Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Joshua 14:5
They — That is, the persons named, Joshua 14:5, who acted in the name of the children of Israel, divided it, either now, or presently after.
They — That is, the persons named, Joshua 14:5, who acted in the name of the children of Israel, divided it, either now, or presently after.
Verse Joshua 14:5. _THEY DIVIDED THE LAND._] This work was begun some time before at _Gilgal_, and was finished some time after at _Shiloh_. It must have required a very considerable time to make all...
2. CALEB'S REQUEST AND INHERITANCE CHAPTER 14 _ 1. The inheritance by lot (Joshua 14:1)_ 2. Caleb's request (Joshua 14:6) Judah's portion comes first, and as they draw near to Joshua to receive the...
JOSHUA 14-19. THE DIVISION OF THE LAND ON THE W. OF JORDAN. Joshua 14:1 is P's introduction to the division of the land by lot, but instead of going on at once with his account of the inheritance of J...
AS. according as. Compare Neh 35:2. Neh 14:2-5. DIVIDED. divided by lot;". Figure of speech _Ellipsis._ App-6....
_they divided the land_ The division was not finished at once. See below, ch. Joshua 18:1. But that is not the point here. The section contains the general introduction to the distribution of the land...
_VER._ 5. _THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL—DIVIDED THE LAND_— That is, they were disposed so to do; they began to set about it. The Scripture calls that done, which is begun or only resolved upon. Genesis 37:2...
_The Plan for Dividing the Land Joshua 14:1-5_ And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the he...
_AS THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES, SO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL DID, AND THEY DIVIDED THE LAND._ THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL ... DIVIDED THE LAND - i:e., they made the preliminary arrangements for the work. A cons...
TERRITORIES OF THE WESTERN TRIBES Chs. 14-19 inclusive describe the allotment of territories to the Western Tribes. There are two assignments. The first, embracing Judah and Joseph, is described as ta...
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 14 JOSHUA DIVIDES THE REST OF THE LAND – JO...
XIV. FOURTH DIVISION OF THE BOOK. DIVISION OF THE TEBBITORY ON THE WEST OF JORDAN TO NINE TRIBES AND A HALF (Joshua 14-19, inclusive). (1) AND THESE ARE THE COUNTRIES WHICH... ELEAZAR... AND JOSHUA....
כַּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת ־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥
THE MAN WHO WHOLLY FOLLOWED HIS GOD Joshua 14:1 The lot was doubtless adopted to obviate cause for jealousy or charges of favoritism. It denoted God's choice, Proverbs 16:33; Proverbs 18:18. It could...
The matter of supreme interest here is, of course, the story of Caleb, who, after forty-five years of waiting, claimed and obtained a definite possession in the land. His claim was made while there w...
Chapter 14:1-5 describes those present at the time of the division of the land west of Jordan among the nine and one-half tribes. The instructions for dividing the land had been given by Moses in Numb...
Before the distribution of the land had gone too far, it was appropriate for Caleb to come to Joshua and remind him of the promise God had made (Numbers 14:21-24; Deuteronomy 1:35-36). Caleb says he w...
_Land: or they were making all necessary preparations for the work, when Caleb came to remind Josue of what had been promised to him. No doubt land-measurers would be sent through the country._...
The two branches of Joseph's house, Manasseh and Ephraim, forming each a tribe, would have made Israel's family to have been thirteen to have divided Canaan, had not Levi been separated to the Lord; a...
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...
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...
AS THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES, SO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL DID,.... Particularly with respect to the division of the land, and making provision for the Levites; this they did by their heads and representa...
As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land. Ver. 5. _As the Lord commanded Moses._] To see that the Levites had their lands as well as other incomes, Num 35...
_The children of Joseph were two tribes_ That is, had the portion of two tribes, and therefore, though Levi was excluded, there remained nine tribes and a half to be provided for in Canaan. _They divi...
1 The nine tribes and a halfe are to haue their inheritance by lot. 6 Caleb by priuiledge obtaineth Hebron. 1 AND these are the countreys which the children of Israel inherited in the lande of Canaan...
As the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land, they made preparations for its distribution by lot, under the direction of the leaders appointed by God, although...
THE BEGINNING OF THE DISTRIBUTION...
WEST OF JORDAN: THE LAND DIVIDED BY LOT (vv. 1-5) The land west of the Jordan River was divided by Joshua and Eleazar the priest. It was not their discretion that decided this, however, for as to wh...
1-5 The Israelites must occupy the new conquests. Canaan would have been subdued in vain, if it had not been inhabited. Yet every man might not go and settle where he pleased. God shall choose our in...
THEY, i.e. the persons named JOSHUA 14:5, who represented and acted in the name of the children of Israel, divided it, either now, or presently after; which is here spoken by anticipation....
Joshua 14:5 LORD H3068 commanded H6680 (H8765) Moses H4872 children H1121 Israel H3478 did H6213 (H8804) divided...
‘ As YHWH commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.' The obedience of the people at this point is stressed. They carried out Moses' commands as given by YHWH. They di...
CONTENTS: Land divided, the portion of Caleb. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Caleb, Eleazar. CONCLUSION: Whatever we undertake, God's favorable presence with us is all in all to our success, therefore we s...
Joshua 14:12. _Give me this mountain,_ said Caleb; not the city; that was given to the levites with the suburbs, chap. 21.; but the country seat, once occupied by the giants, and all the land. The wic...
_By lot was their inheritance._ THE TRIBES APPORTIONED As the whole inheritance was the gift of God, so each one’s share was assigned to him by His appointment. Not even Joshua himself in a display o...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 14:1__ These chapters describe the tribal assignments west of the Jordan. ⇐ ⇔...
_DIVISION OF THE LAND WEST OF JORDAN.—THE INHERITANCE OF CALEB_ CRITICAL NOTES.—The section of the history which is introduced in the first five verses of this chapter terminates with chap. 19., and...
EXPOSITION JOSHUA 14:1 TRIBES. The word here for "tribes," in connection with the word "fathers," is the one which implies genealogical descent (see note on Joshua 13:29). Eleazar the priest, and Jos...
Now in chapter fourteen we have the interesting account of this fellow Caleb. When Moses had sent out the twelve spies to go into the land, Caleb was a companion to Joshua. They spied out the south co...