Deuteronomy 20:1-4
Laws Concerning War with Distant Enemies
20:1 When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry and troops who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
20:2 As you move forward for battle, the priest will approach and say to the soldiers,
20:3 “Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them,
20:4 for the Lord your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory.”
Deuteronomy 31:3-6
31:3 As for the
Lord your God, he is about to cross over before you; he will destroy these nations before you and dispossess them. As for Joshua, he is about to cross before you just as the
Lord has said.
31:4 The
Lord will do to them just what he did to Sihon and Og, the Amorite kings, and to their land, which he destroyed.
31:5 The
Lord will deliver them over to you and you will do to them according to the whole commandment I have given you.
31:6 Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the
Lord your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!”
Joshua 1:2-5
1:2 “Moses my servant is dead. Get ready!
Cross the Jordan River!
Lead these people into the land which I am ready to hand over to them.
1:3 I am handing over to you every place you set foot, as I promised Moses.
1:4 Your territory will extend from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east (including all of Syria)
and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea
in the west.
1:5 No one will be able to resist you
all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.
Joshua 1:2
1:2 “Moses my servant is dead. Get ready!
Cross the Jordan River!
Lead these people into the land which I am ready to hand over to them.
Joshua 6:1
6:1 Now Jericho was shut tightly because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter.