Quotes About Joshua

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.

These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.

But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.

Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may commission him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tent of Meeting.

Then Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.

Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.

So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.”

Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each tribe of Israel, just as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them to the camp, where they set them down.

Then the LORD said to Joshua,

And there at Gilgal Joshua set up the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.

So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven ramsí horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”

After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven ramsí horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.

Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.

But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?

So Joshua arose early the next morning and had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.

Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.

And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.

Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.