圣经乃在陈明一幅神经纶完全的图画，从祂创造宇宙，到新耶路撒冷的终极完成。圣经头两章说到神的创造，是以人为中心，人乃是照着神的形像，按着祂的样式造的。在末了两章，我们看见新天新地同新耶路撒冷，就是三一神与祂所救赎的人调和而有的团体彰显和显出，直到永远。在这两端之间，有许多事发生，但这一切都是联于神的经纶－主要是关于基督和祂的配偶，就是教会。
按照旧约的记载，神的行动开始于创世记一章，继续经过创世记、出埃及记、利未记、民数记、和申命记。在约书亚一章，那时全地满了偶像、满了鬼。就某种意义说，神被赶逐离开了地，而这地乃是祂为祂自己所创造的；祂无法作地上的主，像祂作诸天的主那样。然而，神从列国和万民中，把祂的选民以色列分别出来，为着完成祂的经纶。他们与偶像和鬼无分无关。神的百姓被形成、被构成、受管教、受训练、并且合格了，就来到摩押平原，等候着要进入美地，取得这地并得着这地为业。
有一天，当神的百姓预备好，神进来呼召约书亚，吩咐他起来领头，使以色列人能进入美地并得着这地为业。约书亚接受了耶和华的话，就吩咐以色列人执行神的使命。这些上去得地者必须预备自己，在神的行动里与神是一。他们要取得美地，就必须在神的行动里与神完全配合。神渴望在祂经纶的大轮里行动，但祂需要祂的选民与祂合作。
这是成为肉体的原则，特别是为着毁灭撒但霸占这地的权势。这就是说，为了让神从仇敌霸占的手中重新得着这地，我们需要在成为肉体的原则中与神完全合作、配合。我们需要在神的心愿和祂在地上的行动上与祂是一。
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The Background of Book of Joshua – Jos. 1:1-2
The Bible presents a full picture of God’s economy from His creation of the universe to the consummation of the New Jerusalem. The first two chapters of the Bible are on God’s creation with man, created in God’s image and according to His likeness, as the center. In the last two chapters we have the new heaven and new earth with the New Jerusalem, the corporate expression and manifestation of the Triune God mingled with His redeemed people for eternity. Many things occur between these two ends, but all are linked to God’s economy – mainly concerning Christ and His counterpart, the church.
According to the record in the Old Testament, God’s move, which began in Genesis 1, continued through Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In chapter one of Joshua, God’s move had reached a certain situation. At that time the entire earth was full of idols and demons. In a sense, God had been chased away from the earth, which He had created for Himself, and did not have a way to be the Lord of the earth as well as of the heavens. However, among all the nations and peoples, God had separated Israel, His elect, for the carrying out of His economy. They had nothing to do with any idols or demons. On the contrary, they were occupied with the God of the heavens and the earth. After being formed, constituted, disciplined, trained and qualified, God’s people had come to the plains of Moab where they were waiting to enter into the good land, to take it and to possess it.
One day, as the people were ready and waiting for God’s instruction, God came in to call Joshua and to tell him to take the lead so that he and the children of Israel could enter into the good land and possess it. Joshua took the word from Jehovah and charged the children of Israel to perform God’s commission. The land-takers had to prepare themselves to move with God in His move. In order to take the good land, they had to enter into a full coordination with God in His move.
God needed His elect people to cooperate with Him in His move to carry out His economy, in His desire to move in His economy as the great wheel.
This is the principle of incarnation. In particular, this is the principle of incarnation for the destruction of the satanic power in its usurpation of the earth. This means that in order for God to regain the earth from the usurping hand of the enemy, we need to be in full cooperation and coordination with Him in the principle of incarnation. We need to be one with God in His heart’s desire and in His move on earth.