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There is a close connection between Joshua and Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy was concerned with Moses preparing the people to enter and live in the Promised Land, and with the death of Moses. In Deuteronomy Moses dies, because he was not allowed to enter the Promised Land, and Joshua is his anointed successor. We essentially have a repeat of that here, with Moses described as “the servant of the Lord”, and Joshua as his assistant. From the Exodus to the edge of the Promised Land there is one leader who walks with God, with a small number of faithful men and women of God. The majority of the Hebrews are a fairly fickle bunch, rebelling at every opportunity. In Joshua we have a similar pattern, with Joshua as the faithful leader. In the Pentacheuch and Joshua the emphasis is on the faithful leader, in Judges the emphasis is more on the faithlessness of the people.
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