Joshua 1 Footnotes

1:12-18 Joshua ordered the Transjordanian tribes (Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh) to send their best warriors ahead to help with the conquest. This was in accordance with the command Moses had given these tribes in Dt 3:12-20. The theme of “rest” is prominent in the narrative. “Rest” is equivalent to possession of the land; the Transjordanian tribes would not “rest” in their land until the ten tribes possessed the land of Canaan.