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VII. MOSES' LAST ACTS chs. 31--34 >
A. The duties of Israel's future leaders 31:1-29 >
1. The presentation of Joshua 31:1-8
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Moses presented Joshua to the nation as God's chosen leader who would take over the leadership of Israel very soon. He charged the people (v. 6) and then Joshua (vv. 7-8) to be strong and courageous as they entered the land in view of God's promises, presence, and power.
"Courage is only fear soaked in prayer."330
"Commissioning of the community's leader(s), therefore, as encountered in this model, is to a task, not to a position. Authority and standing are dependent upon the nature of the task, not vice versa."331
We observe this too in the commissioning of Paul and Barnabas to their missionary task (Acts. 13:2-3).
