Deuteronomy 31:14

And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 31:2 has Moses already acknowledging his age and inability to cross the Jordan — here God confirms his impending death.

Deuteronomy 31:23 shows Moses commissioning Joshua as God commanded here — the immediate follow-through.

Deuteronomy 31:3 Historical context

In Deuteronomy 31:3, Moses declared Joshua would cross over; here God directly commands Moses to bring Joshua for commissioning in the same context.

Deuteronomy 34:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 34:5 records Moses' actual death — fulfilling the death announced here by God.

Deuteronomy 1:38 Prophetic fulfillment

In Deuteronomy 1:38, God promised Joshua would lead Israel into the land; here God initiates the fulfillment by calling Joshua to be commissioned.

Numbers 27:13 contains God's earlier announcement that Moses would die after seeing the land — here the time has come.

Numbers 27:19 is God's earlier command to commission Joshua — here in Deuteronomy the same instruction is given again.

Numbers 27:20 specifies transferring Moses' authority to Joshua — the same authority transfer implied in this commissioning command.

In Genesis 47:29, Jacob on his deathbed calls Joseph to commission him — a strong parallel to Moses calling Joshua as death approaches.

Numbers 27:16 Historical context

In Numbers 27:16, Moses asked God for a successor; here God tells Moses his death is near and to bring Joshua, advancing that request.

1 Kings 2:1 Parallel

In 1 Kings 2:1, David gives his final charge to Solomon before death, mirroring Moses' commissioning of Joshua as his successor here.

In 1 Chronicles 22:6, David charges Solomon to build the temple, paralleling Moses charging Joshua with leadership here.

In 2 Timothy 4:6, Paul uses the same 'departure' language for his impending death, echoing Moses' situation here.

Joshua 24:1 Historical context

In Joshua 24:1, Joshua later gathers the people to present themselves before God, fulfilling the leadership he was commissioned for here.

In 2 Peter 1:14, Peter knows his death is near, just as God told Moses here, using a similar 'departure' metaphor.