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These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
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From Salvation to God's Salvation
Commentators explain that Moses changed Hoshea's name to Joshua. The original name, Hoshea, means "salvation" or "help." By adding "Jah," a form of God's name (Yahweh), the new name Joshua means "The LORD is salvation." This change powerfully declared that deliverance would not come from human effort alone, but from God Himself.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Oshea, Hoshea, or Hosea, the name also of the last king of Israel and the first minor prophet, means “deliverance” and by the hand of him who bore …
19th Century
Anglican
And Moses called Oshea ... — It is not distinctly stated that the change of name took place at this time. It may have tak…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land Which is observ…
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