Bible Commentary

And the men said unto her, We [will be] blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 17. We will be blameless ] Or, “We are blameless.” We must supply “unless you do what we shall now say unto you.” Comp. Gen 24:41, “Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:17”

And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way. 16. Get you to the mountain ] i.e. probably the caverns in “the jagged range of the white limestone mountains” (of Juda) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:16”

Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house [was] upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 15. she let them down by a cord ] Comp. the escape of St Paul from Damascus (Act 9:25). her house was upon the town wall ] i.e. her chamber … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:15”

And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. 14. Our life for yours ] Literally, Our soul instead of yours for death, or instead of yours … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:14”

And [that] ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. Verse 13. Deliver our lives from death.] She had learned, either from the spies or otherwise, that all the inhabitants of the land were doomed to destruction, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:13”

Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that ye will also show kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token: 12. a true token ] “a verrey tokne,” Wyclif; i.e. a token of truth, a sign; comp. Exo 3:12, “And this shall … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:12”

And as soon as we had heard [these things], our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man because of you: for the LORD your God, he [is] God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. 11. he is God in heaven above ] Rahab expressly acknowledges God as Almighty, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:11”

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that [were] on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 10. dried up the water ] The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:10”

And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 8 21. Reception of the Spies by Rahab 9. the Lord ] The name is remarkable as used by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:9”

And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; Before they were laid down to rest or sleep, as they intended, being now, after the departure of their searchers, come from their hiding place to their resting-place. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole 8-13. she came … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 2:8”