Joshua 24:6 (DRB)

Passage

And I brought you and your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea: and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen, as far as the Red Sea.

Nearby Context

Joshua 24:4 And gave him Isaac: and to him again I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir for his possession: but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

Joshua 24:5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt with many signs and wonders.

Joshua 24:6 And I brought you and your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea: and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen, as far as the Red Sea.

Joshua 24:7 And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them. Your eyes saw all that I did in Egypt, and you dwelt in the wilderness a long time.

Joshua 24:8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorrhite, who dwelt beyond the Jordan. And when they fought against you, I delivered them into your hands, and you possessed their land, and slew them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brought", "fathers", "egypt", "came", "egyptians", "pursued", and "chariots". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brought" and "fathers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And I sent Moses and Aaron and..." into verse 7's "And the children of Israel cried to...", so "brought" and "fathers" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "brought" and "fathers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.