Joshua Theme Pages

A central figure in the Hebrew Bible, Joshua (Yehoshua, meaning “Yahweh is salvation”) is Moses’ successor and the military leader who leads the Israelites into the Promised Land.

This stained glass window, designed by Henry Holiday and made by James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars Glass) in 1891, depicts two towering figures of the Old Testament—Joshua and Solomon—and stands as a complete meditation on divine strength and wisdom. Executed with the characteristic refinement of the late Victorian period, the window combines narrative clarity with symbolic depth, translating Scripture into radiant colour and form.