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Joshua 1

Joshua 1:6

God Instructs Joshua · Joshua 1:1–9
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Translations

Modern
Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
Traditional
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.
Literal
Be strong and be of good courage, for you shall divide as an inheritance to this people the land that I swore to their fathers to give to them.
Latin
Confortare, et esto robustus: tu enim sorte divides populo huic terram, pro qua juravi patribus suis, ut traderem eam illis.

Original

Hebrew
English
Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.

Notes

Joshua 1:6

You shall: God chose Joshua to lead and fulfill the promise he had given to their ancestors (see Exodus 6:8).

Joshua 1:6–9

For emphasis, God told Joshua three times that he would need to be strong and courageous in order to be successful against the Canaanites. There were a lot more Canaanites than Israelites at the time.

The people also needed to obey all the instructions Moses had given them so they could:

  • settle the land,

  • establish farms with successful production, and

  • build homes, villages, and cities.

The land belongs to God, as does the whole earth (Psalm 24:1). God brought Israel into Canaan as tenants, not as owners (Leviticus 25:23).

Joshua 1:1–9

God confirmed Joshua as Israel's leader and the man to succeed Moses. God promised Abraham that those descended from him would possess the land of Canaan (Genesis 12:7; 15:7; 17:8). God repeated this promise to Moses (Exodus 3:6–8; 13:3–5; Deuteronomy 1:6–8; 6:10–19). Now, God was ready to fulfill this promise through Joshua.

Joshua led the army of Israel's first people who settled in the land God promised to give Israel. Joshua had victories against two Canaanite groups. First, he won battles in the south and then in the north. This allowed access to the hill country for settlement by the Israelites.

Events

Parallels

Deuteronomy 11:8–17

Glossary

Conquest and Allotment of the Land Inheritance Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Numbers, Book of Tribe of Dan

Topics

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