“ But cleavec unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. ”
But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.
Ver. 7-11. That ye come not among these nations, &c.— "Hold no familiarity; make no marriages with these idolatrous nations: never make the least honourable mention of the name of their...
Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left; No JFB commentary on...
The First Farewell Address of Joshua This discourse was probably delivered at Shiloh or Timnath-Serah. Unlike the Second Discourse, which is mainly a historical retrospect, it dwells chiefly upon...
CHAPTER XXXI. JEHOVAH THE CHAMPION OF ISRAEL. Joshua 23:1-16 . THE last two Chapter s of Joshua are very like each other. Each professes to be a report of the aged leader's farewell meeting wit...
Joshua's Farewell Address Joshua 23:1-16 Joshua's anxiety for the welfare of his people after his death has New Testament parallels. See Acts 20:29 ; 2 Peter 1:13-15 ; and especially John 13...
As the time approached for Joshua's passing, he twice gathered the people together and delivered to them his farewell messages. The first of these is contained in this chapter. Its burden was of the...
The holy jealousy which the man of God so warmly and affectionately recommended, may serve to teach us, with what circumspection believers in Jesus ought to walk amidst the swarm of vanities, with wh...
But cleave unto the Lord your God ,.... To his word, worship, and ordinances; externally, by close adherence to them, and strict observation of them; and internally, by strong affection to him, hope...
But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. Ver. 8. As ye have done unto this day, ] viz., Since I have had the governance of you, Vita Principis censura est, imo Cynosura...
But cleave to the Lord By constant obedience, entire affection, faithful service, and worship of him alone. As ye have done to this day To wit, since you came into Canaan; since which time the bo...
AN APPEAL ON THE BASIS OF GOD'S FAITHFULNESS (vs.1-16) Many years had passed now that Joshua calls for all Israel, elders, heads, judges and officers, and tells them he is old and advanced in age...
Joshua's Charge to Israel. B. C. 1427. 1 And it came to pass a long time after that the...
Cleave unto the Lord, by firm affiance, constant obedience, entire affection, faithful service and worship of him alone. As ye have done unto this day, to wit since you came into Canaan; since wh...
“ But cleave to YHWH your God, as you have done to this day.” Up to this time they had been faithful. They had driven out the Canaanites. They had spurned their gods. They had been faithful to th...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 23:7 . That ye come not among these nations] They were not to form with the Canaanites any civil or social alliances. The word rendered “come” indicates close and familiar...
Joshua 23:8 I. It could be only in a limited sense that this praise could be given to the children of Israel; their great crime through all periods of their history was that they did not cleave un...
Joshua 23:7 . Neither make mention of the name of their gods. This prohibition is often repeated, and it involves mythology in difficulties. The LXX had authorities for saying, Joshua 24:33 , tha...
I am old and stricken in age: and ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done. Old age As in the snowy realms of the Alps lovely flowers open their cheerful petals to the sky, so, notwith...
EXPOSITION JOSHUA 'S SOLEMN CHARGE .— Joshua 23:1 Waxed old and stricken in age. Literally, was old, advanced in days (see Joshua 13:1 ). But this refers to a more advanced age st...
The Urgent Exhortation to be Faithful to the Lord
Acts 11:23 ; Deuteronomy 10:20 ; Deuteronomy 11:22 ; Deuteronomy 13:4 ; Deuteronomy 4:4 ; Joshua 22:5
Hallowed Reminiscences Joshua 23:1-16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A glorious rest. Our study opens with very striking words: "And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto...
Cleave to the Lord — By constant obedience, entire affection, faithful service and worship of him alone. To this day — To wit, since you came in to Canaan; since which time the body of the people (...