EXPOSITION THE CIRCUMCISION.— JOSHUA 5:1 WHICH WERE ON THE SIDE OF JORDAN WESTWARD. A large portion of the territory of the Amorites had, as we have seen (Joshua 3:10), been already conquered. The remaining tribes on the other side Jordan were apprehensive of the same fate. For "on the side," the... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION THE PASSOVER AND THE CESSATION OF THE MANNA.— JOSHUA 5:10 AND KEPT THE PASSOVER. In reference to the question which has been discussed above, whether the passover was kept after the rebellion at Kadesh-Barnea, Keil notices, as a remarkable fact, that not only no mention of a passover as... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION JOSHUA 5:13 WHEN JOSHUA WAS BY JERICHO. The preposition בְּ, the principal meaning of which is _"in" _signifies here "in the immediate neighbourhood of," as in 1 Samuel 29:1 (where, however, the LXX. read _"in Endor"_)_, _Ezekiel 10:15. Perhaps Joshua had ascended some hill in the close... [ Continue Reading ]