Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 9:12
This our bread we took hot [for] our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is moldy:
This our bread we took hot [for] our provision out of our houses,…. These are not the words of the elders to the messengers they sent, continued, but of the ambassadors to the Israelites, pointing to the bread they brought with them, which they pretended was newly baked and took hot out of the oven:
on the day we came forth to go unto you, but now, behold, it is dry,
and it is mouldy: [See comments on Jos 9:5]; which they gave as a demonstration and proof that they were come from a far country, as they had asserted.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
12. This our bread To confirm their statements they exhibit their dry, crumbled bread, wine skins and apparel sadly the worse for wear, knowing well the influence which such ocular proofs have over the human mind.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“ This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came out to go to you, but now, behold, it is dry, and has become mouldy. And these wineskins, which we filled, were new, and look they are torn, and these our clothes, and our shoes, have become old by reason of the very long journey.”
They then presented their masterstroke, the condition of their bread, wine and clothing. They pointed out how old it was and how long they must have been on their journey for it to become so. Worn out shoes, clothes showing signs of wear, mouldy food, torn wineskins. What more proof did they need?
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jos 9:12 This our bread we took hot [for] our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
Ver. 12. This is our bread, &c. ] See Jos 9:5-6 ; Jos 9:9 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. Ap. 6,
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
our bread: Jos 9:4, Jos 9:5
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9:12 This our {f} bread we took hot [for] our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
(f) The wicked lack no art, nor spare no lies to set forth their policy, when they will deceive the servants of God.