Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:9
For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but [as for] you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
9. For the Lord ] He again reminds them of the true Source of their strength, and to Whom they were indebted for their late victories.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
To wit, whom you have invaded; otherwise some of those people did yet remain unconquered.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
For the Lord hath driven out before you great nations and strong,…. Especially as they were reckoned in those times, before any great monarchies had existed, as did afterwards; and indeed these were, considering the land they inhabited, very numerous and populous, and were very stout and able bodied men, and some of a gigantic stature; and all dwelt in strong fortified cities, and were able to bring out large armies into the field, with chariots of iron, so that they were very formidable; but notwithstanding all this, the Lord drove them out of their strong holds, and put Israel into the possession of them, and of their land:
but [as for] you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day; that is, of those that came out against them, and fought with them; these were all to a man cut off by them, or fled before them, and became tributaries to them; otherwise there were many, who as yet were not expelled by them; this the Lord had promised, and now had fulfilled, De 11:25.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
9. For the Lord has driven out from before you, etc He intimates that so long as they do not themselves change, there will certainly be no change on the part of God. Therefore he asserts that, provided they conciliate the favor of God, they shall have an uninterrupted course of victory. At length he again exhorts them, as they value their life and safety, to be careful in maintaining love to God. From this source all true obedience springs; for if we do not cling to him with free and ardent affection, we shall study in vain to frame our lives in accordance with the external form of the Law.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(9) No man hath been able to stand before you.Comp. Jos. 1:5.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
9. The Lord hath driven out Or, as the margin, then the Lord will drive. In this way this sentence becomes the apodosis of the previous verse For if ye cleave then the Lord will drive. No man hath been able to stand whom ye have courageously confronted, trusting in God.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“ For YHWH has driven out before you great nations and strong, and as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.”
Let the past teach them the lesson. They have defeated great and strong nations, and driven them out. No one has been able to prevent them from settling down. This was a slightly optimistic viewpoint. It is certain that they had not achieved all that they had hoped for or attempted. But from a general point of view what they had done had met with success, and they were at present at rest and settled reasonably comfortably in the land. And they were not subservient to any.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jos 23:9 For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but [as for] you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
Ver. 9. For the Lord hath driven out. ] He hath and he will, if you hinder not your own happiness by breach of covenant.
No man hath been able to stand before you.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
man. Hebrew. ish. App-14.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
For the Lord: or, Then the Lord will drive, Jos 23:5, Jos 21:43, Jos 21:44, Deu 11:23
no man: Jos 1:5, Jos 1:8, Jos 1:9, Jos 15:14
Reciprocal: Deu 7:24 – there shall Psa 44:7 – But
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jos 23:9-10. No man hath been able, &c. To wit, whom you have attacked; otherwise some of those people did yet remain unconquered. He fighteth Impute not this therefore to your own valour, as you will be apt to do, but to Gods gracious and powerful assistance.