Joshua 22:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

We perceive that the Lord is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass... — The best token of the Divine presence among men is the Divine likeness and holiness in men. “if we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie... but if we walk in the light, we have fellowship one with another.”

Joshua 22:31

31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: nowc ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.