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The book of Joshua memorializes a transitional episode in Israel’s national history. The heroic figure Joshua, imbued with strength, courage and faith, leads the new generation of Israel across the Jordan and into the land of promise, conquering Canaanites and overseeing the allotment of the inheritance among the tribes. But the book of Joshua is foremost a story of God, who works powerfully on...

Moses this practice was rare.2 The name describes a special role that Moses wished Joshua to have when he renamed him in Numbers 13:16. Joshua’s earlier name, Hoshea, simply means ‘he has saved’. In the name Hoshea, the person or god who saves is not made clear. Moses specified the LORD as the source of salvation by renaming Joshua. The book of Joshua in the Massoretic Text (MT) of the Hebrew Bible, as preserved in Codex Aleppo and Codex Leningrad, is the primary text used in this commentary. These
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