George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Joshua 8:10
Ancients, who had a command in the army, and assisted Josue with their counsel. They gave him an account of the state and numbers of the army. (Calmet)
Ancients, who had a command in the army, and assisted Josue with their counsel. They gave him an account of the state and numbers of the army. (Calmet)
Verse Joshua 8:10. _NUMBERED THE PEOPLE_] ויפקד את העם _vaiyiphkod eth haam,_ _he visited the people _- inspected their ranks to see whether every thing was in perfect readiness, that in case they sh...
NUMBERED THE PEOPLE - Rather, perhaps, “mustered” or “arrayed” them for their march. The distance from the camp at Gilgal to Ai is about fifteen miles. In the evening of the day after the despatch of...
8. THE OVERTHROW OF AI CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The advance commanded (Joshua 8:1)_ 2. The strategy of Joshua (Joshua 8:3) 3. Ai's defeat (Joshua 8:14) 4. Joshua's obedience ...
CAPTURE OF AI. Here we have the second and the successful attempt to take Ai. That two accounts have been combined is obvious. In Joshua 8:3 Joshua sends 30,000 men as an ambuscade against the city; i...
NUMBERED. inspected or mustered....
_numbered the people_ Rather, MUSTERED or ARRAYED them. The day after the despatch of the ambush would be naturally occupied with the marshalling of the army, and the march from Gilgal to Ai, where th...
_VER._ 10. _JOSHUA—NUMBERED THE PEOPLE_— That is to say, he ordered the officers to see if all their men were ready, and to begin their march by day-break, accompanied by the heads of their tribes, or...
_The Conquest of Ai Joshua 8:9-29_ 9Joshua therefore sent them forth; and they went to lie in ambush, and abode behind Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the pe...
_AND JOSHUA ROSE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND NUMBERED THE PEOPLE, AND WENT UP, HE AND THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL, BEFORE THE PEOPLE TO AI._ Joshua ... numbered the people - i:e., the detachment of liers-i...
THE CONQUEST OF AI. THE COVENANT CONFIRMED UPON MT. EBAL 1-29. The Taking of Ai. Edersheim explains that Joshua detailed a corps of 30,000 men, of whom 5,000 were placed W. of Ai in a wood. The 25,000...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 8 V1 Then the *Lord spoke again. ‘Do not b...
וַ יַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ בַּ † בֹּ֔קֶר וַ...
CHAPTER XVI. THE CAPTURE OF AI. Joshua 8:1. JOSHUA, having dealt faithfully with the case of Achan, whose sin had intercepted the favour of God, is again encouraged, and directed to renew, but more...
AI AGAIN ATTACKED Joshua 8:1 Now that the evil was put away, the people were assured of victory. “I _have_ given,” _etc_. But the assurance of faith is not inconsistent with the call for action: “Ari...
As the result of the severity of the discipline exercised in the case of Achan, the nation returned to obedience, and consequently Jehovah immediately uttered the word of reassurance to Joshua and the...
PAUSING FOR GOD IN THE MIDDLE OF VICTORY Joshua 8:1-35 Often, man holds himself guilty long after God has already wiped away the sin. It seems this was the case after Achan's sin had been removed fr...
And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and (d) numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. (d) That is, viewed or mustered them and set them in array....
I pass over, in a short remark, the mercy of the Lord vouchsafed Israel in this victory, to call the Reader's attention, to the manner in which the Lord was pleased to appoint the victory should be ob...
The passing of the Jordan was a wondrous and significant event; but it was not everything. It sank deep into the consciences of the Canaanites on all sides; but there was more that was needed, and mor...
Chapter 8 exhibits the return of Israel to their strength in God. If all the people were compromised by Achan's sin, it was needful that they should be sensibly restored to confidence, that they shoul...
AND JOSHUA ROSE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND NUMBERED THE PEOPLE,.... To see if there were any wanting, and to put them in proper order for their march: AND WENT UP, HE AND THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL, BEFO...
And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. Ver. 10. _And Joshua rose up early in the morning._] He is much no...
_Joshua numbered the people_ Not all the people, which was needless, and would now have required more time than could have been spared, but that part of the army which he designed to take with him. An...
1 God incourageth Ioshua. 3 The stratageme whereby Ai was taken. 29 The king thereof is hanged. 30 Ioshua buildeth an Altar, 32 writeth the Lawe on stones, 33 propoundeth blessings and cursings....
PREPARATIONS FOR THE TAKING OF AI...
And Joshua rose up early in the morning and numbered the people, mustered them, AND WENT UP, HE AND THE ELDERS OF ISRAEL, for it behooved them to take the lead in the attack, BEFORE THE PEOPLE OF AI,...
AI TOTALLY DESTROYED (vs.1-29) Now the Lord gives explicit instructions to Joshua as to attacking Ai. How different these were to the plans Joshua used at first! God tells Joshua not to be afraid, bu...
3-22 Observe Joshua's conduct and prudence. Those that would maintain their spiritual conflicts must not love their ease. Probably he went into the valley alone, to pray to God for a blessing, and he...
THE PEOPLE, Heb. _that people_, not all the people of Israel, which was needless, and required more time than could now be spared; but the rest of that host of thirty thousand, whereof five thousand w...
Joshua 8:10 Joshua H3091 early H7925 (H8686) morning H1242 mustered H6485 (H8799) people H5971 up H5927 ...
‘ And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and mustered (numbered) the people, and he and the elders of Israel went up before the people to Ai.' As usual he rose early. There was a hard climb and they...
CONTENTS: Conquest of Ai. The blessings and cursing of Ebal. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, king of Ai. CONCLUSION: The believer, clad in the whole armor of God, meeting the enemy of God as God directs, w...
Joshua 8:4. _Ye shall lie in wait:_ la ruse du guerre. The craft of war is lawful, if war itself be lawful; and experience is often of more avail than strength. Joshua 8:25. _Twelve thousand._ Here is...
_So Joshua arose, and all the people of war._ ALL THE PEOPLE AT WORK FOR JESUS I. Consider the advice of the spies which led to such a shameful defeat (Joshua 7:3). 1. Here we shall have to deal wi...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 8:1__ Having been defeated in Ai (ch. Joshua 7:1), Israel now follows God’s instructions and is successful....
CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 8:3. Thirty thousand … and sent them away] Probably 30,000 was the entire number chosen to operate against Ai, and of these 5000 were sent, as stated in Joshua 8:12, to form th...
EXPOSITION THE CAPTURE OF AI.— JOSHUA 8:1 FEAR NOT. Joshua was down cast at his former failure, and well he might. "Treacherous Israelites are to be dreaded more than malicious Canaanites" (Matthew...
Then they went back to Ai, now this time under the direction of the Lord. Joshua sent part of the army around the other side of the city to hide in ambush. And then he said, "We'll come to the city li...
Joshua 3:1; Joshua 6:12; Joshua 7:16; Psalms 119:60...
THE CONQUEST OF AI Joshua 8:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Christian conquest depends upon a clean heart. When the Children of Israel went against Ai the first time, they fled in dismay. The reason for the...
The people — Heb. that people, not all the people of Israel; which was needless, and required more time than could now be spared; but the rest of that host of thirty thousand, whereof five thousand we...