Biblical Hebrew Forum

[LM Barre <l_barre AT yahoo.com>]

The Deuteronomistic Historian portrayed Joshua after Josiah.  Here is a Dtr 
text.
 
 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua 
son of Nun, Moses' aide: 2 "Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all 
these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to 
give to them—to the Israelites. 3 I will give you every place where you set 
your foot, as I promised Moses. 4 Your territory will extend from the desert 
to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite 
country—to the Great Sea [a] on the west. 5 No one will be able to stand up 
against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with 
you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. 
 6 "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit 
the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. 7 Be strong and very 
courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not 
turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever 
you go. 8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on 
it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. 
Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be 
strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the 
LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." 
 
Comments?
 
Lloyd Barré
http://freewebs.com/lmbarre
 



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You'll need to provide a few more details about your thinking, here, Lloyd. 
As is, the text you quote just sounds Deuteronomistic, making me think that 
Joshua and Josiah are both wearing Deuteronomistic clothes. You'll need to 
argue why you think there is a priority for the character of Josiah.


Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au