Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
- BSB Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:
- NKJV Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
- NASB Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
- NLT Joshua then commanded the officers of Israel,
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Quick answer
Joshua begins to act on God's command by giving orders to the officers of the people. Faith in God's promise produces decisive obedience.
Overview
Having received the commission, Joshua immediately moves to organize the nation, showing that genuine faith issues in action. The 'officers' were administrative leaders who relayed commands through the camp. Joshua's prompt obedience models the response God's word should evoke and contrasts with the earlier generation's hesitation that kept them out of the land (Numbers 13-14).
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Joshua — the same name as Jesus, 'the LORD saves' — leads God's people into their inheritance, a shadow of the greater Joshua who brings us into the true rest and the promised land that remains.
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