A Comparison of Moses and Joshua in the Book of Joshua

This table helps illustrate how Joshua is shown to be the successor of Moses by fulfilling many of the same functions.

Function	Moses	Joshua
Called a servant of the LORD	1:1, 2, 7, 13, 15	24:29
Mediator the divine promises	1:3, 13	1:11, 12-15; cf. 22:1-6
Mediator of the law	1:7	1:12-13
Mediator of the instructions for possessing the land	1:13-15; cf. Deut 3:18-20	1:13-15
One in whom God is especially present	1:5, 17	1:5, 17; cf. 3:7
Ascription of the gift of the land beyond the Jordan	1:14, 15; cf. 13:8	1:5; cf. 11:23
Obedience of the people	1:17	1:16-17; cf. 4:14
Table created from observations of Terence E. Fretheim, Deuteronomic History, Interpreting Biblical Texts (Nashville: Abingdon, 1983), 58.