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Verse Joshua 11:7. _BY THE WATERS OF MEROM SUDDENLY_] Joshua, being
apprised of this grand confederation, lost no time, but marched to
meet them; and before they could have supposed him at hand, fell...
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SUDDENLY - As before, at Gibeon Joshua 10:9, so now Joshua anticipates
his enemies. Taken by surprise, and hemmed in between the mountains
and the lake, the chariots and horses would have no time to d...
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FURTHER CONQUESTS
CHAPTER 11
_ 1. Jabin and his confederacy (Joshua 11:1)_
2. The divine encouragement (Joshua 11:6)
3. The victory (Joshua 11:7)
4. The obedience of Joshua ...
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JOSHUA 11. DEFEAT OF JABIN AND HIS COALITION. Jabin, king of Hazor,
gathers a vast army of Canaanites at the Waters of Merom (locality
uncertain, p. 32). The coalition was utterly defeated, the king w...
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_So Joshua came_ With the suddenness and rapidity which characterized
all his movements, he did not wait for the northern confederacy to
attack him at Gilgal, but marched against them with the intenti...
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_The Defeat of Jabin Joshua 11:1-9_
And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things,
that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and
to the king of Achshaph,...
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_SO JOSHUA CAME, AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF WAR WITH HIM, AGAINST THEM BY
THE WATERS OF MEROM SUDDENLY; AND THEY FELL UPON THEM._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH
Here there is no trace, as in the former case, of miraculous
interposition. Joshua's generalship, courage, swiftness and loyalty
are the prominent factors in the achievement...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 11
THE *ISRAELITES DEFEAT THE TOWNS IN THE...
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SUDDENLY. — On this occasion, as in the former campaign which began
at Gibeon, Joshua surprised his adversaries by the rapidity of his
movements....
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וַ יָּבֹ֣א יְהֹושֻׁ֡עַ וְ כָל ־עַם֩ הַ
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CHAPTER XX.
THE BATTLE OF MEROM.
Joshua Chs. 11, 12.
THERE is some appearance of confusion in the terms in which the great
confederacy of native princes against Israel is brought in. In the
beginnin...
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JOSHUA'S OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD'S COMMANDS
Joshua 11:1
The scene is removed to the waters of Merom, near the sources of the
Jordan. Hazor was the capital of the region; Jabin, like Pharaoh, was
an her...
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A new confederacy had now to be faced and fought. Conscious of their
peril, the northern kings now joined in an attempt to break the power
of those conquering hosts. Turning north, Joshua led an attac...
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Joshua 11:1-23 concludes the brief summary of the conquest of the land
of Canaan. Jabin, king of Hazor, called for a number of the kings of
the north to align with him and attack Israel. God again rea...
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If we read these wars with a spiritual eye, (and unless we do this,
the mere historical relation will only leave us where it found us) we
shall discover much instruction couched under those commands o...
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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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Israel's victories bring fresh war upon them; but the confederation of
their enemies only serves to deliver them all together into their
hands. If God will not have peace, it is because He will have v...
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SO JOSHUA CAME, AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF WAR WITH HIM, AGAINST THEM,....
Being encouraged by the Lord, they set out with Joshua at the head of
them, to fight the kings and their forces. It is highly prob...
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So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by
the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
Ver. 7. _By the waters of Merom suddenly._] Like a lightbolt. Bajazet,
for l...
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1 Diuers Kings ouercome at the waters of Merom.
10 Hazor is taken and burnt.
16 All the countrey taken by Ioshua.
21 The Anakims cut off.
[IOSHUA CONQUERETH DIUERS KINGS.]
1 AND it came to passe,...
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So Joshua came, after one of his characteristic rapid marches, AND ALL
THE PEOPLE OF WAR WITH HIM, AGAINST THEM, the heathen armies, BY THE
WATERS OF MEROM SUDDENLY, in a surprise attack; AND THEY FEL...
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THE SECOND ALLIANCE OF HEATHEN KINGS AND THEIR DEFEAT...
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CONQUEST OF NORTHERN ENEMIES
(vs.1-15)
Israel's returning for the time being to Gilgal gave time for the
nations in the north to mobilize. In this God's wisdom is evident, for
He brought these natio...
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1-9 The wonders God wrought for the Israelites were to encourage them
to act vigorously themselves. Thus the war against Satan's kingdom,
carried on by preaching the gospel, was at first forwarded by...
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When they least expected them, intending there to refresh, and
prepare, and order themselves for the offensive war which they
designed....
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Joshua 11:7 Joshua H3091 people H5971 war H4421 came H935 (H8799)
suddenly H6597 waters H4325 Merom H4792 attacked...
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‘ So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them
by the waters of Merom, suddenly, and fell on them.'
The huge army gathered together, were probably still arranging tactics
and leade...
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CONTENTS: Final conquest of Canaan.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Jabin, Jobab.
CONCLUSION: Those who, through obedience to His precepts, have God on
their side, need not be disturbed as to the number an...
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Joshua 11:1. _Hazor,_ then the metropolis of a powerful kingdom,
Jeremiah 49:28, is situate on Lake _Merom,_ forty miles north of the
sea of Galilee. Jabin with all the allies, 300,000 infantry, and
2...
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_When Jabin king of Hazor had heard._
TAKE HEED HOW YE HEAR
I. Healing and not hearing. The tidings of the overthrow of Sihon and
Og, and the fall of Jericho, seem to have made almost no impression...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 11:1__ The northern campaign takes shape as an
effort to defend the Israelites against the coalition of northern
kings gathered around Jabin of Hazor.
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_THE OVERTHROW OF THE CITIES OF THE NORTH, AND GENERAL RETROSPECT_
CRITICAL NOTES.—
Joshua 11:1. Hazor] In Joshua 11:11, Hazor is described as “the
head” of all the kingdoms named in Joshua 11:1. It...
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EXPOSITION
THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR.—
JOSHUA 11:1
AND IT CAME TO PASS. The political constitution of Palestine was,
humanly speaking, the cause of its overthrow. The division of the
country into a...
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So in chapter eleven, the other kings when they had heard what
happened to these kings that had come out against them, they also went
out with their host. These are now the kings that are in the area...
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1 Thessalonians 5:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Joshua 10:9...
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THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH
Joshua 11:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We have heard of old that "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to
hearken than the fat of rams." This is true. The outstanding feature
in...
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Suddenly — When they least expected them, intending there to
refresh, and prepare, and order themselves for the offensive war which
they designed....