Now it happened after the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
"Joshua the son of Nun ..." The original name of this leader was Oshea  (Numbers 13:8), but just as the names of Abram, Sarai, etc were changed, so was that of Joshua.  It was changed to Jehoshua (or, Joshua).  The Greek form of the name is Jesus,[8] and it means "Jehovah is deliverance," or "Jehovah is salvation."  Not merely in this name, but in a few other salient particulars, Joshua represents the Lord Jesus Christ in his life and achievement.