Deuteronômio 31:7

7 Então chamou Moisés a Josué, e lhe disse � vista de todo o Israel: Sê forte e corajoso, porque tu entrarás com este povo na terra que o Senhor, com juramento, prometeu a teus pais lhes daria; e tu os farás herdá-la.

Deuteronômio 31:7 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 31:7

And Moses called unto Joshua
Who might be at some distance from him, with the tribe to which he belonged. The Targum of Jonathan adds,

``out of the midst of the people:''

and said unto him, in the sight of all Israel;
now assembled together, and what follows was said in their hearing, to make him the more respectable to them:

be strong and of a good courage;
the same that is said to the people in ( Deuteronomy 31:6 ) , and which was still more necessary in him, who was to be their general, and to go at the head of them, and lead them on to battle; and though Joshua was a man of courage and valour, as well as had military skill, as appears by his fight with Amalek, ( Exodus 17:9-13 ) ; yet such an exhortation was not needless, seeing he had so much work to do, and so many enemies to contend with:

for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath
sworn unto their fathers to give them, and thou shalt cause them to
inherit it;
the Targum of Jonathan is,

``which the Word of the Lord hath sworn to give;''

the land of Canaan, thither he must go with them; this was the will and determination of God, and he must go alone without him, Moses, which would be a trial of his courage.

Deuteronômio 31:7 In-Context

5 Quando, pois, o Senhor vo-los entregar, fareis com eles conforme todo o mandamento que vos tenho ordenado.

6 Sede fortes e corajosos; não temais, nem vos atemorizeis diante deles; porque o Senhor vosso Deus é quem vai convosco. Não vos deixará, nem vos desamparará.

7 Então chamou Moisés a Josué, e lhe disse � vista de todo o Israel: Sê forte e corajoso, porque tu entrarás com este povo na terra que o Senhor, com juramento, prometeu a teus pais lhes daria; e tu os farás herdá-la.

8 O Senhor, pois, é aquele que vai adiante de ti; ele será contigo, não te deixará, nem te desamparará. Não temas, nem te espantes.

9 Moisés escreveu esta lei, e a entregou aos sacerdotes, filhos de Levi, que levavam a arca do pacto do Senhor, e a todos os anciãos de Israel.