1:2
“Moses my servant is dead”. This seems a rather obvious statement, but the key thing is that God is speaking to Joshua. From Exodus onwards there is great emphasis on the fact that God spoke to Mosed (and no one else). Now He is speaking to Joshua, illustrating that Joshua is now God’s servant. While Joshua is God’s servant, the land is being given to all the people of Israel. Joshua is to lead under God’s guidance, but he is leading so that God’s plans for all the people are fulfilled.
1:3,4
“I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.” Joshua is continuing what was begun with Moses. The extent of the land being given to the Israelites is outlined here. Although the land is being given to them by the Lord, and indeed that is the only grounds whatsoever on which they could claim the land, they are still involved in the process. There are no puppets in the kingdom of God.
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