Joshua 1:5

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Cross-reference

Joshua 1:17 Allusion

Joshua 1:17 echoes the promise 'as I was with Moses, so I will be with you' — the people affirm this same assurance.

Joshua 1:9 Parallel

Joshua 1:9 repeats the command to be strong and courageous with the same promise of God's presence — reinforcing this assurance.

Joshua 6:27 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 6:27 records the fulfillment — the LORD was with Joshua as promised, leading to his fame.

Joshua 3:7 Allusion

Joshua 3:7 explicitly references this promise — the LORD confirms His presence with Joshua, fulfilling the assurance given here.

Joshua 23:9 Parallel

In Joshua 23:9, Joshua recalls that 'no man has been able to stand before you'—a retrospective confirmation that God kept his promise from chapter 1.

Joshua 10:8 Parallel

In Joshua 10:8, God reiterates to Joshua: 'Not a man of them shall stand before you'—a specific fulfillment of the promise during battle.

Hebrews 13:5 directly quotes 'I will never leave you nor forsake you,' citing the promise given to Joshua.

Isaiah 43:2-5 promises God's presence through trials, echoing the assurance from Joshua 1:5 that God will not abandon His people.

Isaiah 41:10 says 'Fear not, for I am with you' — a classic restatement of the divine presence promised to Joshua.

In Deuteronomy 31:23, Moses commissions Joshua with a similar promise of divine presence, reinforcing the charge.

Deuteronomy 31:8 gives the same promise of God's presence and 'never leave you nor forsake you' — the direct source for this verse.

Deuteronomy 20:4 promises God fights for Israel in battle — directly paralleling the divine presence and victory assurance here.

In Matthew 28:20, Jesus promises His perpetual presence to His disciples, echoing the assurance given to Joshua.

Deuteronomy 31:6-8 contains the same promise to Joshua and Israel: 'He will not leave you or forsake you.'

Deuteronomy 7:24 promises that no enemy will stand against Israel — the same assurance given here to Joshua.

Acts 18:10 Parallel

In Acts 18:10, the Lord assures Paul 'I am with you' — directly echoing Joshua 1:5's promise of presence and protection.

In 2 Timothy 4:17, Paul testifies that the Lord stood by him, fulfilling the promise that God will not forsake His servants.

Exodus 3:12 Allusion

Exodus 3:12 is the original promise to Moses that 'I will be with you' — which Joshua 1:5 explicitly echoes for Joshua.

Jeremiah 1:8 directly parallels Joshua's commission: 'I am with you and will rescue you' — a repeated divine assurance to prophets.

In 1 Chronicles 28:20, David says 'Be strong and courageous... He will not leave you or forsake you'—nearly identical to Joshua 1:5.

In 1 Chronicles 22:16, David tells Solomon 'The Lord be with you'—a direct blessing echoing the presence promised to Joshua.

In 1 Kings 11:38, God promises Jeroboam 'I will be with you' conditionally—the same formula of divine presence from Joshua 1:5.

In 1 Kings 8:57, Solomon prays 'The Lord our God be with us... may he not leave us or forsake us'—almost verbatim from Joshua's promise.

In 1 Kings 1:37, Benaiah prays that the Lord be with Solomon as He was with David—mirroring the assurance given to Joshua.

In 1 Samuel 20:13, Jonathan blesses David with 'May the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father'—directly echoing Joshua's promise.

Judges 6:16 Allusion

In Judges 6:16, the Lord says 'I will be with you'—the same assurance of abiding presence given to Joshua.

Judges 6:12 Allusion

In Judges 6:12, the angel greets Gideon with 'The Lord is with you'—a direct echo of the divine presence promised to Joshua.

Jeremiah 42:11 repeats the same promise: 'Do not be afraid, for I am with you' — God's assurance to His people in crisis.

Jeremiah 46:28 again says 'Do not be afraid, for I am with you' — though with a note of discipline, the core promise remains.

In Exodus 33:14, God promises Moses 'My presence will go with you'—the very promise that Joshua inherits when God says 'as I was with Moses, so I will be with you'.

In Deuteronomy 11:25, the identical promise is given: 'No man shall be able to stand against you'—Joshua 1:5 directly echoes this earlier assurance of victory.

Judges 1:19 Contrast

In Judges 1:19, despite God being with Judah, they failed to drive out inhabitants with iron chariots—contrasting the absolute victory promised to Joshua.

Judges 2:18 Parallel

In Judges 2:18, the pattern repeats: 'the Lord was with the judge'—showing the ongoing faithfulness of God to leaders, as promised to Joshua.

In Numbers 14:9, Caleb and Joshua declare 'the Lord is with us'—a prior confession of faith that matches the guarantee of divine presence Joshua receives at his commissioning.

Genesis 28:15 promises Jacob God's presence and protection, similar to Joshua's promise, but in a different covenantal context.

In Deuteronomy 20:1, Israel is commanded not to fear because 'the Lord your God is with you'—the same basis for courage that Joshua receives in his commission.

In Deuteronomy 2:36, Moses recounts that no city was too strong because God gave them into their hands—a past example of the 'no man shall stand' promise now given to Joshua.

In Genesis 48:21, Jacob promises Joseph that God will be with him and bring him back to the land—echoing the same assurance of divine presence and inheritance given to Joshua.