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Verse Joshua 11:20. _IT WAS OF THE LORD TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS_] They
had sinned against all the light they had received, and God left them
justly to the hardness, obstinacy, and pride of their own h...
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See the marginal references....
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FURTHER CONQUESTS
CHAPTER 11
_ 1. Jabin and his confederacy (Joshua 11:1)_
2. The divine encouragement (Joshua 11:6)
3. The victory (Joshua 11:7)
4. The obedience of Joshua ...
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JOSHUA 11. DEFEAT OF JABIN AND HIS COALITION. Jabin, king of Hazor,
gathers a vast army of Canaanites at the Waters of Merom (locality
uncertain, p. 32). The coalition was utterly defeated, the king w...
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OF THE LORD. Because they were the descendants of the _Nephilim;_ and
it was as necessary for the Sword to destroy these, as the Flood
those....
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_For it was of the Lord_ "Forsothe the sentence of the Lord it was,"
Wyclif. Compare Exodus 4:21, "When thou goest to return into Egypt,
see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have...
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General Retrospect of the Conquest of Palestine
16. _So Joshua took_ The sacred writer pauses to survey and sum up the
conquests of the Israelitish leader.
_the hills_ The country is contemplated und...
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_VER._ 20. _FOR IT WAS OF THE LORD TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS_— He
hardened them in the same sense that he had hardened the heart of
Pharaoh. Instead of inspiring them with a greater terror than that
wher...
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_A Summary of Joshua's Campaigns Joshua 11:16-23_
16 _So_ Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south
country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain,
and the mountain...
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_FOR IT WAS OF THE LORD TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS, THAT THEY SHOULD COME
AGAINST ISRAEL IN BATTLE, THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THEM UTTERLY, AND THAT
THEY MIGHT HAVE NO FAVOUR, BUT THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THEM,...
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THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH
Here there is no trace, as in the former case, of miraculous
interposition. Joshua's generalship, courage, swiftness and loyalty
are the prominent factors in the achievement...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 11
THE *ISRAELITES DEFEAT THE TOWNS IN THE...
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IT WAS OF THE LORD TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS... THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY
THEM. — Or rather _to strengthen their heart_ — _i.e.,_ render
them obstinate. These words go to prove what has been said elsewhere,...
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כִּ֣י מֵ אֵ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה ׀ הָיְתָ֡ה לְ
חַזֵּ֣ק
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CHAPTER XX.
THE BATTLE OF MEROM.
Joshua Chs. 11, 12.
THERE is some appearance of confusion in the terms in which the great
confederacy of native princes against Israel is brought in. In the
beginnin...
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MUCH LAND YET TO BE POSSESSED
Joshua 11:16; Joshua 13:1
We do not know how long the war lasted. Probably about seven years,
Joshua 14:10 (forty-five less thirty-eight). It was only in David's
reign t...
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A new confederacy had now to be faced and fought. Conscious of their
peril, the northern kings now joined in an attempt to break the power
of those conquering hosts. Turning north, Joshua led an attac...
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Joshua 11:1-23 concludes the brief summary of the conquest of the land
of Canaan. Jabin, king of Hazor, called for a number of the kings of
the north to align with him and attack Israel. God again rea...
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For it was of the LORD to (l) harden their hearts, that they should
come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly,
[and] that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy t...
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Hardened. This hardening of their hearts, was their having no thought
of yielding or submitting: which was a sentence or judgment of God
upon them, in punishment of their enormous crimes. (Challoner)...
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These verses sum up the account of the whole conquests of all the
northern parts of Canaan. If we compute the different periods, it
should seem that it took no less a time than five or six years to
su...
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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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Israel's victories bring fresh war upon them; but the confederation of
their enemies only serves to deliver them all together into their
hands. If God will not have peace, it is because He will have v...
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FOR IT WAS OF THE LORD TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS,.... As he hardened the
hearts of Pharaoh and the Egyptians, that his power might be displayed
in their destruction:
THAT THEY SHOULD COME AGAINST ISRAEL...
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_All other they took in battle_ That is, all that were taken by Joshua
were taken by the sword, and therefore it is no wonder that the war
was long, when the enemy was so obstinate. _It was of the Lor...
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1 Diuers Kings ouercome at the waters of Merom.
10 Hazor is taken and burnt.
16 All the countrey taken by Ioshua.
21 The Anakims cut off.
[IOSHUA CONQUERETH DIUERS KINGS.]
1 AND it came to passe,...
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THE CONQUEST OF WESTERN PALESTINE...
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For it was of the Lord, it was His dispensation, TO HARDEN THEIR
HEARTS THAT THEY SHOULD COME AGAINST ISRAEL IN BATTLE, THAT HE MIGHT
DESTROY THEM UTTERLY, AND THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE NO FAVOR, no
compas...
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CONQUEST OF NORTHERN ENEMIES
(vs.1-15)
Israel's returning for the time being to Gilgal gave time for the
nations in the north to mobilize. In this God's wisdom is evident, for
He brought these natio...
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15-23 Never let the sons of Anak be a terror to the Israel of God,
for their day to fall will come. The land rested from war. It ended
not in a peace with the Canaanites, that was forbidden, but in a...
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It was the design of God's providence not to soften their hearts to a
compliance with the Israelites, but to give them up to their own
animosity, pride, confidence, and stubbornness; that so both thei...
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Joshua 11:20 LORD H3068 harden H2388 (H8763) hearts H3820 against
H7125 (H8800) Israel H3478 battle H4421 destroy...
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‘ For it was of YHWH to harden their hearts, that they might come
against Israel to battle, that he might destroy them utterly (devote
them), that they might have no favour but that he might destroy t...
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CONTENTS: Final conquest of Canaan.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Jabin, Jobab.
CONCLUSION: Those who, through obedience to His precepts, have God on
their side, need not be disturbed as to the number an...
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Joshua 11:1. _Hazor,_ then the metropolis of a powerful kingdom,
Jeremiah 49:28, is situate on Lake _Merom,_ forty miles north of the
sea of Galilee. Jabin with all the allies, 300,000 infantry, and
2...
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_When Jabin king of Hazor had heard._
TAKE HEED HOW YE HEAR
I. Healing and not hearing. The tidings of the overthrow of Sihon and
Og, and the fall of Jericho, seem to have made almost no impression...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 11:1__ The northern campaign takes shape as an
effort to defend the Israelites against the coalition of northern
kings gathered around Jabin of Hazor.
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 11:16 Joshua’s conquest of Canaan took A
LONG TIME, perhaps seven years. IT WAS THE LORD’S DOING TO HARDEN
THEIR HEARTS. On human responsibility vs. divine soverei
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Joshua 11:17. From the mount Halak] _Marg. =_“The smooth
mountain;” or “the bare” or “bald” mountain: thought by
Robinson and others to be a row of white cliffs, from sixty to eighty...
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EXPOSITION
THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR.—
JOSHUA 11:1
AND IT CAME TO PASS. The political constitution of Palestine was,
humanly speaking, the cause of its overthrow. The division of the
country into a...
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So in chapter eleven, the other kings when they had heard what
happened to these kings that had come out against them, they also went
out with their host. These are now the kings that are in the area...
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1 Kings 12:15; 1 Kings 22:20; 1 Samuel 2:25; 2 Chronicles 25:16;...
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THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH
Joshua 11:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We have heard of old that "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to
hearken than the fat of rams." This is true. The outstanding feature
in...
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To harden their hearts — It was the design of God's providence not
to soften their hearts to a compliance with the Israelites, but to
give them up to their own animosity, pride, confidence and
stubbor...