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Verse Joshua 15:18. _AS SHE CAME_] As she was now departing from the
house of her father to go to that of her husband.
_SHE MOVED HIM_] Othniel, to _ask of her father a field_, one on which
she had s...
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AFIELD - In Judges 1:14, “the field,” i. e. the well-known field
asked by Achsah and given by Caleb as a “blessing,” i. e. as a
token of goodwill, which when the Book of Judges was written had
become...
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3. THE PORTION OF JUDAH
CHAPTER 15
_ 1. The south-border of Judah's portion (Joshua 15:1)_
2. The eastern and northern border (Joshua 15:5)
3. The western border (Joshua 15:12)
4. Caleb's conques...
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JOSHUA 15:1 reads rather confusedly. The statement is made that the
following is the inheritance of Israel a late writer, wishing to be
more exact, says the 9½ tribes, and then proceeds to point out h...
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SHE LIGHTED OFF. Compare Genesis 24:64; 1 Samuel 25:23.
WHAT WOULDEST THOU? Literally "What to thee? ". "What aileth thee? ...
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The Request of Achsah, Daughter of Caleb
13. _And unto Caleb_ This section, from Joshua 15:13-19, is repeated
with slight alterations almost verbatim in Judges 1:10-20. The two
sections are probably d...
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_as she came unto him_ i. e. as she proceeded to the home of Othniel
at Debir to become his wife. "When the parties live in different
villages, the bridegroom accompanied by his friends, all well moun...
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_VER._ 18. _AND—AS SHE CAME UNTO HIM—SHE MOVED HIM TO ASK OF HER
FATHER A FIELD,_ &C.— As she was conducted from the house of her
father to that of her husband, according to the custom of that time,
p...
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_Caleb's Inheritance Joshua 15:13-19_
13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the
children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua,
even the city of Arba the f...
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_AND IT CAME TO PASS, AS SHE CAME UNTO HIM, THAT SHE MOVED HIM TO ASK
OF HER FATHER A FIELD: AND SHE LIGHTED OFF HER ASS; AND CALEB SAID
UNTO HER, WHAT WOULDEST THOU?_
As she came unto him х_ BªBOW'A...
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THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE TERRITORY
It has been noticed that there are many incidental features in this
narrative which point to a contemporary document. Thus in the lot of
Judah we have a full descriptio...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at
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CHAPTER 15
V1 Joshua gave land to the *tribe of Ju...
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(13-19) AND UNTO CALEB... This paragraph occurs also in Judges 1:10,
with some slight variations. Which is its original place? In Judges it
is connected with the continuation of the conquest of Canaan...
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וַ יְהִ֣י בְּ בֹואָ֗הּ וַ
תְּסִיתֵ֨הוּ֙ לִ
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CHAPTER XXIV.
THE INHERITANCE OF JUDAH.
Joshua 15:1.
JUDAH was the imperial tribe, and it was fitting that he should be
planted in a conspicuous territory. Even if the republic had not been
destined...
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63, REWARDS OF COURAGE
Joshua 15:13
Arba was the greatest among the Anakim or giants, Joshua 14:15. His
three sons were equally formidable, Joshua 15:14. But Caleb subdued
them through an omnipotent...
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In the settlement of the nine and a half tribes, Judah was the first
dealt with as being the imperial and kingly tribe. The position
allocated to it was the fighting front. It was touched by enemies o...
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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...
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And it came to pass, as she came [unto him], that she moved him to ask
of her father a field: (f) and she lighted off [her] ass; and Caleb
said unto her, What wouldest thou?
(f) Because her husband t...
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Was moved; as the Syriac, Arabic, Junius, &c., represent the matter.
Others render the Hebrew in a different sense: "she moved him to ask
of her father a field, and she lighted off her ass, and Caleb...
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Every Reader must be struck with the singularity of Caleb's gift to
his daughter. And few enlightened Readers, but have been led to
conceive that the Holy Ghost hath veiled spiritual blessings under t...
