Joshua 1:2 (GNV)

Passage

Moses my seruant is dead: nowe therefore arise, go ouer this Iorden, thou, and all this people, vnto the lande which I giue them, that is, to ye children of Israel.

Nearby Context

Joshua 1:1 Nowe after the death of Moses the seruant of the Lord, the Lord spake vnto Ioshua the sonne of Nun, Moses minister, saying,

Joshua 1:2 Moses my seruant is dead: nowe therefore arise, go ouer this Iorden, thou, and all this people, vnto the lande which I giue them, that is, to ye children of Israel.

Joshua 1:3 Euery place that the sole of your foote shall treade vpon, haue I giuen you, as I said vnto Moses.

Joshua 1:4 From the wildernesse and this Lebanon euen vnto the great riuer, the riuer Perath: all the land of the Hittites, euen vnto the great Sea towarde the going downe of the sunne, shalbe your coast.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moses", "seruant", "dead", "nowe", "therefore", "arise", "ouer", and "iorden". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moses" and "seruant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Nowe after the death of Moses the..." into verse 3's "Euery place that the sole of your...", so "moses" and "seruant" 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 "moses" and "seruant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.