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.