Toward the end of his life, this highly respected man, Joshua, gave a moving farewell speech to the older men of Israel.
وَقَدِ ٱخْتَارَهُ يَهْوَه لِيَقُودَ أُمَّةَ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ بَرِّيَّةٍ مُخِيفَةٍ إِلَى أَرْضٍ تَفِيضُ حَلِيبًا وَعَسَلًا .‏