Just as we obeyed Moses in all things so will we obey you – It’s a
strong proclamation of their allegiance. However, it must have been a
bit alarming for Joshua to hear this. In actuality the people had not
obeyed Moses well at all. Instead it seemed that they were masters of
complaining and rebelling. Their statement here would seem to
indicate that people often have a more positive recollection of their
own life and actions than God does. They thought they were very
faithful, but Scripture (which is God’s revelation) shows that they
weren’t.
