Joshua 1:17 — Community Reflections

JOSHUA 1:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.”

Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you; only the LORD your God be with you, as he was with Moses — the officers swear allegiance to Joshua by comparing his authority to that of Moses and explicitly invoke the divine companionship that sustained Moses through the wilderness. The equation of Joshua with Moses carries the weight of succession and establishes high expectations for Joshua's faithfulness.

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Hope in suffering — Joshua 1

God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. The imagery here is agri...