1:5
These words are specifically for Joshua. God will be with Joshua in the same way that He was with Moses. There would be those who would oppose him, but they would not succeed. Why? Because God would be with him. He would “never leave nor forsake” him. In Heb 13:5 this promise is applied to all of us. We may often fear that God is going to abandon us, or already has abandoned us. We can be confident that this is never the case.
1:6
“Be strong and courageous”. This command is repeated several times in this chapter, and is a motif for the life of Joshua. In the New Testament the equivalent is the command to be “strong in the Lord”, Eph 6:10 tells us to “be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power”. What are the grounds for Joshua to “be strong and courageous”? It is because he will lead these people to inherit the land that God swore to give to their ancestors. We need to be strong and courageous in the tasks that God gives to us, for the tasks are the fulfilment of God’s purposes.
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