I commanded Joshua at this time, saying, 'Your eyes have seen all that the Lord you God has done to these two kings; so the Lord shall do to all the kingdoms into which you are about to cross.This links nicely with my previous chapter comments. Then, I was speculating that if God had taken them through the land where their distant relatives have settled after driving out the native inhabitants, if they would have been more trusting as their turn came up. Here, God has now shown them that he will give them victory, and is telling Joshua that more is to come.
This also seems to be the passing of the baton from Moses to Joshua. His name has come up before as Moses' successor, but this seems more concrete somehow. I guess it comes down to the phrase "you are about to cross." Moses doesn't include himself in this, confirming that he is not going to be allowed to make the journey. That leaves Joshua to go it alone, as it were, and he is being commanded to proceed. Moses knows his time is over, and it's time for Joshua to take what he has seen and turn it into his own faith.
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