Joshua 1:5

EXPOSITION

THE SOURCE OF JOSHUA 'S CONFIDENCE .—

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee. Literally, no one shall set himself up against thee, i.e; successfully resist thee ( ἀντιστήσεται , LXX ). As I was with Moses. Literally, as I have been with Moses: that is to say, was with him and remained with him unto the end. The continuity of the work of God under the old dispensation is thus as clearly marked as that of the new in Matthew 28:20 , and John 20:21-23 . The promises made to Abraham, the law given to Moses, the gift of a new life in Christ, are so many parts of one great work, and that work the regeneration of mankind. I will not fail thee. Literally, I will not be weak towards thee, relax towards thee. God is ever the same, If His attitude to us be altered, it is not He who has changed, but ourselves.