The College Press NIV Commentary Joshua

Plot

Joshua snaps on the end of torah, offering the story of the first generation to venture beyond the scraps of Mt. Nebo where the tracks of Moses stop abruptly, then disappear. For the Exodus generation, and indeed for Moses himself, a walkabout in a land of promise could only be appreciated by proxy, unless, of course, one were to include a deep-down ache for a place to call home. For the Eisodos generation, on the other hand, a walkabout will become reality. Beyond the task of remembering the Law, the text of Joshua will also interpret it. One cannot read Joshua the text - much less Joshua the man - without sensing the challenge of interpreting a living document. There are no comfortable precedents here. Moses laid it down in the past, but Joshua must live it out in the present.