Tusite Sepitema 21, 2021
Be strong and courageous
Ke ke lototo‘a ‘o tu‘u kalikali
Siosiua 1 (Joshua 1)
(v. 5-7) ‘E ‘ikai lava ‘e ha taha ke tu‘u kiate koe lolotonga ho‘o mo‘ui: hangē ko ‘eku ‘ia Mōsese, ‘e pehē ‘eku ‘iate koe: ‘e ‘ikai te u fakatukuhāusia‘i koe, ‘uma‘ā ha‘aku li‘aki. Ke ke lototo‘a ‘o tu‘u kalikali; he ko koe te ke fakahoko ki he kakai ni honau tofi‘a, ‘a e fonua na‘a ku fuakava ai ki he‘enau ngaahi kui ke foaki mo‘onautolu. Kehe pē ke ke lototo‘a, mo ke tu‘u kalikali ‘aupito, ‘o tokanga ke fai ki hono kotoa ‘o e lao, ‘a ia na‘e tu‘utu‘uni atu ‘e Mōsese ko ‘eku sevāniti: ‘oua te ke afe mei ai ki he to‘omata‘u pe ki he to‘ohema, koe‘uhi ke ke fai fakapotopoto ‘i he me‘a kotoa pē te ke ‘alu ki ai.
(v. 5-7) No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. 6Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.
John MacArthur :: Bible Introductions - Joshua
Title
This is the first of the 12 historical books, and it gained its name from the exploits of Joshua, the understudy whom Moses prayed for and commissioned as a leader in Israel (Num. 27:12–23). “Joshua” means “Jehovah saves,” or “the LORD is salvation,” and corresponds to the NT name “Jesus.” God delivered Israel in Joshua’s day when He was personally present as the saving Commander who fought on Israel’s behalf (5:14–6:2; 10:42; 23:3, 5; Acts 7:45).
Author and Date
Although the author is not named, the most probable candidate is Joshua, who was the key eyewitness to the events recorded (cf. 18:9; 24:26). An assistant whom Joshua groomed could have finished the book by attaching such comments as those concerning Joshua’s death (24:29–33). Some have even suggested that this section was written by the High-Priest Eleazar, or his son, Phinehas. Rahab was still living at the time Josh. 6:25 was penned. The book was completed before David’s reign (15:63; cf. 2 Sam. 5:5–9). The most likely writing period is ca. 1405–1385 B.C.
Joshua was born in Egyptian slavery, trained under Moses, and by God’s choice rose to his key position of leading Israel into Canaan. distinguishing features of his life include: 1) service (Ex. 17:10; 24:13; 33:11; Num. 11:28); 2) soldiering (Ex. 17:9–13); 3) scouting (Num. 13, 14); 4) supplication by Moses (Num. 27:15–17); 5) the sovereignty of God (Num 27:18ff.); 6) the Spirit’s presence (Num. 27:18; Deut. 34:9); 7) separation by Moses (Num. 27:18–23; Deut. 31:7, 8, 13–15); and 8) selflessness in wholly following the Lord (Num. 32:12).
Background and Setting
When Moses passed the baton of leadership on to Joshua before he died (Deut. 34), Israel was at the end of its 40 year wilderness wandering period ca. 1405 B.C. Joshua was approaching 90 years of age when he became Israel’s leader. He later died at the age of 110 (24:29), having led Israel to drive out most of the Canaanites and having divided the Land among the 12 tribes. Poised on the plains of Moab, E of the Jordan River and the Land which God had promised (Gen. 12:7; 15:18–21), the Israelites awaited God’s direction to conquer the Land. They faced peoples on the western side of the Jordan who had become so steeped in iniquity that God would cause the Land, so to speak, to spew out these inhabitants (Lev. 18:24, 25). He would give Israel the Land by conquest, primarily to fulfill the covenant He had pledged to Abraham and his descendants, but also to pass just judgment on the sinful inhabitants (cf. Gen. 15:16). Long possession of different parts of the Land by various peoples had pre-dated even Abraham’s day (Gen. 10:15–19; 12:6; 13:7). Its inhabitants had continued on a moral decline in the worship of many gods up to Joshua’s time.
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