“And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.”
You have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake. For it is the LORD your God who has fought for you — Joshua reframes conquest as divine action; Israel has been passive beneficiaries of the LORD's warfare. The phrase 'fought for you' (nilḥam lākem) recurs throughout the address, becoming a theological leitmotif. Joshua's argument is that covenant conquest results from divine initiative, not Israelite military superiority.
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