Joshua’s last words to the people he had led are public statements that confirm:

1. “the Lord your God…fought for you”  
2. “not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed.”

Since all of Israel has both seen the battle and received the promises they “know with all their heart and soul” that the Lord has been faithful.

So, Joshua at a very old age, probably close to the age of his death at 110, called the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel together and forced them to consider the evidence. Joshua made the leaders recognize and admit that the Lord had fought for them and that the Lord had kept his promise. These facts and experiences provided logical reasons for Israel’s continued faithfulness to the Lord and motivation for their obedience to his will.

Joshua’s statement, “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth,” is his accepted understanding of the fate of all men under the penalty of sin. The ultimate manifestation of the sin nature in all human flesh will prevail until the time of the resurrection from the dead.

"I think that the church in America today is so obsessed with being practical, relevant, helpful, successful, and perhaps well-liked that it nearly mirrors the world itself. Aside from the packaging, there is nothing that cannot be found in most churches today that could not be satisfied
by any number of
secular programs and
self-help groups." 
- Michael Horton