Numbers 27:22

22 Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire community,

Numbers 27:22 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 27:22

And Moses did as the Lord commanded him
Being faithful and obedient to him in all things, though ever so contrary to his own private interest and to that of his family:

and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before
all the congregation;
as his successor, whom God had named and appointed as such.

Numbers 27:22 In-Context

20 Confer some of your authority on him so that the entire Israelite community will obey [him].

21 He will stand before Eleazar who will consult the Lord for him with the decision of the Urim. He and all the Israelites with him, even the entire community, will go out and come back in at his command."

22 Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire community,

23 laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as the Lord had spoken through Moses.