Bible Commentary

If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. 20. then he will turn ] He will turn round; He will alter His attitude towards you. “Convertet se et affliget vos atque subvertet,” Vulgate. “The Lord schal … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:20”

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he [is] a holy God; he [is] a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. 19. Ye cannot serve the Lord ] Joshua checks their hasty impulsiveness and confident protestation of fidelity, by reminding them of the difficulty involved … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:19”

And the LORD drove out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: [therefore] will we also serve the LORD; for he [is] our God. And the Lord drave out from before us all the people,…. The seven nations of the land of Canaan: even the Amorites which dwelt … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:18”

For the LORD our God, he [it is] that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed: 17. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:17”

And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; 16 24. Reply of the People to Joshua’s Address 16. And the people answered and said ] Struck by the solemn earnestness of the address of their leader, the entire people, with one voice, responded to his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:16”

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:15”

Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. 14. Now therefore fear the Lord ] Comp. Job 28:28, “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:14”

And I have given you a land for which ye did not labor, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. 13. cities which ye built not ] All this happened as Jehovah had promised, Deu 6:10. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:13”

And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, [even] the two kings of the Amorites; [but] not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. 12. And I sent the hornet before you ] “Misique ante vos crabrones ” Vulg.: “And I sent before ou hors fleeis,” Wyclif, or “flies … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:12”

And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand. 11. And ye went over Jordan ] The fourth proof of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:11”