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Verse Joshua 24:27. _THIS STONE - HATH HEARD ALL THE WORDS_] That is,
the stone itself, from its permanency, shall be in all succeeding ages
as competent and as substantial a witness as one who had be...
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THE SECOND ADDRESS
CHAPTER 24:1-28
_ 1. The gathering at Shechem (Joshua 24:1)_
2. Historic retrospect and exhortations (Joshua 24:2)
3. The answer given by Israel (Joshua 24:16)
4. Joshua's answ...
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BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6.
IT HATH HEARD. Figure of speech _Prosopopmia_. App-6....
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Solemn Renewal of the Covenant
25. _So Joshua made a covenant_ "Percussit ergo Josue in die illo
fœdus," Vulgate. "Thanne Josue smoot a boond of pees," Wyclif. A
covenant had been concluded by God on...
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_this stone shall be a witness_ So in Genesis 31:48; Genesis 31:52,
Laban says to Jacob, "This heap _is a witness_between me and thee this
day;" and in Deuteronomy 31:19;...
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DISCOURSE: 260
JOSHUA’S COVENANT WITH ISRAEL TO SERVE THE LORD
Joshua 24:21. And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve
the Lord. And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against...
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_VER._ 27. _FOR IT HATH HEARD ALL THE WORDS,_ &C.— "If ever you so
far forget yourselves, as to act as if you had not this day chosen the
Lord for your God, this stone shall convince you of falsehood,...
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_Joshua's Last Days and Death Joshua 24:26-33_
26And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took
a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the
sanctuary of the...
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_AND JOSHUA SAID UNTO ALL THE PEOPLE, BEHOLD, THIS STONE SHALL BE A
WITNESS UNTO US; FOR IT HATH HEARD ALL THE WORDS OF THE LORD WHICH HE
SPAKE UNTO US: IT SHALL BE THEREFORE A WITNESS UNTO YOU, LEST...
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24:27 words (a-23) Strictly, 'sayings,' _ imrah_ . see Note, Psalms
119:11 ....
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JOSHUA'S SECOND AND FINAL FAREWELL
This discourse (Joshua 24:1), with Israel's response (Joshua 24:16),
and consequent renewal of the Covenant (Joshua 24:25), occupies the
bulk of the chapter. The boo...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 24
JOSHUA SAYS ‘GOODBYE’ TO THE PEOPLE – JO...
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וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ אֶל ־כָּל ־הָ
עָ֗ם
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CHAPTER XXXII.
JOSHUA'S LAST APPEAL.
Joshua 24:1.
IT was at Shechem that Joshua's last meeting with the people took
place. The Septuagint makes it Shiloh in one verse (Joshua 24:1), but
Shechem in a...
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JOSHUA'S LAST SERVICE TO HIS PEOPLE
Joshua 24:16
Joshua did well to discourage their proud vauntings, and to show that
the people could not in their own might realize God's ideal, Psalms
105:4. The...
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Here we have the record of the final address of Joshua. In it he first
concisely and comprehensively traced the Hebrews' history from the
call of Abraham and did so in the form of the speech of Jehova...
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On the basis of all God had done for them, Joshua urged the people to
serve God and renounce all the gods their fathers had once served
beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt. That they had a choice is cle...
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And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a
witness unto us; for it (m) hath heard all the words of the LORD which
he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, le...
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It hath heard. This is a figure of speech, by which sensation is
attributed to inanimate things; and they are called upon, as it were,
to bear witness in favour of the great Creator, whom they on thei...
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There is somewhat truly interesting in the ancient custom of setting
up tokens of remembrance. Samuel's Ebenezer and Jacob ' s pillar, not
to mention many others, are precious evidences of the kind. 1...
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In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power.
Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have
to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24.
Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not
only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand
and kno...
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AND JOSHUA SAID UNTO ALL THE PEOPLE,.... The chief of them now
gathered together, and who represented the whole body:
BEHOLD, THIS STONE SHALL BE A WITNESS UNTO US; of the covenant now
made, and the...
