God’s Leadership Boot Camp Part V

1. God’s Leadership Boot CampPart V Deuteronomy 3:21-28 Deuteronomy 31:1-8 Deuteronomy 34:9

2. Joshua has been going through a rather intensive leadership training course. • We have seen him grow in his relationship to the Master • Growing in his understanding of who and what God is • Growing in his faith and love for his Lord • And finally growing in his commitment to obedience • As a result of that commitment he is growing in his spiritual strength • And there is a direct and proportional relationship between the two

3. A Map of Palestine at the Time of the Conquest

4. The Rock at Mt. Sinai

5. The Path of the Water

6. God Gave Moses Three Directives • Charge Joshua, • Encourage Joshua, and • Strengthen Joshua

7. Understanding the Words • Charge –hWctsavah {tsaw-vaw'} • Meaning: 1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to lay charge upon 1a2) to give charge to, give command to 1a3) to give charge unto 1a4) to give charge over, appoint 1a5) to give charge, command 1a6) to charge, command 1a7) to charge, commission 1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act) 1b) (Pual) to be commanded • Grammar: Piel stem, imperative mood

8. Understanding the Words • Encourage – qz:x' chazaq{khaw-zak'} • Meaning: 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1)to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, strengthen 1c2) to make firm 1c3) to display strength 1c4) to make severe 1c5) to support 1c6) to repair 1c7) to prevail, prevail upon 1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support 1c9) to hold, contain 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to strengthen oneself 1d2) to put forth strength, use one's strength 1d3) to withstand 1d4) to hold strongly with • Grammar: Piel, imperative

9. Understanding the Words • Strengthen – #m;a' 'amats {aw-mats'} • Meaning: 1) to be strong, alert, courageous, brave, stout, bold, solid, hard 1a) (Qal) to be strong, brave, bold 1b) (Piel) to strengthen, secure (for oneself), harden (heart), make firm, make obstinate, assure 1c) (Hithpael) to be determined, to make oneself alert, strengthen oneself, confirm oneself, persist in, prove superior to 1d) (Hiphil) to exhibit strength, be strong, feel strong • Grammar: Piel, imperative

10. Lessons in Leadership • God fights on behalf of His people, when they commit to Him fully • God can embolden and strengthen you

11. Lessons in Leadership • God’s leader needs to be strong and courageous • We must seek strength and courage from God • God promises to never cause His people to fail or to ever abandon them

12. Strengthen Yourself Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable

13. Strengthen Yourself 29 He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power. 30 Though youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly, 31 Yet those who wait upon the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.