The Hebrew word wā-lay-lāh, besides meaning night, also means adversity, so when God tells Joshua, “Do not depart it from your mouth and meditate day and night on the teachings Moses gave you,” He is telling him in favorable times and in times of adversity that the teaching you received is close to you.
I am a person who, when a new item needs to assembling, I try to put it together without following the instructions.
Today I will thank God for the blessings others have brought into my life.
In addition to being strong, God asks this of Joshua (be courageous) since he must lead the people who followed Moses into the Promised Land.
Joshua is about to succeed Moses because he passed away (a man loved and respected by all).
In this book, we do not see the origin of Joshua. We see his beginning as a leader of the people of Israel.