- published: 17 Jun 2016
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Joshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yĕhôshúa‘; Greek: Ἰησοῦς, Arabic: يوشع بن نون Yūshaʿ ibn Nūn), is a figure in the Torah, being one of the spies for Israel (Num 13-14) and in few passages as Moses's assistant. He is the central character in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua. According to the books Exodus, Numbers and Joshua, he became the leader of the Israelite tribes after the death of Moses; his name was Hoshe'a the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses called him Yehoshu'a (Joshua) (Numbers 13:16) the name by which he is commonly known; and he was born in Egypt prior to the Exodus, and was probably the same age as Caleb, with whom he is occasionally associated.
He was one of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. (Numbers 13:1-16) After the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan, and allocated the land to the tribes. According to Biblical chronology, Joshua lived between 1500–1390 BCE, or sometime in the late Bronze Age. According to Joshua 24:29, Joshua died at the age of 110.
Actors: Charles S. Dutton (director), Rich Bokides (miscellaneous crew), Corey Large (producer), Glynn Turman (actor), Charles S. Dutton (writer), Alan Pao (producer), Meagan Good (actress), Vanessa Bell Calloway (actress), Charles S. Dutton (actor), John Diehl (actor), Katt Williams (actor), Emilio Rivera (actor), Carlos Moreno Jr. (actor), Bruce Resnik (miscellaneous crew), Jenny Gago (actress),
Plot: A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting 'Barack Obama' (qv) elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential campaign. While John becomes obsessed with the ideal of change that Obama represents for Americans, he has in turn neglected to create positive change in his own life, particularly with regard to his health and familial relationships. John hides his health problems from his strong, yet supportive wife, Molly, creating a strain on their marriage. John seeks the support of a Republican relative, MLK, who initially starkly resists supporting a Democratic candidate. John's son, Kalil, rebels against his father's avid support of Obama by supporting the Republican candidate as well. John neglects to support his daughter, Tamika, at a crucial moment in her life, as she has recently fallen in love and become engaged to be married. John faces additional discord with his other son, Jamel, an up-and-coming boxer, who gets mixed up with a shady manager, Slim, as he rises toward a professional boxing career. Joshua, John's recently-paroled brother, also struggles as he attempts to find work in a tough economy and to maintain his new marriage. When Molly discovers that John has been hiding his health scares from her, she urges him to take positive action to improve his bad habits. John works to get back on the right path with his health and family as Obama soars to success in the campaign.
Keywords: democracy, election, obama-2012, obama-administration, obama-campaign, obama-election, political-plot, politics-2008, reference-to-barack-obama, reference-to-michelle-obamaActors: Rusty Meyers (actor), Lawrence Turner (actor), Sean Morelli (actor), Paul X. Campanella (actor), Brian H. Scott (actor), Brian H. Scott (actor), Yahya McClain (producer), Mike Schlegel (miscellaneous crew), Ron Provencal (actor), Lynn Hill (actress), Laurence R. Griffin (actor), Tezz Yancey (actor), Malcolm Brooks (producer), Quinnie Martin Jr. (producer), Malcolm Brooks (writer),
Genres: Drama,