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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 1:6

Be strong and of a good courage. Literally, be strong and vigorous. The word does not refer so much to the character of Joshua as to his actions. He was to be a man of action, alert, prompt, ready to act when occasion demanded (see Deuteronomy 31:6 , Deuteronomy 31:7 , Deuteronomy 31:8 , Deuteronomy 31:23 ). Which I sware unto their fathers (see note on verse 3). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 1:6-9

A renewed covenant. The covenant made with the patriarchs, and afterwards with their descendants when they came out of Egypt, is here renewed in almost the same words. The promises are identical ( Joshua 1:4 , Joshua 1:5 ), and also the conditions of their fulfilment, which are summed up in fidelity and obedience: " Observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded thee" ( Joshua 1:7 , Joshua 1:8 ). This renewal to each generation of the covenant between... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 1:5

Joshua 1:5. I was with Moses To assist him against all his enemies, and in all the difficulties of governing this stiff-necked people, which Joshua might justly fear no less than the Canaanites. Forsake thee I will not leave thee destitute, either of inward support, or of outward assistance. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 1:6

Joshua 1:6. Be strong and of a good courage Joshua, though a person of great courage and resolution, whereof he had given sufficient proof, yet needed these exhortations, partly because his work was great, and difficult, and long, and in a great measure new; partly because he had a very mean opinion of himself, especially if compared with Moses: and remembering how perverse and ungovernable that people were, even under Moses, he might very well suspect the burden of ruling them would be too... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 1:1-18

1:1-5:15 ENTRY INTO CANAANPreparations (1:1-2:24)God’s command to Joshua was brief and straightforward: he was to take the land of Canaan. (The region in which Canaan was situated was occupied by various tribal peoples, the most important of whom were the Hittites and the Amorites.) Israel would not win the land without a fight, but the people had God’s assurance that wherever they advanced they would gain possession (1:1-5). As leader of the people, Joshua had the assurance of God’s presence,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 1:5

man. Hebrew. 'ish . See App-14 . I will be. Hebrew. 'ehyeh. Compare Exodus 3:14 , part of title Jehovah. not fail thee. This promise first made to. Jacob, Genesis 28:11 . Passed on by Moses, Deuteronomy 31:6 . See note on Deuteronomy 4:31 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 1:6

thou. Emphatic. This is the great subject of the book. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 1:5-9

"There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it, to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 1:6

Ver. 6. Be strong and of a good courage— However courageous and valiant Joshua might be, it was, nevertheless, very necessary to animate him to the undertaking of so difficult an enterprize as was here entrusted to him; nothing less than such a divine assurance could indeed have supported his courage in so arduous a talk. 'Tis true, he was now ninety-three years of age, and had been trained up under Moses at least one third part of that time; so that he wanted neither the experience nor the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 1:5

5-9. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee—Canaan was theirs by a divine grant; and the renewed confirmation of that grant to Joshua when about to lead the people into it, intimated not only a certain but an easy conquest. It is remarkable, however, that his courage and hope of victory were made to depend (see on :-) on his firm and inflexible adherence to the law of God, not only that regarding the extirpation of the Canaanites, but the whole divine code. read more