by constantly meditating on the law and being perfectly obedient to the commands that came through Moses. The church fathers praised Joshua precisely for not exalting himself, even though he performed great signs, especially causing the sun to stand still over Gibeon (Josh. 10:12–13). This praiseworthy characteristic of Joshua is indeed Jesus’ criterion for exaltation (see The Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 7, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, book 8, sec. 1). Chapters 3 and 4 also portray Joshua