Joshua 1 Footnotes
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1:1 The events of the book of Joshua continue the account of the history of Israel after the death of Moses (Dt 34). Joshua was Moses’s divinely appointed successor (Nm 27:15-23).
1:2 The Lord instructed Joshua to lead the Israelites across the Jordan River to possess the land of Canaan. The basis for the Israelite conquest of Canaan was the Lord’s promise to Abraham that he would give the land of Canaan to his descendants (Gn 12:7; 15:7-21; Dt 1:7-8).
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.