Bible Commentary

But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. 10. I would not hearken unto Balaam ] See Deu 23:5. Twice, across the whole length of the Assyrian desert, the messengers of Balak, with the Oriental bribes of divination in their hands, were sent … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:10”

Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you: 9. Then Balak the son of Zippor ] He is also mentioned in Jdg 11:25; Mic 6:5; Rev 2:14. The Israelites were at this time encamped in the plains … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:9”

And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you. 8. And I brought you ] The third proof of God’s favour is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:8”

And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season. 7. when they cried unto the Lord ] The Israelites were … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:7”

And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea. 6. And I brought your fathers ] Comp. Exo 12:37-42; Exo 12:51. and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers ] Astonished that they had not made … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:6”

I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out. 5. I sent Moses also and Aaron ] Comp. Exo 3:10. This is the second proof of the Divine favour, the deliverance of Israel out of Egypt. The chief incidents of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:5”

And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. 4. And I gave unto Isaac Jacob ] After he too and Rebekah had been childless upwards of nineteen years. Jacob ] = he that holds by the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:4”

And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac. 3. And I took ] Joshua says nothing more of the life of Abraham than that Jehovah caused him to wander through the Land of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:3”

And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, [even] Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. 2. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel ] The title is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:2”

And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. Ch. Jos 24:1-15. The Second Parting Address 1. And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel ] that they might … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 24:1”