# Joshua 01 đ: Be Strong and Courageous
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đ Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#đ§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#âď¸ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#đ Key Principles / đ Life Application]]
> [[#đŹ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#âď¸ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đ Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#đ Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đ Internal Notes]]
## đ Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### The Lord Commissions Joshua
[[#Verse 01.]] After Moses the Lordâs servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Mosesâ assistant:Â
[[#Verse 02.]] âMoses my servant is dead. Get ready! Cross the Jordan River. Lead these people into the land that I am ready to hand over to them.Â
[[#Verse 03.]]Â I am handing over to you every place you set foot, as I promised Moses.Â
[[#Verse 04.]] Your territory will extend from the desert in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east (including all Syria) and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.Â
[[#Verse 05.]] No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.Â
[[#Verse 06.]]Â Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them.
[[#Verse 07.]] Make sure you are very strong and brave! Carefully obey all the law my servant Moses charged you to keep. Do not swerve from it to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in all you do.Â
[[#Verse 08.]] This law scroll must not leave your lips. You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful.Â
[[#Verse 09.]] I repeat, be strong and brave! Donât be afraid and donât panic, for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.â
### Joshua Prepares for the Invasion
[[#Verse 10.]] Joshua instructed the leaders of the people:Â
[[#Verse 11.]] âGo through the camp and command the people, âPrepare your supplies, for within three days you will cross the Jordan River and begin the conquest of the land the Lord your God is ready to hand over to you.ââ
[[#Verse 12.]]Â Joshua told the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh:Â
[[#Verse 13.]] âRemember what Moses the Lordâs servant commanded you. The Lord your God is giving you a place to settle and is handing this land over to you.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] Your wives, children, and cattle may stay in the land that Moses assigned to you east of the Jordan River. But all of you warriors must cross over armed for battle ahead of your brothers. You must help themÂ
[[#Verse 15.]] until the Lord gives your brothers a place like yours to settle and they conquer the land the Lord your God is ready to hand over to them. Then you may go back to your allotted land and occupy the land Moses the Lordâs servant assigned you east of the Jordan.â
[[#Verse 16.]]Â They told Joshua, âWe will do everything you say. We will go wherever you send us.Â
[[#Verse 17.]] Just as we obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. But may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses.Â
[[#Verse 18.]] Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed. But be strong and brave!â
## đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Joshua's original name was Hoshea, and Moses renamed him Joshua (Numbers 13:16). The Greek form of his name, *Iesous*, is the same as the name Jesus.
2. Joshua had served as Moses' assistant since his youth (Numbers 11:28) and led Israel in battle against Amalek (Exodus 17:9-10).
3. The book opens with "After the death of Moses," connecting it directly to Deuteronomy 34. Judges opens the same way after Joshua's death (Judges 1:1).
4. The land is described from the wilderness and Lebanon to the Euphrates River and west to the Mediterranean Sea (1:4).
5. The command to be strong and courageous appears four times in this chapter, the last time from the people themselves (1:6, 7, 9, 18).
6. The Hebrew word for "meditate" (1:8) means to murmur or speak quietly. The same word is used in Psalm 1:2.
7. Hebrews 13:5 applies the promise of 1:5 to every believer.
8. The people were given three days to prepare food before crossing the Jordan (1:11).
9. Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had already received land east of the Jordan (1:12-15; Numbers 32).
10. The book of Joshua falls into three main parts: entering and conquering the land (1-12), dividing the land (13-21), and Joshua's farewell (22-24).
## đ§ Chapter Summary
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## âď¸ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the greater Joshua. Joshua's name means "the Lord saves," the same Hebrew name as Jesus. Joshua led Israel into the land God promised (1:2-6), and Jesus leads His people into God's true rest (Hebrews 4:8-10).
## đ Key Principles / đ Life Application
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## đŹ Discussion Questions
1. God told Joshua to be strong and courageous three times (1:6, 7, 9). Why do you think He repeated it?
2. Success is tied to speaking and meditating on God's law day and night (1:8). What does that look like in your daily rhythm?
3. The eastern tribes committed to fight for their brothers before settling down (1:12-16). How does that model serving others before ourselves?
## âď¸ Key Verses to Remember
- đ verse 5: As the Lord was with Moses, He will be with Joshua and will never abandon him.
- đ verse 8: Meditate on the law day and night and obey it, and you will succeed.
- đ verse 9: Be strong and courageous, and do not be afraid, for the Lord is with you wherever you go.
## đ Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đ [[Deuteronomy 31#Verse 07.|Deuteronomy 31:7-8]] - Moses commissions Joshua.
- đ [[Psalm 01#Verse 01.|Psalm 1:1-3]] - The one who meditates on God's law day and night.
- đ [[Hebrews 04#Verse 08.|Hebrews 4:8-10]] - A greater rest than Joshua gave.
- đ [[Hebrews 13#Verse 05.|Hebrews 13:5-6]] - God will never leave us.
- đ [[Matthew 28#Verse 20.|Matthew 28:20]] - Jesus is with us always.
## đ Devotional Reflection
đ SOAP: [[Joshua 1 - SOAP|Obey Godâs Word with Courage to Find Success]]
## đ Internal Notes