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Joshua and Moses
How Joshua and Moses are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Moses mentored Joshua.
Joshua was Moses' minister, "one of his young men", and went with him up the mount of God. At the Lord's word Moses laid his hands on him before the congregation and gave him a charge.
the servant of Moses, one of his young men
Numbers 11:28, King James Version
And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua
Exodus 24:13, King James Version
he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge
Numbers 27:23, King James Version
for Moses had laid his hands upon him
Deuteronomy 34:9, King James Version
Where they cross: Numbers 27:18-23
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Exodus 24:13
13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
Numbers 11:28
28And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
Numbers 27:18-23
18And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
19And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
20And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
22And Moses did as the Lord commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
23And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
Deuteronomy 34:9
9And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses.
King James Version