Joshua 1:1-11
Be strong and very courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips;meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
This account of Joshua's accession is one of the great chapters of the Bible. Moses is dead: but God's purpose for the nation continues.
The keynote of this prelude to the conquest is the repeated call to be strong and take heart.
Joshua himself was born in Egypt. He became Moses' right-hand man during the exodus and desert wanderings. He was a fine military commander. In the law-giving at Sinai he was Moses' companion. Joshua was one of the 12 spies sent y Moses to reconnoitre(偵察) the land. He and Caleb alone had the faith and courage to recommend advance - and in consequence were the only ones to survive the 40 years of wandering. Joshua had long been marked out as Moses' successor.
Why?
Joshua will lead those huge people is a hard job, so God encourages Joshua.
Face the land of promise, be strong and very courageous.
Obey the word of God and meditate it all day and do everything according God's word, will be prosperous and successful.
God is my master, my Shepherd and my fortress.
How?
Be careful to obey all the law of God, I may be successful wherever I go
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