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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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18._And it came to pass as she came unto him, _etc Although we may
conjecture that the damsel Acsa was of excellent morals and well
brought up, as marriage with her had been held forth as the special...
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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 IT CAME TO PASS, AS SHE CAME [UNTO HIM],.... To her husband, being
conducted from her father's house to his, in order to consummate the
marriage, just as we may suppose when she was got to her hus...
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And it came to pass, as she came [unto him], that she moved him to ask
of her father a field: and she lighted off [her] ass; and Caleb said
unto her, What wouldest thou?
Ver. 18. _She moved him to as...
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_As she came_ Or, _as she went;_ namely, from her father's house to
her husband's, as the manner was. _She moved him_ She persuaded her
husband, either, 1st, That he would ask: or rather, 2d, That he...
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1 The borders of the lot of Iudah.
13 Calebs portion and conquest.
16 Othniel for his valour, hath Achsah Calebs daughter to wife.
18 Shee obtaineth a blessing of her father.
21 The Cities of Iuda...
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Caleb's Possession....
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And it came to pass, as she came unto him, on her way over from Hebron
in the company of her father, to celebrate the nuptials, THAT SHE
MOVED HIM, her husband-to-be, TO ASK OF HER FATHER A FIELD, a p...
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THE BORDERS OF JUDAH
(vs.1-12)
Judah occupied the largest territory of the tribes, though later we
read that Simeon's possession was within Judah's territory (ch.19:1).
The boundary on the south of J...
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13-19 Achsah obtained some land by Caleb's free grant. He gave her a
south land. Land indeed, but a south land, dry and apt to be parched.
She obtained more, on her request, and he gave the upper and...
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AS SHE CAME UNTO HIM, or, as she went, to wit, from her father's house
to her husband s, as the manner was: SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 1:18". SHE
MOVED HIM TO ASK; she persuaded her husband; either,
1. Th...
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‘ And it happened that when she came to him, she moved him to ask of
her father a field, and she lighted from her ass, and Caleb said to
her, “What is it you want?” And she said to him, “Give me a
ble...
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CONTENTS: Land divisions; the portion of Judah.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Caleb, Othniel, Achsah.
CONCLUSION: It is no breach of God's law moderately to desire those
comforts and conveniences of life...
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Joshua 15:1. _This then was the lot of Judah._ After the arduous toils
of war, Joshua entered on an administration of affairs little less
difficult than the conquest itself. The country was now rather...
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_To him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife._
OTHNIEL’S CONQUEST OF DEBIR
I. The spirit which influenced caleb in the disposal of achsah. He
sought to unite her to a man--
(1) Honourable for his...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 15:1 As the distribution of western lands
begins, the important tribe of JUDAH receives its land first. The
tribal boundaries are described (vv. Joshua 1
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 15:13 HE GAVE TO CALEB... CALEB DROVE OUT. See
note on 14:6–15. OTHNIEL ...
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_THE INHERITANCE OF JUDAH_
CRITICAL NOTES.—
JOSHUA 15:1. This verse states the position of the lot of Judah in
relation to the whole of Canaan; it was in the extreme south of the
land. In Joshua 15:...
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EXPOSITION
THE LOT OF JUDAH.
JOSHUA 15:1
THE LOT OF THE TRIBE OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH. The first twelve verses
of this chapter define the boundaries of Judah. With it compare
Numbers 34:3, wh
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So in chapter fifteen he describes the portion that was given from
Judah, and he tells the borders of the land that was given to Judah,
going over at one point, clear to the Mediterranean, the area of...
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1 Samuel 25:23; Genesis 24:64...
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DIVIDING THE INHERITANCES
Joshua 14:6; _Joshua 15:13_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We have come to a very interesting place in the early history of
Israel even to the dividing of the land, and to the allotti...
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As she came — Or, as she went, namely, from her father's house to
her husband's, as the manner was. She moved him — She persuaded her
husband, either, That he would ask: or rather, That he would suffe...