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Joshua 23, 24 We finished off with Joshua 11 last time now chapters 12-22 tell of the kings that were defeated and which tribe gets which land. As I mentioned before when Israel left Egypt I believe Joshua was at least 30 years old because someone under thirty would never have been given the second in command next to Moses it would have been culturally unacceptable. Then they wander around in the desert for 40 years. So, he is 70 before the get to the Jordan River. Then they spend years battling and Joshua got old.   All scriptures will be from the REV unless otherwise noted, bearing that in mind let’s go to: Joshua 23 Joshua’s Farewell to the Leaders (REV) 1 It came to pass after many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around and Joshua was old and well advanced in years, 2 that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads and for their judges and for their officers and said to them, “I am old and well advanced in