Bible Commentary

When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you. 16. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:16”

Therefore it shall come to pass, [that] as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 15. it shall come to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:15”

And, behold, this day I [am] going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, [and] not one thing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:14”

Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out [any of] these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:13”

Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: 12. if ye do ] “If ye do in any wise turn back, and cleave to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:12”

Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. Jos 23:11 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves. The Christian warfare The Christian life is a warfare, and there are several common mistakes made thereupon. For example– I. When it is supposed that the enemies to be fought against are all external … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:11”

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he [it is] that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you. 10. One man of you ] Comp. Lev 26:8; Jdg 3:31; Jdg 15:15; 2Sa 23:8. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 10. One man of you shall … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:10”

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. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:9”

But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. Jos 23:8-9 Cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day. The necessity of every ones cleaving to God who wishes well to the support of his country I. Sin has naturally in itself a tendency to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:8”

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: 7. That ye come not among these nations ] He especially warns them against all intercourse with the heathen nations, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 23:7”