And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. Ver. 1. _And Joshua rose early in the morning,_] viz., Of the ninth day of the first month, called Abib; as on the tenth day Jos 4:19... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; Ver. 2. _After three days,_] _i.e., _ Three days after that they were commanded to provide victuals. _a_ Jos 1:11 _ a_ _A mandato illo de parando viatico._ - _Trem._... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it._ Ver. 3. _When ye see the ark of the covenant._] Which represented that angel of the covenant, Christ Jesu... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed [this] way heretofore. Ver. 4. _Yet there shall be a space._] That you may know the distance, and show your reverence. See... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you. Ver. 5. _Sanctify yourselves._] By ceremonial and spiritual purifications, doing your utmost to bring your hearts to a holy temper, that ye may make the best of the ensuing miracle.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people. Ver. 6. _And went before the people._] To the further side of the river, say some; to the middle only, say others, _as _... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee. Ver. 7. _This day will I begin to magnify thee,_] viz., In the esteem of the people. It is God that giveth honour; he fashioneth m... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. Ver. 8. _Ye shall stand still in Jordan._] "Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord which he will show you today,... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God. Ver. 9. _Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God._] For miracles do but excite men; they do but as the bells that call us to the sermon, they cannot work faith in us: but faith cometh by... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God [is] among you, and [that] he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. Ver. 10. _Hereby ye shall know that th... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. Ver. 11. _Behold the ark of the covenant, even the Lord of heaven and earth._] Where the ark is, and where the ordinances are, there God is: hence the ark is called God's face, Psa 105:4 yea, God's sel... [ Continue Reading ]
Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. Ver. 12. _Now therefore take you twelve men,_] _i.e., _ Now make choice of them for that service afterwards to be performed. Jos 4:4 _Potior est testis oculatus unus quam auriti decem._ _a_ a Plaut.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, [that] the waters of Jordan shall be cut off [from] the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. Ver.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; Ver. 14. _And it came to pass._] In Jos 3:13 it was, "And it shall come to pass." "The word of God cannot be broken"; Joh 10:35 all must be fulfille... [ Continue Reading ]
And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) Ver. 15. _For Jordan overfloweth his banks._] Ordinarily every year; either _ex fiuminis natura,_... [ Continue Reading ]
That the waters which came down from above stood [and] rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that [is] beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, failed, [and] were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. Ver. 16. _That... [ Continue Reading ]
And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan. Ver. 17. _And all the Israelites passed over._] He was a bold Israelite that first set... [ Continue Reading ]