Joshua 1:17 (GNV)

Passage

As we obeyed Moses in all things, so will we obey thee: onely the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

Nearby Context

Joshua 1:15 Vntill the Lord haue giuen your brethren rest, as well as to you, and vntill they also shall possesse the land, which the Lord your God giueth them: then shall ye returne vnto the lande of your possession and shall possesse it, which land Moses the Lordes seruant gaue you on this side Iorden toward the sunne rising.

Joshua 1:16 Then they answered Ioshua, saying, Al that thou hast commanded vs, we will doe, and whithersoeuer thou sendest vs, we will goe.

Joshua 1:17 As we obeyed Moses in all things, so will we obey thee: onely the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

Joshua 1:18 Whosoeuer shall rebell against thy commandement, and will not obey thy wordes in all that thou commaundest him, let him bee put to death: onely be strong and of good courage.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "obeyed", "moses", "thee", "onely", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "obeyed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Then they answered Ioshua saying Al that..." into verse 18's "Whosoeuer shall rebell against thy commandement and...", so "all things" and "obeyed" 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 "all things" and "obeyed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.