Joshua 14 - Introduction
_A.M. 2560. B.C. 1444._ The method of dividing the land, Joshua 14:1. Caleb demands Hebron, Joshua 14:6, which Joshua grants, Joshua 14:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
_A.M. 2560. B.C. 1444._ The method of dividing the land, Joshua 14:1. Caleb demands Hebron, Joshua 14:6, which Joshua grants, Joshua 14:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And these are the countries_ Namely, those mentioned in the 15th, 16th, and following Chapter s, to the 20th; for this chapter is but a kind of preface to the division of the land; which was now conquered by Joshua, as that of Sihon and Og had been by Moses; and was to be divided by lot according t... [ Continue Reading ]
_By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded_ “Though God had sufficiently pointed out,” says Dr. Dodd, “by the predictions of Jacob, when dying, and those of Moses, what portions he designed for each tribe; we readily discern an admirable proof of his wisdom, in the orders he gave to decide... [ Continue Reading ]
_The children of Joseph were two tribes_ That is, had the portion of two tribes, and therefore, though Levi was excluded, there remained nine tribes and a half to be provided for in Canaan. _They divided,_ &c. That is, the persons named, (Joshua 14:1,) who acted in the name of the children of Israel... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then the children of Judah came_ When Joshua, Eleazar, and the rest were consulting about the division of the land, and before they had begun to cast lots, some of the children of Judah interposed in behalf of Caleb, coming along with him to show him respect, to testify their consent that he should... [ Continue Reading ]
_I brought him word, as it was in my heart_ I spake my opinion sincerely, without flattery and fear, when the other spies were biassed by their own fears, and the dread of the people, to speak otherwise than in their consciences they believed. _I wholly followed the Lord my God _ The Hebrew, מלאתי א... [ Continue Reading ]
_Moses sware on that day_ See Deuteronomy 1:35. What is here mentioned was first pronounced by God himself, and that with an oath, Numbers 14:21. It was also, however, repeated by Moses, so that the expression of the sacred writer is just.... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord hath kept me alive these forty and five years_ Whereof thirty-eight were spent in the wilderness, and seven since they came into Canaan. The longer we live the more sensible we should be of God's goodness to us in keeping us alive! Of his care in prolonging our frail lives, his patience in... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now, therefore, give me this mountain_ The mountainous country where Hebron lay, (Joshua 11:21,) which was the place promised to him. He names the country rather than the city, because that was given to the Levites, Joshua 21:11. _Thou heardest in that day _ Didst understand, both by the reports of... [ Continue Reading ]
_Joshua blessed him_ Commended his bravery, applauded and granted his request, and prayed to God to bless and help him according to his own desire. Joshua was both a prince and a prophet, and on both accounts it was proper for him to give Caleb his blessing.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Arba was a great man_, &c. In stature, and strength, and dignity, and authority, as being the progenitor of Anak, the father of those famous giants called Anakims.... [ Continue Reading ]