the sun”) is the Mediterranean Sea. The entire enumeration contains a certain programmatic element. This is God’s description of the land which he has chosen for his people, and which they will obtain through conquest. 5 If Joshua, or the later readers of his book, should feel faint and disheartened vis-à- vis the coming events, the Lord’s words are there to encourage and reassure. This verse reflects assurances given in Deut. 7:24. The Lord’s words imply future opposition, but this opposition will