Joshua 1:6

6 Be strong and 'quit thyself like a man, for thou shalt divide the land to this people, which I sware to give to your fathers.

Joshua 1:6 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 1:6

Be strong, and of good courage
The same exhortation Moses gave him, ( Deuteronomy 31:7 ) ; and is afterwards repeated in this chapter, as being of great moment and importance, as it is in the general of an army to show greatness and strength of mind, valour and courage, and not be dismayed at the number and strength of the enemy. As Joshua's work in fighting with the Canaanites, and conquering their land, so Christ's work in the redemption of his people, and subduing their enemies, required strength and courage, and both were very eminent in him:

for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land
which I sware unto their fathers to give them;
and, this promise included and ensured the conquest of it, and the putting the people into the possession of it; for if he was to divide it to them, he must first take it out of the hands of the present inhabitants, and deliver it into the hands of the children of Israel, to be possessed by them, dividing to each tribe and family their part and portion.

Joshua 1:6 In-Context

4 The wilderness and Antilibanus, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, and as far as the extremity of the sea; your costs shall be from the setting of the sun.

5 Not a man shall stand against you all the days of thy life; and as I was with Moses, so will I also be with thee, and I will not fail thee, or neglect thee.

6 Be strong and 'quit thyself like a man, for thou shalt divide the land to this people, which I sware to give to your fathers.

7 Be strong, therefore, and quit thyself like a man, to observe and do as Moses my servant commanded thee; and thou shalt not turn therefrom to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest be wise in whatsoever thou mayest do.

8 And the book of this law shall not depart out of thy mouth, and thou shalt meditate in it day and night, that thou mayest know how to do all the things that are written ; then shalt thou prosper, and make thy ways prosperous, and then shalt thou be wise.

Footnotes

• [a]. to your fathers, to give them.