Joshua 1
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1-9After the death of Moses the servant of God, God spoke to Joshua, Moses’ assistant:
“Moses my servant is dead. Get going. Cross this Jordan River, you and all the people. Cross to the country I’m giving to the People of Israel. I’m giving you every square inch of the land you set your foot on—just as I promised Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon east to the Great River, the Euphrates River—all the Hittite country—and then west to the Great Sea. It’s all yours. All your life, no one will be able to hold out against you. In the same way I was with Moses, I’ll be with you. I won’t give up on you; I won’t leave you. Strength! Courage! You are going to lead this people to inherit the land that I promised to give their ancestors. Give it everything you have, heart and soul. Make sure you carry out The Revelation that Moses commanded you, every bit of it. Don’t get off track, either left or right, so as to make sure you get to where you’re going. And don’t for a minute let this Book of The Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in it. Then you’ll get where you’re going; then you’ll succeed. Haven’t I commanded you? Strength! Courage! Don’t be timid; don’t get discouraged. God, your God, is with you every step you take.”
The Taking of the Land
10-11Then Joshua gave orders to the people’s leaders: “Go through the camp and give this order to the people: ‘Pack your bags. In three days you will cross this Jordan River to enter and take the land God, your God, is giving you to possess.’”
12-15Then Joshua addressed the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He said, “Remember what Moses the servant of God commanded you: God, your God, gives you rest and he gives you this land. Your wives, your children, and your livestock can stay here east of the Jordan, the country Moses gave you; but you, tough soldiers all, must cross the River in battle formation, leading your brothers, helping them until God, your God, gives your brothers a place of rest just as he has done for you. They also will take possession of the land that God, your God, is giving them. Then you will be free to return to your possession, given to you by Moses the servant of God, across the Jordan to the east.”
16-18They answered Joshua: “Everything you commanded us, we’ll do. Wherever you send us, we’ll go. We obeyed Moses to the letter; we’ll also obey you—we just pray that God, your God, will be with you as he was with Moses. Anyone who questions what you say and refuses to obey whatever you command him will be put to death. Strength! Courage!”
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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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