JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 18:1 That the assembly gathers before the TENT OF MEETING, or tabernacle (see Exodus 27:21; Exodus 40:2), recalls Israel’s history under Moses. SHILOH serves as the central sanctuary that Israel was to establish in the land (Deuteronomy 12:10). Shiloh was likely destroyed follo... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 18:7 THE LEVITES HAVE NO PORTION AMONG YOU. See note on 13:14. This verse prepares for assigning Levitical cities throughout the territories in ch. Joshua 21:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 18:9 WROTE IN A BOOK. Or on a scroll, or some other writing material (the term does not specify). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 18:11 Though one of the smaller tribes, BENJAMIN would be significant as the tribe of Israel’s first king, Saul (1 Samuel 9:21). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]