The Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Mentor's Guide, MG09

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3. His commitment was to utterly destroy God’s enemies in Canaan.

a. Joshua

(1) Deut. 20.17

(2) Josh. 6.21

b. Jesus

(1) 1 John 3.8

(2) Col. 2.15

(3) Heb. 2.14

4. He was accompanied by a special manifestation of the presence of the Lord throughout his fight against God’s enemies.

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a. Joshua,The “Commander of the Army of the Lord”: theophany, Josh. 5.13-15

b. Jesus (all his warfare was accompanied by the unlimited power of the Holy Spirit)

(1) John 3.34-35

(2) John 15.26

c. Definition: those unsought, temporary manifestations of God the Son in human form whereby God communicated to humankind prior to the coming of Jesus Christ