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And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a
witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he
spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest y...
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_It hath heard_ It shall be as sure a witness against you as if it had
heard. This is a common figure, whereby the sense of hearing is often
ascribed to the heavens and the earth, and other senseless...
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1 Ioshua assembleth the tribes at Shechem.
2 A briefe historie of Gods benefits from Terah.
14 He reneweth a couenant betweene them and God.
26 A stone the witnesse of the couenant.
29 Ioshuas age...
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JOSHUA'S SUMMARY OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY
(vs.1-13)
For the second time, as Joshua neared the end of his life, he called
Israel together, primarily the elders, heads, judges and officers
(v.1), but includ...
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15-28 It is essential that the service of God's people be performed
with a willing mind. For LOVE is the only genuine principle whence all
acceptable service of God can spring. The Father seeks only...
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IT HATH HEARD; it shall be as sure a witness against you as if it had
heard. This is a common figure, called _prosopopaie_, whereby the
sense of hearing is oft ascribed to the heavens and the earth, a...
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Joshua 24:27 Joshua H3091 said H559 (H8799) people H5971 stone H68
witness H5713 heard H8085 (H8804) words...
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‘ And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be
a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of YHWH which he
spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you de...
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CONTENTS: Last charge of Joshua and his death. Eleazar's death.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Eleazar.
CONCLUSION: Joshua 24:15. It is the will of God that all should make
religion their serious and deli...
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Joshua 24:1. _Shechem._ Some think this was the Sychar where our
Saviour talked with the woman. John 4:5. This place became far famed
on account of the renewal of the covenant before Joshua's death. H...
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_Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem._
JOSHUA’S LAST FAREWELL
I. God’s threefold mercies.
1. Israel’s enlargement (verses 2-4).
2. Israel’s exodus (verses 5-7).
3. Israel’s entran...
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_Joshua _. .. _ took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak,
that was by the sanctuary of the Lord._
THE DEVOUT SOUL AND NATURE
Solemnity of occasion. Joshua, dying, calls upon the nation t...
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_Ye cannot serve the Lord: for He is an holy God._
THE COVENANT RENEWED
I. The difficulty of serving God. “Ye cannot serve the Lord.” It
was a staggering admonition. It embodied what theologians have...
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_Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve Him._
THE LAST DAYS OF JOSHUA
I. The reasonableness of serving God (verses 14, 15). To serve God, to
obey Him, to love Him, to submit heart and life to His con...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 24:1 Joshua again called for an assembly at
Shechem for a ceremony of covenant renewal (compare Joshua 8:30;...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 24:26 The title BOOK OF THE LAW OF GOD occurs
elsewhere only in Nehemiah 8:18, where it is explicitly identified
with the “Book of the Law of
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Joshua 24:19. Ye cannot serve Jehovah] Joshua here bids the people
count the cost of the decision expressed in Joshua 24:16. They could
not serve Jehovah in the indifferent spirit of...
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EXPOSITION
THE LAST RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT.—
JOSHUA 24:1
TO SHECHEM. The LXX. and the Arabic version read _Shiloh _here, and as
the words "they presented themselves (literally, _took up their
stati...
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Chapter twenty-four, Joshua is continuing this final charge to the
children of Israel. Picture now this old man he was. He was faithful
to the Lord. He has done a good job, but now he is bent over wit...
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1 Samuel 7:12; 2 Timothy 2:12; 2 Timothy 2:13; Deuteronomy 30:19;...
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THE CONSECRATION OF THE PEOPLE
Joshua 24:13
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The time comes sooner, or later, when we must all lay down the yoke
which we have been wearing for God. We cannot always serve, no mat...
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It hath heard — It shall be as sure a witness against you, as if it
had heard. This is a common figure, whereby the sense of hearing is
often ascribed to the heavens and the earth, and other senseless...