It was of the Lord to harden their hearts... that he might destroy them. — Or rather to strengthen their heart — i.e., render them obstinate. These words go to prove what has been said elsewhere, that the conquest of Canaan was not intended to be a massacre of the unresisting inhabitants.
Verse Joshua 11:20. _IT WAS OF THE LORD TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS_] They had sinned against all the light they had received, and God left them justly to the hardness, obstinacy, and pride of their own h...
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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 ...
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...
OF THE LORD. Because they were the descendants of the _Nephilim;_ and it was as necessary for the Sword to destroy these, as the Flood those....
General Retrospect of the Conquest of Palestine 16. _So Joshua took_ The sacred writer pauses to survey and sum up the conquests of the Israelitish leader. _the hills_ The country is contemplated und...
_For it was of the Lord_ "Forsothe the sentence of the Lord it was," Wyclif. Compare Exodus 4:21, "When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have...
_VER._ 20. _FOR IT WAS OF THE LORD TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS_— He hardened them in the same sense that he had hardened the heart of Pharaoh. Instead of inspiring them with a greater terror than that wher...
_A Summary of Joshua's Campaigns Joshua 11:16-23_ 16 _So_ Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain...
_FOR IT WAS OF THE LORD TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS, THAT THEY SHOULD COME AGAINST ISRAEL IN BATTLE, THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THEM UTTERLY, AND THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE NO FAVOUR, BUT THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THEM,...
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...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 11 THE *ISRAELITES DEFEAT THE TOWNS IN THE...
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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...
MUCH LAND YET TO BE POSSESSED Joshua 11:16; Joshua 13:1 We do not know how long the war lasted. Probably about seven years, Joshua 14:10 (forty-five less thirty-eight). It was only in David's reign t...
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...
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...
For it was of the LORD to (l) harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, [and] that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy t...
Hardened. This hardening of their hearts, was their having no thought of yielding or submitting: which was a sentence or judgment of God upon them, in punishment of their enormous crimes. (Challoner)...
These verses sum up the account of the whole conquests of all the northern parts of Canaan. If we compute the different periods, it should seem that it took no less a time than five or six years to su...
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...
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...
FOR IT WAS OF THE LORD TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS,.... As he hardened the hearts of Pharaoh and the Egyptians, that his power might be displayed in their destruction: THAT THEY SHOULD COME AGAINST ISRAEL...
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, [and] that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them,...
_All other they took in battle_ That is, all that were taken by Joshua were taken by the sword, and therefore it is no wonder that the war was long, when the enemy was so obstinate. _It was of the Lor...
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,...
For it was of the Lord, it was His dispensation, TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS THAT THEY SHOULD COME AGAINST ISRAEL IN BATTLE, THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THEM UTTERLY, AND THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE NO FAVOR, no compas...
THE CONQUEST OF WESTERN PALESTINE...
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...
15-23 Never let the sons of Anak be a terror to the Israel of God, for their day to fall will come. The land rested from war. It ended not in a peace with the Canaanites, that was forbidden, but in a...
It was the design of God's providence not to soften their hearts to a compliance with the Israelites, but to give them up to their own animosity, pride, confidence, and stubbornness; that so both thei...
Joshua 11:20 LORD H3068 harden H2388 (H8763) hearts H3820 against H7125 (H8800) Israel H3478 battle H4421 destroy...
‘ For it was of YHWH to harden their hearts, that they might come against Israel to battle, that he might destroy them utterly (devote them), that they might have no favour but that he might destroy t...
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...
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...
_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...
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. ⇐
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 11:16 Joshua’s conquest of Canaan took A LONG TIME, perhaps seven years. IT WAS THE LORD’S DOING TO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS. On human responsibility vs. divine soverei
CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 11:17. From the mount Halak] _Marg. =_“The smooth mountain;” or “the bare” or “bald” mountain: thought by Robinson and others to be a row of white cliffs, from sixty to eighty...
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...
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...
1 Kings 12:15; 1 Kings 22:20; 1 Samuel 2:25; 2 Chronicles 25:16;...
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...
To harden their hearts — It was the design of God's providence not to soften their hearts to a compliance with the Israelites, but to give them up to their own animosity, pride, confidence and stubbor...