Joshua 1
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1After the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, the Lord spoke to Joshua, the son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant. He told him, 2“My servant Moses has died. So go and cross the Jordan, you and all the people, and enter the country I am giving to the Israelites. 3As I promised Moses, everywhere you set foot will be land I am giving to you,#1:3. Referring not to Joshua, but to all the people. 4from the desert to Lebanon, and on up to the River Euphrates; all the land of the Hittites, and to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea to the west. This will be your territory. 5No one will be able to stand against you while you live. Just as I was with Moses, I will be with you. I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.
6Be strong! Be brave! You will be the people's leader as they occupy the land I promised their ancestors that I would give them. 7Just be strong and very brave, and be sure to obey all the law that my servant Moses instructed you to follow. Don't turn aside from it, either to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in everything you do. 8Keep on reminding the people about the law.#1:8. Literally, “The scroll of the law shall not depart from your mouth.” Meditate on it day and night, so you can be sure to do what it requires. Then you will be successful and prosper in what you do. 9Don't forget what I told you: Be strong! Be brave! Don't be afraid! Don't get discouraged! For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
10Then Joshua gave an order to those in charge of the people: 11“Go through the whole camp and tell the people, ‘Get everything ready, because in three days time we will cross the Jordan, to go and take the land God is giving to you to possess.’”
12But to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said, 13“Remember what Moses, the servant of the Lord, ordered you to do: ‘The Lord your God is giving you rest, and will give you this land.’ 14Your wives and children, and your livestock will remain here in the land that Moses allotted#1:14. It appears that generally the land divisions were decided by casting lots, so this seems the best word to use. you on the east side of the Jordan. But all your armed men, ready for battle, will cross over ahead of your brothers to help them, 15until the Lord lets them rest, as he has let you rest, and they too have taken possession of the land that the Lord is giving to you. Then you can return and occupy your own land which Moses allotted to you on the east side of the Jordan.”
16They said to Joshua, “We will do everything you have ordered us to do, and we will go wherever you send us. 17We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses in everything. May the Lord God be with you as he was with Moses. 18Anyone who rebels against what you say and doesn't follow your orders, who doesn't obey everything you command, will be put to death. So be strong! Be brave!”
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Joshua 1
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Encouragement of Joshua
1After the death of Moses#Dt 34:5 the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun,#Ex 17:8–13; 33:11; Nm 13:8,16; 14:6–9; 27:18–23; Dt 31:2–8; 1Ch 7:20,27 Moses’s assistant: 2“Moses my servant is dead.#Dt 34:5–8 Now you and all the people prepare to cross over the Jordan#Jos 1:11 to the land I am giving the Israelites. 3I have given you every place where the sole of your foot treads,#Dt 11:24–25 just as I promised Moses. 4Your territory will be from the wilderness and Lebanon#Gn 15:18; Nm 34:3 to the great river, the Euphrates River — all the land of the Hittites#Gn 10:15; 15:19–21 — and west to the Mediterranean Sea.#Dt 11:24; 1Kg 4:21,24–25; 8:65 5No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live.#Dt 7:24 I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will not leave you or abandon you.#Dt 31:6–8; Heb 13:5
6“Be strong and courageous,#Jos 1:18; 10:25; 1Kg 2:2–3; 1Ch 22:13; 28:20; Ps 27:14; 31:24 for you will distribute the land I swore to their ancestors to give them as an inheritance.#Gn 15:18; Ex 32:13; Dt 15:4 7Above all, be strong and very courageous to observe carefully the whole instruction my servant Moses commanded you.#Dt 5:32; 20:1–2; 21:1–3 Do not turn from it to the right or the left, so that you will have success wherever you go. 8This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth;#Dt 31:24; Jos 8:34 you are to meditate on#1:8 Or to recite it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do.#Dt 29:9; Ps 1:1–3 9Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous?#Dt 31:7–8; Jos 10:25 Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua Prepares the People
10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, 11“Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Get provisions ready for yourselves, for within three days you will be crossing the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving you to inherit.’”#Jos 3:2
12Joshua said to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh,#Nm 32:20–22 13“Remember what Moses the Lord’s servant commanded you when he said, ‘The Lord your God will give you rest, and he will give you this land.’#Dt 3:18–20 14Your wives, dependents, and livestock may remain in the land Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But your best soldiers must cross over in battle formation#1:14 Or over armed ahead of your brothers and help them 15until the Lord gives your brothers rest, as he has given you, and they too possess the land the Lord your God is giving them. You may then return to the land of your inheritance#Jos 22:4 and take possession of what Moses the Lord’s servant#Jos 1:1 gave you on the east side of the Jordan.”
16They answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go. 17We will obey you, just as we obeyed Moses in everything. Certainly the Lord your God will be with you, as he was with Moses.#Jos 1:5,9 18Anyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words in all that you command him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and courageous!” #Dt 31:7; Jos 1:6–7,9; 10:25
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