Old Testament Personalities - JOSHUA - Arthur A Ferdig - June 1981

Arthur A Ferdig

At the beginning of the Exodus from Egypt, there was a man of high character, named Oshea, in the tribe of Ephraim (Num. 13:8). He was about 45 years old at the time, and destined to become not only a leader in Ephraim, but in all Israel as well. Moses recognized the younger man's talents and made him a personal assistant, bringing him to prominence as leader of the army when Israel fought with Amalek (Ex. 17:9). When the fighting was over, God told Moses to write a memorial of the battle and rehearse it before Oshea (verse 14). Moses changed the man's name to Jehoshua or Joshua, meaning "God is salvation" (Num. 13:16). - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library