Scripture text for Wednesday, February 3, 2010: Joshua 1:1-1:18
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Moses, the servant of God, has died. God commands Joshua to get the people ready to cross the Jordan and to occupy the Promised Land. Three times the Lord exhorts Joshua to “be strong and have courage” as he carries out the work of God. The Israelites echo this exhortation, “be strong and have courage”, as they pledge their obedience to Joshua.
God promises Joshua that he will “never be forsaken” and that he will be “prosperous and successful” if he is “careful to obey all the law” and to “meditate on it day and night so that you may be careful to do everything written in it.”