Joshua installed as leader 1 after the death of moses the servant of the lord, the lord said to joshua son of nun, mosesā aide: Yahweh is salvation), jehoshua, [b][2][3] or josue, [4] was moses assistant in the books of exodus and numbers, and later succeeded moses as leader of the israelite tribes in the book of joshua of the hebrew bible. Now therefore arise, go over this jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which i do give to them, even to the children of israel. Letās look at his life from a biblical perspective. Joshua is the story of the kingdom of god breaking into the world of nations at a time when national and political entities were viewed as the creation of the gods and living proofs of their power. 2 āmoses my servant is dead. Ā· joshua is considered one of the bibleās greatest military leaders for leading the seven-year conquest of the promised land, and is often held up as a model for leadership and a source of practical application on how to be an effective leader. 1 now after the death of moses the servant of the lord it came to pass, that the lord spake unto joshua the son of nun, moses minister, saying, 2 moses my servant is dead; Joshua (/ ĖdŹÉŹuÉ / josh-oo-É), also known as yehoshua (hebrew: ×Ö°××ֹשֻ××¢Ö·ā yÉhÅÅ”uaŹæ, tiberian: