe and before the Law of Moses ever existed. 
● Again, http://bible.org says, “The distance from Ai {ʿay, īēē} to Ebal {ʿêḇāl, ā–vawl’} and Gerizim {gᵊrizzîm, ghĕdd–rēē–zēē’} was a long way to move all the tribes of Israel, from 20 to 25 m

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“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-042 (04-13-22) Joshua 8:24-29 
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Joshua 8:24 (New English Translation) says, “When Israel had finished killing all the men {Heb. residents} of Ai who had chased them toward the wilderness (they all fell by the sword), all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.” 
● Since I am talking about the “wandering thoughts within the mind,” this is where many times each of us has felt as if we were in a wilderness experience, where our own battle with unrenewed thinking is dealt with. Now, while this is a common modern view of what many go through, still we can learn to walk in our created victor and never know defeat. But if we do, and if we find the need to “repent” about anything we have done or experienced, “repentance” is defined as to change the way one thinks, and therefore, we are able to stop repeating the same things over and over again, while expecting a different result each time. 
● Joshua 8:25-26 (NET) says, “25 So 12,000 men and women died {Heb. fell} that day, including all the men of Ai. 26 Joshua kept holding out his curved sword until Israel had annihilated all who lived in Ai.” 
● When your mind of unrenewed thinking rebels again the truth you are embracing, you can “cast down those arguments” within and through focused prayer and meditation you can “bring every thought” into submission to “obey the Christ-mind” within. Giving up, quitting, and accepting defeat are never an option since you were created in the image and likeness of your Creator, to rule over all that He has created. 
● Joshua 8:27 (NET) says, “But Israel did plunder the cattle and the goods of the city, in keeping with the LORD’s orders {Heb. message, or word} to Joshua.” 
● I am a firm believer in following the instructions or directions I receive from the Lord. Joshua followed God’s instructions, and blessings flowed as the Lord had promised. The difference for us is that we are blessed because of Father’s eternal covenant with His creation, and not based on our performance. 
● Joshua 8:28 (NET) says, “Joshua burned Ai {ʿay, īēē} and made it a permanently uninhabited mound (it remains that way to this very day).” 
● From a translator’s note (tn) it says that the Hebrew would read, “and made it a permanent mound, a desolation, to this day.” In other words, the place in which the city of Ai {ʿay, īēē} stood, is no longer inhabitable for any people to live there. 
● Joshua 8:29 (NET) “He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening {Heb. on a tree until evening}. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day).” 
● A study note (sn) says, For the legal background of this action, see Deuteronomy 21:22-23, which I think is an Old Testament example of capital punishment, even though we are looking at all things in scripture through the proper interpretive lens of God’s love. 
● Joshua 8:29 stated that “They threw it {the king’s body} down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day).” 
● We can see through many examples of how the children of Israel placed “remembrances” around them and for other people who would look at where they had been. But what we can use here as a type and shadow is that when we fight those battles in our thinking and we overcome, instantly a “remembrance” manifests in your mind to remind you of one more step toward the “renewing of your mind” toward the full, and complete manifestation of the same mind that was in Christ Jesus, also being or manifesting within you. 
● I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-042 (04-13-22) Joshua 8:24-29 
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Joshua 8:24 (New English Translation) says, “When Israel had finished killing all the men {Heb. residents} of Ai who had chased them toward the wilderness (they all fell by the sword), all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.” 
● Since I am talking about the “wandering thoughts within the mind,” this is where many times each of us has felt as if we were in a wilderness experience, where our own battle with unrenewed thinking is dealt with. Now, while this is a common modern view of what many go through, still we can learn to walk in our created victor and never know defeat. But if we do, and if we find the need to “repent” about anything we have done or experienced, “repentance” is defined as to change the way one thinks, and therefore, we are able to stop repeating the same things over and over again, while expecting a different result each time. 
● Jos

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow (04-13-22) Joshua 8:24-29

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-034 (02-02-22) Joshua 7:16-21 
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● Joshua 7:16 (New English Translation) says, “Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order {Hb. by tribes}, and the tribe of Judah was selected.” 
● Here we find that the process of searching out and punishing the guilty party continues. Four times we read in the book of Joshua that he rose early in the morning to deal with this injustice that had been committed. The point is that we see how Joshua was not one to procrastinate when something needed to be dealt with. 
● Joshua 7:17 (NET) says, “He then made the clans of Judah approach, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He made the clan of the Zerahites approach, and Zabdi was selected.” 
● From the NET footnotes, we see a translator's note (tn) saying that the Hebrew reads, “and he selected Zabdi.” 
● Achan did not come forth voluntarily to confess or repent and throw himself on the mercy of God. His failure to do so revealed a heart attitude such as that of the prodigal son in the New Testament. 
● Joshua 7:18 (NET) says, “He then made Zabdi’s {Hb. his} family approach man by man {Hb. by man} and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.” 
● Joshua approached this family “man by man” or “name by name” and Zabdi was selected. 
● Joshua 7:19 (NET) says, “So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, honor {Hb. give glory to} the LORD God of Israel and give him praise! Tell me what you did; don’t hide anything from me.” 
● In the Old Testament, Holy Spirit had a way of working through various leaders who followed the voice of the Lord, so that when something went wrong, it could be made right again. Through Joshua, salvation was brought to the Achan who was troubled over his wrongdoing. 
● Joshua 7:20 (NET) says, “Achan told Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel in this way:” 
● The process leading to Achan’s mistaken identity issue was a familiar one. He saw, he coveted, and he took. Just because we think there was no grace in the Old Testament is not true. Grace is a Person, who created you with salvation within, which for me from a theological mindset is the rescuing of our understanding or thoughts. 
● Achan’s confession, while honest, was too late and it was the product of discovery because it was not based on an act of repentance or of godly sorrow that leads to repentance. Like some, he just got caught. 
● Joshua 7:21 (NET) says, “I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, 200 silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent, with the silver underneath.” 
● There seems to be three concluding points in this chapter which are #1 sin needs to be dealt with honestly and decisively. Of course, when we refer to sin we're talking about a state of mistaken identity. 
● The second thing is that Achan’s choice to steal from God’s treasury is said to have grown from out of the soil of dissatisfaction within him. This is why we are encouraged to enter into God’s rest, which is the same rest we were created in. And His rest is too be a state of being relaxed in our thinking and not worried, or stressed about anything, but to simply trust Him as our Father period. 
● One of the problems we face when we think we are trusting the Father is the pressure of taking matters into our own hands concerning what we are believing for. In failure, we find that our contentment in the Eternal Christ, in Father’s love and grace toward us should be enough to establish a trust-relationship. It is apparent that much of our trouble is caused by a great deal of our own self-made misery and sinful behavior out of the mistaken identity we still possess. 
● Finally, it would be helpful to note that when Achan sinned from out of his own mistaken identity, there was sin in the camp of Israel, and it was said that the blessing and strength of God was halted and that nation met with discipline and failure. The point is that even though we have looked at what the Old Testament mindset seemed to be like, the fact is that once our mistaken identity is dealt with, the grace and blessing that was always there, still flows in our lives, but in our minds it is no longer interrupted. 
● This is why we are reminded that AREAS OF KNOWN SIN in our lives can seem to create a barrier within in our thinking between us and the Lord, simply when we revert back to the old mindset of the lie of separation just because of the things we fall into, when we know better. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

“THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-034 (02-02-22) Joshua 7:16-21 
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● Joshua 7:16 (New English Translation) says, “Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order {Hb. by tribes}, and the tribe of Judah was selected.” 
● Here we find that the process of searching out and punishing the guilty party continues. Four times we read in the book of Joshua that he rose early in the morning to deal with this injustice that had been committed. The point is that we see how Joshua was not one to procrastinate when something needed to be dealt with. 
● Joshua 7:17 (NET) says, “He then made the clans of Judah approach, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He made the clan of the Zerahites approach, and Zabdi was selected.” 
● From the NET footnotes, we see a translator's note (tn) saying that the Hebrew reads, “and he selected Zabdi.” 
● Achan did not come forth voluntarily to confess or repent and throw himsel

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"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-032 (01-26-22) Today: Joshua 7:11-15. 
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Joshua 7:11 (NET) says, “Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! They have taken some of the riches; they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions.” 
● When we talk about the cause of Israel’s failure, verse 11 from the NASB says, “Israel has sinned, and they have also violated My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things designated for destruction, and have both stolen and kept it a secret. Furthermore, they have also put them among their own things.” 
● Joshua 7:12 (NET) says, “The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. I will no longer be with you, unless you destroy what has contaminated you.” 
● God says, “unless you destroy what has contaminated you,” which the Hebrew says, “what is set apart [to destruction by the LORD] from your midst.” In other words, the mindsets of deceit or deception must be dealt with by each individual, so that all that Father intends for you will be unhindered. The consequences of Israel’s failure is the sin of Achan and of unconfessed sin in general which presents itself as weakness, or the inability to serve and live for the Lord. 
● Joshua 7:13 (NET) says, “Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: ‘Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because this is what the LORD God of Israel has said, “You are contaminated {set apart}, O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you.” 
● I think that when issues or problematic mindsets are hindering our walk with the Lord, there comes a time when that which has continuous consequences in our lives, must be destroyed, or come to an end. So, Joshua and the leaders of Israel were to set the day apart to prepare their hearts by prayer and worship to discover what God would have them to do. 
● Joshua 7:14 (NET) says, “In the morning you must approach in tribal order {or, by your tribes}. The tribe the LORD selects must approach by clans. The clan the LORD selects must approach by families {Heb. houses}. The family the LORD selects must approach man by man.” 
From the NET footnotes we see a translator’s note (tn) suggesting that the Hebrew reads, “takes forcefully, seizes.” 
● Commentary says, “In verse 14 specific instructions were given for purging out this sin from their midst. First, there was to be examination of the people tribe by tribe, family by family, and finally, man by man. Note how the men were the ones held responsible for their families. The examination would reveal the guilty party.” 
● Joshua 7:15 (NET) says, “The one caught with the riches must be burned up along with all who belong to him, because he violated the LORD’s covenant and did such a disgraceful thing in Israel.’” 
● From the Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon we find a dominant meaning which is “to such in, to absorb, or to drink,” and for me, I think they had to do with facing the wrong done, which speaks of consequences and to deal with the punishment handed out to them. 
● It seems that verse 15 describes the punishment that was to be carried out on the guilty party with the reason given for the severity of the punishment. The bottom line is that no matter what you face in life, your Father will never leave you, nor forsake you, and in essence, He will never abandon you. 
● You are not alone since the Living God dwells within you as a part of your being, which is why you can face anything that comes at you in life. I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within” as you watch this video lesson!

"THE BOOK OF JOSHUA ~ a Type & Shadow” A-032 (01-26-22) Today: Joshua 7:11-15. 
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Joshua 7:11 (NET) says, “Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! They have taken some of the riches; they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions.” 
● When we talk about the cause of Israel’s failure, verse 11 from the NASB says, “Israel has sinned, and they have also violated My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things designated for destruction, and have both stolen and kept it a secret. Furthermore, they have also put them among their own things.” 
● Joshua 7:12 (NET) says, “The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. I will no longer be with you, unless you destroy what has contaminated you.” 
●  God says, “unless you destroy what has contaminated you,” which the Hebrew says, “what is set apart [to 

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