The passage recounts God speaking to Joshua after the death of Moses, instructing Joshua to lead the Israelites into the promised land. God assures Joshua that: 1) He has prepared the land for the Israelites to inherit; 2) Joshua should leave the past behind and cross over the Jordan River; and 3) Joshua should focus on God, not other people, as God will be with Joshua as He was with Moses and will not leave or forsake him.