God’s communication to prophets
I was asked a couple of questions in my lay-led Bible class at the assisted living facility and didn't have the answers. I am hopeful somebody can help me. We are going through the book of Joshua. 1) How did God speak to Joshua? Was it vocal, visions, or some other way? 2) This led into the question of what does it mean to "have The Spirit live in us" and "full of The Spirit?" Was God speaking to Joshua through The Spirit living in him? I appreciate any insight or thoughts you can share with me concerning this. Thanks!
“In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe” (Hebrews 1:1-2). While the Bible informs us that God spoke through the prophets “in various ways,” it does not always indicate the specific way in which God communicated to those men in a given section of Scripture. As you indicated, God’s communication could have been through “vocal, visions, or some other way” (Numbers 27:21).
The Bible does speak of God’s Spirit living in Christians. “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?” (1 Corinthians 3:16) “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?” (1 Corinthians 6:19) “Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2 Corinthians 1:21-22). “Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father’” (Galatians 4:6).” And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit” (Ephesians 2:22).”
You might be interested in using The People’s Bible for Joshua in your Bible class preparation. God’s blessings on your Bible study!