A long time after the fall of Jericho, when Joshua was an old man, he
made all the Israelites come into one place so that he could talk to
them, before he left them, forever. He asked them to count over the good
things God had done for them, and promised that He would do even more for
them than He had already. He told them to be brave, to do as Moses had
wanted them to do when he was alive, and never to have anything to do
with people who worshiped idols. If they did, God would punish them. When
Joshua had instructed the Israelites in all the good ways, having said
all that was on his mind, he died. He was one hundred and ten years old.
[Illustration: JOSHUA EXHORTING THE PEOPLE.]