Episode 852: Joshua the Leader

The Lord said to Joshua (verse 7), “The Lord said to Joshua, 'Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.'” It was very difficult for Joshua to fit in the shoes of Moses. Moses was a mighty man of God, who had been feared and respected by everyone for 40 years-a man who could seemingly solve every problem. Joshua was probably 70 or 80 years old when Moses died. And now he had to lead those 2 million Israelites. He must have wondered how the people would ever respect him.