[ZNPaaneah]

The sixth blessing — I will bless those that bless thee

Joshua begins with the children of the Israelites entering the promised land. It is a miraculous crossing with incredible grace.

Ephesians 6 begins with Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2*Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), 3*that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

The crossing of the Jordan was honoring their parents crossing of the Red Sea. The only parents they had at this point were Moses, Joshua and Caleb who were like the parents and great grandfather for the entire nation, everyone else had died.

This is the sixth blessing, I will bless those that bless thee. Blessing your father and mother comes with a promise, that you also would be blessed. Our fathers and mothers received this blessing, if we honor them we also are blessed.

The seventh blessing — All nations will be blessed in thee

Joshua emphasizes following God’s orders. Ephesians 6 emphasizes being obedient. Children obeying parents, servants obeying masters, and that everything we do we do as unto the Lord.

Finally, in Joshua the land is divided up and the tribes need to take possession of their inheritance. Everything has been done so that they could stand in that good land.

Likewise in Ephesians:

10*Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. 11*Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

This leads to our being ambassadors of the gospel, speaking in boldness as we ought to speak. This is the seventh blessing, that “all the families on Earth would be blessed in us”. That is the gospel, the good news, all the families on Earth will be blessed in us.