JOSHUA—NOTE ON Joshua 24:32 Burying the bones of Joseph... at Shechem brings the book of Joshua 1:1 (and the patriarchal history) to a fitting close. Joseph’s final wish is granted (Genesis 50:25; Exodus 13:19). All three aspects of God’s promise to the patriarchs are, at least in part, fulfilled. Israel has become a great nation; it stands in a blessed relationship to the Lord; and it has a land of its own.

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