2. The leading trait in the character of Joshua is courage—the courage of the warrior: this must have been already remarkable at the time of the Exodus (Ex. 17:9 seq.). Subsequently Joshua appears as in constant attendance on Moses (Ex. 24:13; 32:1; 33:11); he without doubt acquired on Sinai, and in the precincts of the Sanctuary, that unswerving faithfulness of service and unshaken confidence in God which marked his after career. He was naturally selected as one of the twelve “rulers” sent by Moses