Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 1:15
Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as [he hath given] you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’s servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
Verse 15. Toward the sun-rising.] This is the EAST, as toward the going down of the sun signifies the WEST.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
10-18. Then Joshua commanded theofficers of the peopleThese were the Shoterim (see on Ex5:6; De 20:5).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Until the Lord hath given your brethren rest, as [he hath given] you,…. Rest from their travels, as they had:
and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them: are settled in the land of Canaan, as they were on that side Jordan:
then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it; the countries of Sihon and Og, they were put into the possession of:
which Moses the Lord’s servant gave you on this side Jordan, toward the sunrising; the land, given to them lay to the east of Jordan.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
15. Until the Lord have given Observe how early Joshua inculcates the idea of national unity. Perhaps he already had forebodings of the alienation of the eastern from the western tribes, in consequence of the deep trench of the Jordanic valley, the modern Ghor. It is an historic fact that this geographic insulation caused the eastern tribes to cherish a national feeling far less intense than that which animated their western brethren. Reuben, “unstable as water,” (Gen 49:4,) in consequence of his separation from the main body of the nation became a roving Bedouin tribe.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“ Until YHWH has given your brothers rest, as he has given you, and they also have possessed the land which YHWH your God gives them, then you shall return to the land of your possession and possess it, which Moses, the servant of YHWH, gave you in Beyond Jordan, toward the sunrising.”
God’s intention was that all his people should have ‘rest’ and ‘possess’ the land. Possessing it meant working it and making full use of it. Thus His purpose was that they should be able to settle down in peace, security and comfort, sow their fields, care for their flocks and herds, gather their harvests, and worship contentedly. This was now the position of the tribes in Beyond Jordan. They must thus work to ensure that the same became the lot of the whole tribal confederacy.
There was here a great lesson in unselfishness. All the tribes were to look out for each other. How quickly this would be forgotten. Had this unity been maintained, and had all the tribes always responded when called on, the future would have been very different. For that was part of the significance of the covenant, immediate response when one member needed help.
The aim was that as they all gathered three times a year at the appointed feasts at the central sanctuary, to renew their covenant with YHWH and worship Him together, they would recognise that they were one nation with YHWH as their King. And that therefore each part was as important as the next. Unity would be strength. What did later result, as seen in the Book of Judges, was only a poor imitation, and yet without it Israel would not have survived as such.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jos 1:15 Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as [he hath given] you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
Ver. 15. Until the Lord have given your brethren rest. ] Whose welfare you are to tender no less than your own.
“ Et toti genitos vos credere genti. ”
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
them. Aspecial various reading called Sevir (App-34) reads “you”, as in next clause, with many codices, and three early printed editions.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Until: Num 32:17-22, Gal 5:13, Gal 6:2, Phi 1:21-26, Phi 2:4
then ye shall: Jos 22:4-9, 1Co 12:26, 1Co 13:5
Reciprocal: Num 32:19 – on this side Num 32:22 – this land Jos 9:1 – on this Jos 12:1 – on the other Jos 21:44 – General Heb 3:5 – as Heb 4:8 – had
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:15 Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as [he hath given] you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’S servant {i} gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
(i) By your request, but yet by God’s secret appointment, De 33:21.