[XXVII. JOSHUA'S COURAGE]
JOSHUA 1.1-18
After the death of Moses, when the Lord, Himself, had buried His faithful servant, the Lord came to Joshua and told him that he was to be the one who should lead the Children of Israel into the Promised Land.
We hear of Joshua many times as we read the life of Moses.
He shared the glorious triumph when the Children of Israel were brought out of Egypt; and soon after that, Moses chose Joshua to lead the people to fight against Amalek.
Next we hear of him as the trusted servant (or minister, as it is called in the Bible), who went up with Moses to the Mountain called Sinai, when Moses received the Ten Commandments from God.
Joshua did not go all the way with Moses, but waited somewhere on the mountain till Moses should come down from talking with the Holy God.
And as they went down again, it was he who saw the Children of Israel worshipping the golden calf below.
Next, Joshua was one of the twelve spies who were sent to search out the Land; and you will doubtless remember that ten of these spies brought a bad report, and only two of them, Caleb and Joshua, brought a good report.
We see Joshua's splendid courage through all these circumstances.