There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
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Gill's Exposition
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life,.... What is promised to the people in common, Deu 11:25; is here particularly promised to Joshua their general; and which…
Adam Clarke
Be able to stand before thee - Because God shall be with thee, therefore thou shalt be irresistible. This promise was most punctually literally fulfilled.
Honour is here put upon Joshua, and great power lodged in his hand, by him that is the fountain of honour and power, and by whom kings reign. Instructions are given him by Infinite Wisdom, and…
Cambridge Bible
as I was with Moses "The narrative labours to impress upon us the sense that the continuity of the nation and of its high purpose was not broken by the choice of person and situation."
I will not fail…
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