George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Joshua 24:3
From the. Hebrew and Septuagint, "other side of the flood or river," where Mesopotamia commences. (Haydock)
From the. Hebrew and Septuagint, "other side of the flood or river," where Mesopotamia commences. (Haydock)
THE SECOND ADDRESS CHAPTER 24:1-28 _ 1. The gathering at Shechem (Joshua 24:1)_ 2. Historic retrospect and exhortations (Joshua 24:2) 3. The answer given by Israel (Joshua 24:16) 4. Joshua's answ...
I TOOK. Genesis 11:31; Joshua 12:1. AND GAVE. Genesis 21:1....
_And I took_ Joshua says nothing more of the life of Abraham than that Jehovah caused him to wander through the Land of Canaan, and finally gave him a son Isaac. _and gave him Isaac_ Which means "_Lau...
_A Reminder of God's Blessings Joshua 24:1-25_ And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their of...
_AND I TOOK YOUR FATHER ABRAHAM FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOD, AND LED HIM THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND OF CANAAN, AND MULTIPLIED HIS SEED, AND GAVE HIM ISAAC._ Took your father Abraham. It was an irre...
JOSHUA'S SECOND AND FINAL FAREWELL This discourse (Joshua 24:1), with Israel's response (Joshua 24:16), and consequent renewal of the Covenant (Joshua 24:25), occupies the bulk of the chapter. The boo...
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOD] RV 'from beyond the River,' i.e. Euphrates. 6, 7. AND YE CAME UNTO THE SEA, etc.] The full and graphic description of this great miracle is remarkable in so concise a spee...
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 24 JOSHUA SAYS ‘GOODBYE’ TO THE PEOPLE – JO...
THE FLOOD — i.e., the river, as in Joshua 24:2; and so also in Joshua 24:15....
וָ֠ אֶקַּח אֶת ־אֲבִיכֶ֤ם אֶת ־אַבְרָהָם֙ מֵ
CHAPTER XXXII. JOSHUA'S LAST APPEAL. Joshua 24:1. IT was at Shechem that Joshua's last meeting with the people took place. The Septuagint makes it Shiloh in one verse (Joshua 24:1), but Shechem in a...
THE LESSON OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY Joshua 24:1 The previous chapter contains Joshua's own last words of warning to Israel; here he is God's mouthpiece: “Thus saith the Lord God of Israel.” There is, fi...
Here we have the record of the final address of Joshua. In it he first concisely and comprehensively traced the Hebrews' history from the call of Abraham and did so in the form of the speech of Jehova...
Joshua briefly related the history of God's people all the way back to the time when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates. Terah, Abraham's father, and his son Nahor worshipped false gods. Go...
Probably, the place of Joshua's preaching suggested to him the story of Abraham ' s conversion. But, if not, nothing could be more proper than that in the recapitulation of God's covenant love to his...
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...
3._And I took your father Abraham, _etc This expression gives additional confirmation to what I lately showed, that Abraham did not emerge from profound ignorance and the abyss of error by his own vir...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...
AND I TOOK YOUR FATHER ABRAHAM FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLOOD,.... The river Euphrates, as before: or "your father, to wit, Abraham", as Noldius x; he took him not only in a providential way, and br...
And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac. Ver. 3. _And gave him Isaac._] _Effaetae f...
_I took_ I snatched him out of that idolatrous place, and took him into acquaintance and covenant with myself, which was the highest honour and happiness he was capable of. _And led_ That is, I brough...
1 Ioshua assembleth the tribes at Shechem. 2 A briefe historie of Gods benefits from Terah. 14 He reneweth a couenant betweene them and God. 26 A stone the witnesse of the couenant. 29 Ioshuas age...
A Review of God's Mercies...
And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, the great river Euphrates, out of these dangerous surroundings, AND LED HIM THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND OF CANAAN, AND MULTIPLIED HIS SEED,...
JOSHUA'S SUMMARY OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY (vs.1-13) For the second time, as Joshua neared the end of his life, he called Israel together, primarily the elders, heads, judges and officers (v.1), but includ...
1-14 We must never think our work for God done, till our life is done. If he lengthen out our days beyond what we expected, like those of Joshua, it is because he has some further service for us to d...
I TOOK YOUR FATHER; I apprehended him by my grace, and snatched him out of that idolatrous and wicked place, and took him into acquaintance and covenant with myself, which was the highest honour and h...
Joshua 24:3 took H3947 (H8799) father H1 Abraham H85 side H5676 River H5104 led H3212 (H8686) land...
Joshua 24:3 A “And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac, and I gave to Isaac, Jacob and Esau, a...
CONTENTS: Last charge of Joshua and his death. Eleazar's death. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Eleazar. CONCLUSION: Joshua 24:15. It is the will of God that all should make religion their serious and deli...
Joshua 24:1. _Shechem._ Some think this was the Sychar where our Saviour talked with the woman. John 4:5. This place became far famed on account of the renewal of the covenant before Joshua's death. H...
_Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem._ JOSHUA’S LAST FAREWELL I. God’s threefold mercies. 1. Israel’s enlargement (verses 2-4). 2. Israel’s exodus (verses 5-7). 3. Israel’s entran...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 24:1 Joshua again called for an assembly at Shechem for a ceremony of covenant renewal (compare Joshua 8:30;...
_JOSHUA’S FINAL ADDRESS: HIS DEATH AND BURIAL_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 24:1. To Shechem] This gathering was apparently held a few weeks or months after that named in the previous chapter. There was g...
EXPOSITION THE LAST RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT.— JOSHUA 24:1 TO SHECHEM. The LXX. and the Arabic version read _Shiloh _here, and as the words "they presented themselves (literally, _took up their stati...
Chapter twenty-four, Joshua is continuing this final charge to the children of Israel. Picture now this old man he was. He was faithful to the Lord. He has done a good job, but now he is bent over wit...
Acts 7:2; Acts 7:3; Genesis 12:1; Genesis 21:2; Genesis 21:3;...
JOSHUA'S FAREWELL WORDS Joshua 24:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Before Joshua died he reviewed the history of Israel and in so doing he brought out the four great patriarchs who were so prominently aligned...
I took — I snatched him out of that idolatrous place, and took him into acquaintance and covenant with myself, which was the highest honour and happiness he was capable of. And led — That is I brought...