And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which [were] with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them.
Ver. 30. It pleased them.] Heb., It was good in their eyes; they showed themselves free from malignity and morosity: Rom 1:29 they were well satisfied, and well apaid that all was so well.
III. THE FINAL WORDS OF JOSHUA AND THE EPILOGUE 1. The Two and One-half Tribes and the Altar Ed CHAPTER 22 _ 1. Joshua's address (Joshua 22:1)_ 2. The tribes dismissed and their return (Joshua 22:...
THE ALTAR OF WITNESS ERECTED BY THE E. JORDAN TRIBES. This narrative is clearly not historical, and the question arises, Why should it have been composed? The answer is that it is a Midrash (p. 314, 2...
IT PLEASED THEM. Hebrew "was good in their eyes"....
_it pleased them_ Or, IT WAS GOOD IN THEIR EYES. Comp. Genesis 34:18, "And their words _pleased_Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son;" Genesis 41:37, "And the thing _was good in the eyes of_Pharaoh;" Genesi...
Defence of the Two Tribes and a Half 21. _Then the children of Reuben_ The two tribes and a half proceed to defend themselves and to shew that their object was in all respects the very reverse of tha...
_A Reason Given for the Altar Joshua 22:21-34_ 21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel, 22 Th...
_AND WHEN PHINEHAS THE PRIEST, AND THE PRINCES OF THE CONGREGATION AND HEADS OF THE THOUSANDS OF ISRAEL WHICH WERE WITH HIM, HEARD THE WORDS THAT THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN AND THE CHILDREN OF GAD AND THE...
DISMISSAL OF THE TWO AND A HALF TRIBES. THE AXTAR SET UP AT ED, AND THE CONTROVERSY IT RAISED 1-9. The dismissal of the tribes. 10-34. The controversy at Ed. Here, as in Numbers 25:7, we see Phinehas...
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 22 4. ACCEPT GOD’S *BLESSING The *tribes...
וַ יִּשְׁמַ֞ע פִּֽינְחָ֣ס הַ כֹּהֵ֗ן וּ נְשִׂ
CHAPTER XXX. THE ALTAR ED. Joshua 22:1. THE two tribes and a half had behaved well. They had kept their word, remained with their brethren during all Joshua's campaign, and taken their part in all t...
THE ALTAR OF WITNESS Joshua 22:21 Phinehas and the ten princes did their work well. It was politic as well as true to remind the departing warriors that they could not rebel against God without invol...
We now begin the third and last division of the Book, which tells the story of the final things circling around Joshua's farewell and passing. The first incident recorded is the return of the two and...
As they were on their way home, they decided to erect an altar on the west side of Canaan. It did not take long for word to reach the rest of Israel about the erection of an altar by the two and one-h...
This is certainly an interesting relation, and the Holy Ghost hath been pleased to have it stated to the church at large. We cannot but take a part in the pleasing view of the harmony of brethren. Wha...
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...
30._And when Phinehas the priest, _etc Phinehas and the ambassadors rightly temper their zeal, when, instead of harshly insisting and urging the prejudice which they had conceived, they blandly and wi...
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 WHEN PHINEHAS THE PRIEST,.... For he was, being the son of Eleazar the high priest, so the word "priest", Joshua 22:13; is to be joined, not to Eleazar but to Phinehas: AND THE PRINCES OF THE CON...
_It pleased them_ They were fully satisfied with this answer. _We perceive that the Lord is among us_ By his gracious presence and preventing goodness, in keeping you from so great an offence, and all...
1 The two Tribes and halfe with a blessing are sent home. 9 They build the Altar of Testimony, in their iourney. 11 The Israelites are offended thereat. 21 They giue them good satisfaction. 1 THEN...
And when Phinehas, the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the...
THE EXPLANATION MADE AND ACCEPTED...
THE RETURN OF THE 2 ½ TRIBES (vs.1-9) To their credit, the warriors from Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh had continued faithfully with the other tribes in conflict with the enemy until all...
IT PLEASED THEM: _ Heb._ it was good in their eyes...
30-34 It is well that there was on both sides a disposition to peace, as there was a zeal for God; for quarrels about religion, for want of wisdom and love, often prove the most fierce and difficult...
They were fully satisfied with this answer....
Joshua 22:30 Phinehas H6372 priest H3548 rulers H5387 congregation H5712 heads H7218 divisions H505 Israel H3478 heard H8
‘ And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the families (thousands) of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben, and the childr...
CONTENTS: Two and a half tribes dismissed to their homes. Altar of Reuben and Gad. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Phinehas. CONCLUSION: Unhappy strifes will be prevented or soon healed by an impartial and...
Joshua 22:10. _A great altar to see to._ See on Numbers 32. The object of this mount or tumulus was to show that they belonged to the Hebrew nation, and had hope in the Messiah. It was a sudden ebulli...
_Ye have not left your brethren._ HELPING ONE ANOTHER I. These tribes helped their brethren to their own inconvenience and positive detriment. A narrow-minded, selfish race would have recognised no c...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 22:1 Serving the Lord in the Land. In this final section, with the Lord having fulfilled all his “good promises” (Joshua 21:45), it is now Israel’s tur
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 22:21 The group from the western tribes is relieved that the altar built by the eastern tribes is only a COPY OF THE ALTAR OF THE LORD (v....
CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 22:10. The borders of Jordan] _Lit. =_“the circles of the Jordan.” So, in chap. Joshua 13:2, we have “the circles of the Philistines.” The immediate neighbourhood of the Jordan...
EXPOSITION JOSHUA 22:1 THE REUBENITES AND THE GADITES. According to the Hebrew idiom, these are in the original in the singular, as in Genesis 12:6. Thus a tribe, as has been before remarked, or even...
Now in chapter twenty-two, after now the land has all been given and apportioned out, Joshua called the men from Reuben, and Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh (Joshua 22:1). Now you remember these...
1 Samuel 25:32; 1 Samuel 25:33; 1 Samuel 29:6; 2 Chronicles 30:4;...
HOME AGAIN Joshua 22:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The Heavenly warfare supersedes our duty at home. The two and a half tribes had left their homes to go over the Jordan in order to aid their brethren in...
Pleased them — They were fully satisfied with this answer....