# Moshe’s Surprising Successor

From **R Yaakov Wolbe: ShiurBank** by R Yaakov Wolbe.

- **Published:** Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT
- **Duration:** 36:31
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Mistakes are endemic to the human condition. All humans make mistakes. Even the titans of our history like Moshe, Aaron, and Joshua made mistakes. Only God is error-free. In this interesting – and maybe a tad controversial – podcast, we take a look at the unusual path of ascent of Moshe’s successor, Joshua. Joshua was not a flawless wunderkind who could do no wrong. In fact, in each one of the narratives surrounding Joshua in the Torah, we can find some sort of misstep that Joshua did. Evidently, Joshua’s path to ascent relied on those missteps, and his story shows us a different way to achieve transcendental greatness.
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Date: 2026-02-02