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Verse Joshua 22:31. _WE PERCEIVE THAT THE LORD IS AMONG US_] Or,
according to the Targum of _Jonathan_. "This day we know that the
majesty of Jehovah dwelleth among us, because ye have not committed...
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III. THE FINAL WORDS OF JOSHUA AND THE EPILOGUE
1. The Two and One-half Tribes and the Altar Ed
CHAPTER 22
_ 1. Joshua's address (Joshua 22:1)_
2. The tribes dismissed and their return (Joshua 22:...
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THE ALTAR OF WITNESS ERECTED BY THE E. JORDAN TRIBES. This narrative
is clearly not historical, and the question arises, Why should it have
been composed? The answer is that it is a Midrash (p. 314, 2...
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_VER._ 31. _THIS DAY WE PERCEIVE THAT THE LORD IS AMONG US, BECAUSE,_
&C.— Rejoiced to find by the answer of their brethren, that they
were perfectly innocent, Phinehas and his associates think it the...
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_A Reason Given for the Altar Joshua 22:21-34_
21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half
tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands
of Israel,
22 Th...
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DISMISSAL OF THE TWO AND A HALF TRIBES. THE AXTAR SET UP AT ED, AND
THE CONTROVERSY IT RAISED
1-9. The dismissal of the tribes.
10-34. The controversy at Ed. Here, as in Numbers 25:7, we see
Phinehas...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 22
4. ACCEPT GOD’S *BLESSING
The *tribes...
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We PERCEIVE THAT THE LORD IS AMONG US, BECAUSE YE HAVE NOT COMMITTED
THIS TRESPASS... — The best token of the Divine presence _among_ men
is the Divine likeness and holiness _in_ men. “if we say that...
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וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר פִּֽינְחָ֣ס בֶּן
־אֶלְעָזָ֣ר הַ כ
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CHAPTER XXX.
THE ALTAR ED.
Joshua 22:1.
THE two tribes and a half had behaved well. They had kept their word,
remained with their brethren during all Joshua's campaign, and taken
their part in all t...
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THE ALTAR OF WITNESS
Joshua 22:21
Phinehas and the ten princes did their work well. It was politic as
well as true to remind the departing warriors that they could not
rebel against God without invol...
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We now begin the third and last division of the Book, which tells the
story of the final things circling around Joshua's farewell and
passing. The first incident recorded is the return of the two and...
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As they were on their way home, they decided to erect an altar on the
west side of Canaan. It did not take long for word to reach the rest
of Israel about the erection of an altar by the two and one-h...
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And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of
Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh,
This day we perceive that the LORD [is] (q) among us, because...
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_Lord, who would not have failed to punish Israel for such a crime.
(Calmet) --- They rejoice, therefore, not only at the fidelity of
their brethren, but also on their own account, because they may no...
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Phinehas is a most engaging character in scripture. If the Reader will
consult what is said of him elsewhere, he will, I think, be led to see
in him, a lively type of the ever blessed Jesus. Numbers 2...
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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 PHINEHAS THE SON OF ELEAZAR THE PRIEST,.... As the mouth of the
deputation, and in their name:
SAID UNTO THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN, AND TO THE CHILDREN OF GAD, AND TO
THE CHILDREN OF MANASSEH; the r...
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And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of
Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh,
This day we perceive that the LORD [is] among us, because ye h...
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_It pleased them_ They were fully satisfied with this answer. _We
perceive that the Lord is among us_ By his gracious presence and
preventing goodness, in keeping you from so great an offence, and all...
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1 The two Tribes and halfe with a blessing are sent home.
9 They build the Altar of Testimony, in their iourney.
11 The Israelites are offended thereat.
21 They giue them good satisfaction.
1 THEN...
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And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the priest, said unto the children
of Reuben and to the children of Gad and to the children of Manasseh,
This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, the entire na...
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THE EXPLANATION MADE AND ACCEPTED...
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THE RETURN OF THE 2 ½ TRIBES
(vs.1-9)
To their credit, the warriors from Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of
Manasseh had continued faithfully with the other tribes in conflict
with the enemy until all...
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NOW:
_ Heb._ Then...
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30-34 It is well that there was on both sides a disposition to peace,
as there was a zeal for God; for quarrels about religion, for want of
wisdom and love, often prove the most fierce and difficult...
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THE LORD IS AMONG US, by his gracious presence and preventing
goodness, in keeping you from so great an offence, and all of us from
those dismal calamities that would have followed upon it. OUT OF THE...
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Joshua 22:31 Phinehas H6372 son H1121 Eleazar H499 priest H3548 said
H559 (H8799) children H1121 Reuben H7205 children
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‘ And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, said to the children
of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of
Manasseh, “This day we know that YHWH is among us, because you have
not...
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CONTENTS: Two and a half tribes dismissed to their homes. Altar of
Reuben and Gad.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Phinehas.
CONCLUSION: Unhappy strifes will be prevented or soon healed by an
impartial and...
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Joshua 22:10. _A great altar to see to._ See on Numbers 32. The object
of this mount or tumulus was to show that they belonged to the Hebrew
nation, and had hope in the Messiah. It was a sudden ebulli...
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_Ye have not left your brethren._
HELPING ONE ANOTHER
I. These tribes helped their brethren to their own inconvenience and
positive detriment. A narrow-minded, selfish race would have
recognised no c...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 22:1 Serving the Lord in the Land. In this
final section, with the Lord having fulfilled all his “good
promises” (Joshua 21:45), it is now Israel’s tur
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 22:21 The group from the western tribes is
relieved that the altar built by the eastern tribes is only a COPY OF
THE ALTAR OF THE LORD (v....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Joshua 22:10. The borders of Jordan] _Lit. =_“the circles of the
Jordan.” So, in chap. Joshua 13:2, we have “the circles of the
Philistines.” The immediate neighbourhood of the Jordan...
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EXPOSITION
JOSHUA 22:1
THE REUBENITES AND THE GADITES. According to the Hebrew idiom, these
are in the original in the singular, as in Genesis 12:6. Thus a tribe,
as has been before remarked, or even...
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Now in chapter twenty-two, after now the land has all been given and
apportioned out,
Joshua called the men from Reuben, and Gad, and half the tribe of
Manasseh (Joshua 22:1).
Now you remember these...
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1 Corinthians 14:25; 2 Chronicles 15:2; Isaiah 12:6; Joshua 3:10;...
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HOME AGAIN
Joshua 22:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The Heavenly warfare supersedes our duty at home. The two and a
half tribes had left their homes to go over the Jordan in order to aid
their brethren in...
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Is among us — By his gracious presence, and preventing goodness, in
keeping you from so great an offence, and all of us from those
calamities that would have followed it. Hand of the Lord — That is,
f...