Joshua 24:1 (GNV)

Passage

And Ioshua assembled againe all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called the Elders of Israel, and their heades, and their iudges, and their officers, and they presented themselues before God.

Nearby Context

Joshua 24:1 And Ioshua assembled againe all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called the Elders of Israel, and their heades, and their iudges, and their officers, and they presented themselues before God.

Joshua 24:2 Then Ioshua said vnto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt beyond the flood in olde time, euen Terah the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor, and serued other gods.

Joshua 24:3 And I tooke your father Abraham from beyond the flood, and brought him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seede, and gaue him Izhak.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "ioshua", "assembled", "againe", "tribes", "israel", "shechem", and "elders". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "ioshua", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Then Ioshua said vnto all the people...", so "called" and "ioshua" should be read forward into that movement. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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