Finding Jesus in the Book of Joshua

Finding Jesus in the Book of Joshua

From Renown by Tobin Curtis, Josh Emery, & Matt Dyer

March 23, 2026 · 55 min · Season 1 · Episode 8

About this episode

This episode explores the connections between the Book of Joshua and Jesus, emphasizing themes of faith, obedience, and God's faithfulness.

Renown is a podcast where we take a year-long journey through Scripture, finding Jesus in every book of the Bible and discovering what that means for us today. In this episode, we’ve crossed the wilderness and are standing on the edge of the Promised Land as we explore the book of Joshua. We’ll trace the connections between Joshua and Jesus, from the meaning of His name to the scarlet cord of Rahab, the commander of the Lord’s army, and the call to courageous obedience. Join us as we see how God’s faithfulness, victory, and rest in Joshua point us to Christ and challenge us to walk in wholehearted discipleship. Seeing Jesus in Joshua How does Joshua’s Hebrew name (Yeshua, “The LORD is salvation”) help you see Jesus more clearly in this book? In what ways is Joshua a “type of Christ” (foreshadowing Jesus) as a leader who brings God’s people into rest? Rahab and the Scarlet Cord Read Joshua 2 and 6. What does Rahab’s faith teach us about God’s heart for outsiders and people with broken pasts? How does the scarlet cord connect to the Passover blood and ultimately to the blood of Christ? What does that mean for your own confidence in salvation? Jericho and Obedience Why do you think…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tobin Curtis, Josh Emery, Matt Dyer

Topics covered

  • finding Jesus
  • Book of Joshua
  • faith and obedience
  • God's faithfulness
  • courageous discipleship
  • Rahab's faith
  • Old Testament connections

Keywords

  • Joshua
  • Jesus
  • faith
  • obedience
  • Rahab
  • scarlet cord
  • Old Testament
  • discipleship
  • God's promises
  • victory

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Books & works: Book of Joshua

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