“ Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. ”
Defeat and Death of the Five Kings. Here we have the account of the famous battle of Bethhoron. Five kings band themselves together against Gibeon; the Gibeonites send for help to Joshua, who comes...
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. Joshua - came unto them suddenly - This he did by a forced march during the night, for he went up from Gilgal all night;...
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly. This is explained in the following clause, where he is described as havi...
The Conquest of Southern Canaan This chapter narrates the successful campaign against the five confederate chiefs of the S., who are roused by the fall of Jericho and Ai and the alliance with Gibe...
And went up. — Better thus, And Joshua came upon them suddenly; (for) all the night he had marched (come up) from Gilgal. The expression “went up” is geographically correct, because the line...
CHAPTER XIX. THE BATTLE OF BETHHORON. Joshua 10:1-43 . OUT of the larger confederacy of the whole Canaanite chiefs against Joshua and his people recorded in the beginning of chap 9, a smaller n...
“The Lord Fought for Israel” Joshua 10:1-14 The honor of Israel was implicated in this attack on their confederates, and Joshua went to their assistance. The deception which had been practiced...
This action of the Gibeonites in securing their own safety aroused the anger of the confederate kings and they proceeded to act against Gibeon in order to punish it. In their peril the men of Gibeon...
See how the soldiers of Joshua encountered the fatigues of the night. And shall not the followers of the Lamb endure hardness, as good soldiers of Jesus Christ? 2 Timothy 2:3 .
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly ,.... Which no doubt threw them into consternation and confusion: [and] went up from Gilgal all night ; he chose the night for secrecy and surprise, and th...
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, [and] went up from Gilgal all night. Ver. 9. And went up from Gilgal all night. ] He marched all night, and fought all day for these Gibeonites; of whose...
Joshua came unto them suddenly Though assured by God of the victory, yet he uses all prudent means. And went up from Gilgal all night It is not said that he went from Gilgal to Gibeon in a night'...
ISRAEL DEFEATS FIVE KINGS (vs.1-10) The news of Gibeon's treaty with Israel greatly alarmed other nations in the land, for Gibeon was considered prominent and important, so that the king of Jerus...
The Sun and Moon Stand Still. B. C. 1450. 7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and al...
Though assured by God of the victory, yet he useth all prudent means, and surpriseth them. It is not said that he went from Gilgal to Gibeon in a night's space, but only that he travelled all night;...
‘ Joshua therefore came on them suddenly, for he went up from Gilgal all night. And YHWH discomfited them before Israel and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of...
THE OVERTHROW OF THE CITIES OF THE SOUTH CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 10:1 . Adoni-zedek] = “lord of righteousness.” Melchi-zedek was apparently king of the same place in the time of Abram. The Jeb...
Joshua 10:1 . Adonizedek, lord of righteousness. Zedek was common in the names of the kings of Jerusalem, as Melchizedek. Joshua 10:11 . Great stones hail stones, as in many versions. So i...
Come up . .. quickly, and save us, and help us. Help! help! The chapter opens with a cry from Jerusalem, the summons of Adoni-zedek--“To arms! To arms!” Here we have another and a very diffe...
EXPOSITION THE BATTLE OF BETH - HORON , AND THE SUBJUGATION OF SOUTHERN PALESTINE .— Joshua 10:1 Adoni-zedec (cf. Melchizedek in Genesis 14:18 ). The name given to t...
The Defeat of the Five Kings on a Day of Miraculous Length
1 Samuel 11:9-11 ; 2 Timothy 2:3 ; 2 Timothy 4:2 ; Ecclesiastes 9:10 ; Proverbs 22:29 ; Proverbs 24:11 ; Proverbs 24:12
The Kings Gather Against God Joshua 10:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Is the world approaching another world war? Is that war leading toward the final great war of wars? These and similar questions a...
Came suddenly — Though assured by God of the victory, yet he uses all prudent means. All night — It is not said, that he went from Gilgal to Gibeon in a night's space; but only that he travelled al...