Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 7:23
And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.
23. laid them out ] Literally, poured them out.
before the Lord ] i.e. before the ark of Jehovah, where He was enthroned. Comp. Jos 6:8.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Where Joshua and the elders continued yet in their assembly, waiting for the issue of this business.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And they took them out of the midst of the tent,…. Out of the place, hole, or pit in which they were hid:
and brought them to Joshua and to the children of Israel; to Joshua as the chief ruler, and to the elders and heads of the tribes assembled together:
and laid them out before the Lord; or “poured them out” o; the golden wedge, out of the garment in which it was wrapped, and the two hundred shekels of silver found under it: it seems as if these were poured or laid out separately upon the ground before the tabernacle, where the ark of the Lord was, they belonging to the spoils which were devoted to him; as well as hereby they were plainly seen by the Israelites, that these were the very things which Achan had confessed.
o “fundentes”, Munster; “fuderunt”, Piscator.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(23) And laid them out before the Lord.The silver and the gold, by His order, should have been brought into His treasury (Jos. 6:19). The spoils of Canaan might have been consecrated as holiness to Jehovah. But in this instance the spoil of Jericho had become the sin of Israel, and it must therefore be no longer preserved, but consumed.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
23. Unto all the children of Israel Representatively; that is, unto the elders.
Laid them out before the Lord “As a sign,” says Keil, “that they belonged to Jehovah on account of the ban.” They were before the Lord’s eyes when covered up in the earth. But now they are publicly displayed before the ark of the covenant, the symbol of Jehovah’s presence.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘ And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua and to the children of Israel, and they poured them out before YHWH.’
The recovery of these devoted things not only concerned Joshua but the whole of Israel. All were involved and concerned for their recovery. All would benefit. ‘Poured them out’ may give an indication that their restitution to YHWH was seen as a kind of offering (Lev 8:15; Lev 9:9 compare especially 2Sa 15:24 where the Ark was ‘poured out’ before David when he fled, a kind of offering to him by his loyal subjects). They were restored to their rightful place.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
It is awful to behold the sure effects of sin. It is awful to behold how it involves a man’s posterity in the commission of it. Oh! all-precious Jesus! where, but for thee, would the sin of our first parent Adam have involved the everlasting ruin of all his race! And what door of hope, but in thy blood and righteousness, should any of his posterity have found to have escaped the wrath to come? Is it not from this very thing, in the salvation of Jesus, the Holy Ghost commissioned the prophet in after ages, when pointing to the gospel church to proclaim that from thence, the Lord would give her a door of hope. For who but Jesus is the hope of Israel and the Saviour thereof? Jer 14:8 . And when doth Jesus appear more lovely, more interesting and desirable than when the soul is brought down to the deepest of soul distresses by reason of sin in the valley of Achor? Hos 2:14-15 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jos 7:23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.
Ver. 23. And they took them out of the midst of the tent. ] Sin not therefore in hope of secrecy: or if you have, take up the matter in God’s privy chamber of mercy by true repentance, that so his open judicial proceeding in court may be stopped. See 1Co 11:31 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the midst. Figure of speech Pleonasm (App-6).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
laid them out: Heb. poured, Jos 7:23
Reciprocal: Gen 31:37 – set it here Num 16:26 – I pray you