EXPOSITION
THE CAPTURE OF AI.—
JOSHUA 8:1
FEAR NOT. Joshua was down cast at his former failure, and well he
might. "Treacherous Israelites are to be dreaded more than malicious
Canaanites" (Matthew Henry). TAKE ALL THE PEOPLE OF WAX WITH THEE.
Not, as has been before stated, because 3,000 men were... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION
THE COPY OF THE LAW.—
JOSHUA 8:30
THEN JOSHUA BUILT AN ALTAR UNTO THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL IN MOUNT EBAL.
This passage has been pronounced to be an interpolation by Meyer, De
Wette, Maurer, Rosenmuller, Knobel, and others. The LXX. does not
introduce it here, but after Joshua 9:2. For oth... [ Continue Reading ]