The Fulness of Blessing; or, The Gospel of Christ, as Illustrated from the Book of Joshua (Biblia.com)

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In The Fulness of Blessing; or, The Gospel of Christ as Illustrated from the Book of Joshua, Sarah F. Smiley examines Joshua’s leadership of the Israelites as a foreshadowing of the Messiah to come. Establishing him as a “type,” Smiley explains how Joshua fits into the kaleidoscope of God’s intent for mankind, thus revealing the larger, fuller vision of his blessings.

The first and deepest need of our being is rest. St. Augustine among all his sayings, has none sweeter or stronger than this, “Thou hast made us for Thyself, and our heart is restless till it rests in Thee.”* But there is a saying that surpasses this; it is the call of Christ to all the children of men, soft and soothing as a mother’s lullaby, “Come unto Me, and I will rest you.” It is rest first, and after that all else that He holds for us. Nor is it rest as opposed only to the toil of sin, but

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