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“And the Lord spake unto Moses…and he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle” (Exodus 33:11).
The children of Israel had sinned by making and worshiping a golden calf; because of this, Moses had pitched the tabernacle outside the camp of Israel. Then those that wanted to be where the Lord was went out to the tabernacle. Moses went back into the camp, but Joshua stayed out at the tabernacle.
Joshua was a young man, and the Lord was going to use him. Later, when Moses died, Joshua became the new leader of Israel, but he started his training for this work when he was young. He wanted to be where the Lord was; he did not wish to be connected with those who worshiped idols.
Joshua is a good example for young people today. Even among other Christians, there may be things going on that we do not want to be connected with. We may have to separate from those things, in order to enjoy the Lord’s presence.
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