(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Joshua 1:1–9, “Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
Moses finished his work and died but the Lord still had plans for Israel. The Lord had already prepared Joshua for many years because he worked with Moses. He would have been called an ADC today as he went with Moses on many the tasks Moses did but he also was the senior general in the army at times as well. The Lord told Joshua that he was to take Israel over the Jordan River and into the Promised Land. The Lord also told Joshua that the Land had already been promised to them and they were to believe the truth of the Lord’s promise. Wherever they travelled in the Land, the Lord promised to give them that part of the Land. They were not stay in one place and wait for the Lord to bring the Land to them but they had to go our and take the Land for themselves. Israel would require strong and courageous leadership and Joshua was charged to give them that leadership. He was told that he must follow the same instructions that the Lord had given to Moses. These instructions were written down in the book of the Law. Joshua would be successful if he made sure that he spent his time meditating of the book of the Law. This way he would know and trust the book of the Law and would not be in a situation where he wasn’t sure what to do. Joshua could go forward in confidence because the Lord promised that He would be with Joshua all the way.
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