Study note

Joshua 1:8

  • This Book of the Law (Hebrew torah, meaning "instruction") probably refers to the book of Deuteronomy (see Deuteronomy 4:44; 29:21; 30:10; 31:9–12). It includes Israel’s foundational law codes and God’s moral and spiritual instruction.

  • God commanded Joshua to think about and speak God’s instruction day and night. This command means that Joshua was to focus on it continually (compare Deuteronomy 6:6–7; 17:18–20).