We're just emphasizing that the number three is important. Remember three things: (1) the number three is important in the Bible, (2) the Israelites are nomads so they have very little possessions to get ready, and (3) there is no number three.Joshua goes through the camp commanding the people to pack up because in three days it's gonna be river crossing time.Now that Joshua is assured, he's ready to hit the road.We guess when you're an omnipotent being and you control all time and space, though, there's really no reason not to take up a few extra seconds. Let's just say God might be a little wordy, too. He seems to want to be sure Joshua knows He's got his back (1:5-7). Now that Joshua has his mission, he's ready to begin.From the wilderness and the Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, to the Great Sea in the west shall be your territory' (1:1-4).
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