Dale Ralph Davis on Joshua II
Dale Ralph Davis identifies a movement within the Book of Joshua, from the kingship and kindness of God (chapters 1-21), leading through to the requirement of Israelite obedience (chapters 22-24, which include no less than three assemblies of God's people, where the people receive their commands via Moses and respond with the promise obedience).
To be frank, I have no idea if Ralph got this completely right. I know enough to see that he didn't get it wrong. The movement from God's sovereign and gracious initiative, to the expected response of obedience, is there from the very beginning of Scripture and doesn't stop until the very end. In Genesis 1-2, God creates and commands, and Adam and Eve attempt obedience for a short time. In Revelation 22:20, the Lord Jesus promises to return, and the writer of Revelation responds with eager expectation. In the gospel of Jesus' death and resurrection, God comes to us clothed in flesh and requires of us that we turn to him with repentance and faith. So without a doubt, if Ralph has observed this pattern in Joshua, he is not importing an idea that is foreign to the relationship of creature and Creator.