基督的豫表
约书亚记中有两个基督的豫表－约书亚和美地。
在本书中，第一个基督的豫表就是约书亚自己。这名在希腊文等于耶稣（来四8，徒七45）。约书亚豫表基督，以及恩典（基督）代替律法（摩西－书一2上，约一17）。当颁赐律法的摩西死了以后，约书亚就进来（申三四8-9），把人带进美地，（书一6），豫表主耶稣把神的子民带进安息，带进对包罗万有之基督的享受里。
在约书亚记里，另一个基督的豫表乃是美地及其一切丰富（申八7-10），豫表神所赐的基督与基督一切追测不尽的丰富（西一12，弗三8）。
与基督有关的豫表
与基督有关的头一个豫表，就是以色列得着并享受应许之地。这豫表信徒实际的经历在基督里之福的丰富，就如以弗所书所启示的。
以色列人过约但河，豫表信徒经历基督的死（罗六3-4上，西二20-21），而不是指信徒肉身的死。
以色列人进入美地，豫表信徒经历占领诸天界，就是撒但和他黑暗权势所在的地方（弗二6，六12），而不是豫表信徒死后上天堂。这都与以色列得着并享受美地有关。
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The Types of Christ in the Book of Joshua — Jos. 1:1-2
In the book of Joshua there are two types of Christ – Joshua and the good land.
The first type of Christ in this book is Joshua himself. The Greek equivalent of the Hebrew name Joshua is Jesus (Heb. 4:8; Acts 7:45). Joshua typifies Christ and grace (Christ) replacing the law (Moses – Josh. 1:2a; John 1:17). It was when Moses the lawgiver died that Joshua came in (Deut. 34:8-9) to bring the people into the good land (Josh. 1:6), typifying the Lord Jesus bringing the people of God into rest, into the enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ.
The other type of Christ in the book of Joshua is the good land with all its riches (Deut. 8:7-10) , typifying the God-given Christ with all His unsearchable riches (Col. 1:12; Eph. 3:8).
The Types Related to Christ
The first of the types related to Christ is Israel’s possessing and enjoying the promised land. This typifies the believers’ practical experience of the riches of the blessings in Christ as revealed in the book of Ephesians.
Israel’s crossing of the river Jordan typifies the believers’ experience of the death of Christ (Rom. 6:3-4a; Col. 2:20), not the believers’ physical death.
Israel’s entering into the good land typifies the believers’ experience of taking over the heavenlies, where Satan and his power of darkness are (Eph. 2:6; 6:12), not the believers’ going to heaven after their death. This is all related to Israel’s possessing and enjoying the good land.