And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
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Gill's Exposition
And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of cloud,.... As he was wont to do, see Exo 33:9; in which cloud there was a lustre, a brightness, a glory visible, which showed that he was there:…
The transaction recorded in these verses may be regarded as the solemn inauguration of Joshua to the office to which he had some time before Num 27:22 been called, and his recognition in it by God,…
Here, I. Moses and Joshua are summoned to attend the divine majesty at the door of the tabernacle, Deu 31:14. Moses is told again that he must shortly die; even those that are most ready and willing…
Again Joshua's Commission, with Introduction to Moses" Song
The composition is very curious. In Deu 31:14-15; Deu 31:31we have an account of the charge to Joshua, which is in substance not the…
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