A prophecy was given 400 years before it was fulfilled. A prophet would come and restore families. He would declare the Lord’s coming. It wouldn’t be Elijah himself, but someone bold and confident like him. One that the people would respect.

Moses and Joshua had quiet beginnings. Elijah had awe-inspiring moments. David had a progressive and highly unexpected one.

Moses’ and Joshua’s wilderness training took place before their leadership did, but Elijah’s was in the middle. What then was the significance of his time in the desert?

Most of Joshua’s life was spent in the Wilderness with Moses and the rebellious Israelites. He started his leadership training as a young man. Moses saw something in him that stood above Aaron and many other leaders that surrounded Moses. What was the difference between Joshua and the other men?

He was on the run. He was away from everything he knew. He was Hebrew by lineage, Egyptian by adoption, and torn between the two. Now he was away from it all. Everyone and everything familiar was gone. The guilt of the murder was on his hands. What was going to happen next?