Deuteronomy 31:8

“And the Lord, he [it is] that doth go before thee, etc.] The Word of the Lord, his Shechinah, according to the above Targum, and so in the next clause; the same that brought Israel out of Egypt, had gone before them in the wilderness, and now would go before Joshua and them into the land of Canaan: he will be with thee; to guide and direct, to assist and strengthen, to protect and defend, to give success to his arms, and victory over his enemies: he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee; not fail to give him counsel and direction, to afford him strength, and to fill him with courage, and to deliver his enemies into his hands; nor forsake him till he had finished the work he was to do, had…”

“Moses hands over to Joshua that office as leader of the people, to which he had already been designated Deuteronomy 1:38; Numbers 27:23. He assigns also to the Levitical priests and the elders, as the ecclesiastical and civil heads of the nation, the responsibility of teaching the law and enforcing its observance Deuteronomy 31:10-13. Both these were symbolic acts, designed to mark the responsibility of the parties concerned after the death of Moses. return to 'Top of Page'”

“he it is that: Deu 31:3, Deu 9:3; Exo 13:21, Exo 13:22, Exo 33:14 he will be: Deu 31:6; Jos 1:5, Jos 1:9; Ch1 28:20; Isa 8:9, Isa 8:10, Isa 43:1, Isa 43:2; Rom 8:31 Deuteronomy 31:9”