Quotes about Preparation
But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.
— Numbers 32:17
Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
— Numbers 32:20
On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses,
— Numbers 33:50
When evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.
— Deuteronomy 23:11
And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.
— Deuteronomy 23:13
The LORD your God Himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said.
— Deuteronomy 31:3
On that same day the LORD said to Moses,
— Deuteronomy 32:48
“Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’”
— Joshua 1:11
Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
— Joshua 3:5
But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you are to shout!”
— Joshua 6:10
with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.
— Joshua 8:4
So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
— Joshua 8:9