On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.
Parallel translations
- WEB On that day, Yahweh magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
- KJV On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
- NKJV On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.
- NASB On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, so that they revered him, just as they had revered Moses all the days of his life.
- NLT That day the Lord made Joshua a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites, and for the rest of his life they revered him as much as they had revered Moses.
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Quick answer
God exalted Joshua before all Israel so they revered him as they had revered Moses. This confirmed Joshua as God's appointed leader for the conquest.
Overview
The parting of the Jordan, like the Red Sea under Moses, publicly validated Joshua's leadership. Israel's reverence for him 'all the days of his life' shows that God establishes the leaders He chooses. Joshua, whose name means 'Yahweh saves,' foreshadows Jesus, the greater Joshua who leads His people into their true inheritance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Josh 3:7Now the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.
- 2 Chr 30:12Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
- 1 Kgs 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
- Josh 1:16–18So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.
- Rom 13:4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
- Exod 14:31When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
- Prov 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- 1 Sam 12:18So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
- 1 Cor 10:2They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
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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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