Deuteronomio 1:38

Listen to Deuteronomio 1:38
38 Giosuè, figliuolo di Nun, che ti serve, v’entrerà; fortificalo, perch’egli metterà Israele in possesso di questo paese.

Deuteronomio 1:38 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:38

[But] Joshua, the son of Nun, which standeth before thee
His servant and minister, which this phrase is expressive of:

he shall go in thither:
into the good land, instead of Moses, and as his successor, and who was to go before the children of Israel, and introduce them into it, as a type of Christ, who brings many sons to glory:

encourage him;
with the promise of the divine Presence with him, and of success in subduing the Canaanites, and settling the people of Israel in their land; and so we read that Moses did encourage him, ( Deuteronomy 31:7 Deuteronomy 31:8 )

for he shall cause Israel to inherit it;
go before them as their captain, and lead them into it; fight their battles for them, conquer their enemies, and divide the land by lot for an inheritance unto them; so the heavenly inheritance is not by the law of Moses, and the works of it, but by Joshua, or Jesus, the Saviour, by his achievements, victories, and conquests.

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Deuteronomio 1:38 In-Context

36 salvo Caleb, figliuolo di Gefunne. Egli lo vedrà; e a lui e ai suoi figliuoli darò la terra che egli ha calcato, perché ha pienamente seguito l’Eterno".
37 Anche contro a me l’Eterno si adirò per via di voi, e disse: "Neanche tu v’entrerai;
38 Giosuè, figliuolo di Nun, che ti serve, v’entrerà; fortificalo, perch’egli metterà Israele in possesso di questo paese.
39 E i vostri fanciulli, de’ quali avete detto: Diventeranno tanta preda! e i vostri figliuoli, che oggi non conoscono né il bene né il male, sono quelli che v’entreranno; a loro lo darò, e saranno essi che lo possederanno.
40 Ma voi, tornate indietro e avviatevi verso il deserto, in direzione del mar Rosso".
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