Bible Commentary

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, [even] behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: 4. go not very far from the city ] They would station themselves high up in the Wdy Harith, at no great distance from the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 8:4”

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night. 3. Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour ] There is an apparent discrepancy between this statement and that in Jos 8:10-12. But … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 8:3”

And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it. 2. the spoil thereof ] unlike the case of Jericho, is formally conceded … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 8:2”

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: Ch. Jos 8:1-29. The Capture of Ai 1. And … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 8:1”

And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day. 26. a great heap of stones ] As a memorial and a warning of his sin and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 7:26”

And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. 25. Why hast thou troubled us?] Compare the question of Ahab to Elijah, “Art thou he that troubleth Israel?” (1Ki 18:17). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 7:25”

And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 7:24”

And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD. 23. laid them out ] Literally, poured them out. before the Lord ] i.e. before the ark of Jehovah, where He was enthroned. Comp. Jos … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 7:23”

So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, [it was] hid in his tent, and the silver under it. Joshua sent messengers, that the truth of his confession might be evident and unquestionable, which some peradventure might think was forced from him. They ran; partly longing to free themselves and all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 7:22”

When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they [are] hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. 21. a goodly Babylonish … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 7:21”