1. The Lord gave Israel peace from their enemies around them. He made Israel safe. Many years passed, and Joshua became very old.
2. So he called a meeting of all the elders, heads of families, judges and officers of the Israelites. He said, “I am now very old.
3. You have seen what the Lord has done to our enemies. He did it to help us. The Lord your God fought for you.
4. Remember that your people have been given their land. It’s the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in the west. It’s the land I promised to give you. But you don’t control that land yet.