Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. Ver. 1. _Now Jericho was strictly shut up._] _Claudens, et clausa erat:_ but there is no power or policy against the Lord. Pro 21:30 The "Captain of God's hosts" was before the city, and therefore ε... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, [and] the mighty men of valour. Ver. 2. _And the Lord said._] The man Christ Jesus, Jos 5:13 that man of war. Exo 15:3 "Jehovah is his name": "Jehovah, mighty in battle," Psa 24:8 whose "weakness is stro... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye shall compass the city, all [ye] men of war, [and] go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. Ver. 3. _And ye shall compass the city._] At a just distance, no doubt, that ye may be _extra iactum._ See 2 Samuel 11:20,21 . _ Thus shalt thou do six days._] All which time God he... [ Continue Reading ]
And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. Ver. 4. Seven trumpets of rams' horns.] God usually goeth a way by himself, and worketh his will by such means as the w... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long [blast] with the ram's horn, [and] when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. Ver. 5. _When t... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD. Ver. 6. _And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests._] He yielded prompt and present obedience, ready and speedy,... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD. Ver. 7. _And let him that is armed._] Those two tribes and a half especially. Joshua 1:14 _; _ Jos 4:12-13... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them. Ver. 8. _And the ark of the covenant._] Called also the ark of... [ Continue Reading ]
And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, [the priests] going on, and blowing with the trumpets. Ver. 9. _And the rereward came after the ark._] Heb., The gathering host, that in their march through the wilderness was wont to arise a... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall [any] word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. Ver. 10. _Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise._] _Turcae perpetuum silentium tenent, ut mut... [ Continue Reading ]
So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about [it] once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. Ver. 11. _So the ark of the Lord compassed the city._] The inhabitants marvelling, doubtless, what they meant by their tracing and circuiting.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. Ver. 12. _And Joshua rose early in the morning._] A little sleep served his turn: - “ Oυ χρη παννυχιον ευδειν βουληφορον ανδρα ” - _Homer_... [ Continue Reading ]
_And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, [the priests] going on, and blowing with the trumpets._ Ver. 13. _And seven pries... [ Continue Reading ]
And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. Ver. 14. _And the second day._] See Joshua 6:3; Joshua 6:11 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. Ver. 15. _They compassed the city seven times._] In sign, saith one, _a_ that the perseverance a... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city. Ver. 16. _Shout._] To show your faith, to encourage one another, and to terrify the enemy.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the city shall be accursed, [even] it, and all that [are] therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that [are] with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. Ver. 17. _And the city shall be accursed._] Anathematised, proscribed, devoted to destruct... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye, in any wise keep [yourselves] from the accursed thing, lest ye make [yourselves] accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. Ver. 18. _Keep yourselves from the accursed thing._] This was a fair warning to that foul sinner Achan; but Dει... [ Continue Reading ]
But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, [are] consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD. Ver. 19. _But all the silver and the gold._] Only their idols of silver and gold were to be utterly destroyed, Deu 7:25 Exo 32:20 for detestation's sake, and... [ Continue Reading ]
So the people shouted when [the priests] blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the ci... [ Continue Reading ]
And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. Ver. 21. _And they utterly destroyed all._] So God had commanded them; Deu 20:16-17 and the iniquity of these Amorites was now full. Gen 15:16 Let us loo... [ Continue Reading ]
But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. Ver. 22. _As ye sware unto her._] _Romanis promittere promptum est: promissis autem, quanquam iuramento firmatis, minime star... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel._ Ver. 23. _And left them without the camp._] Lest it should be defiled by them,... [ Continue Reading ]
And they burnt the city with fire, and all that [was] therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. Ver. 24. _And they burnt the city._] In obedience to God, though they had need enough to have done otherwise. But... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel [even] unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. Ver. 25. _Even unto this day._] When this story was written, she was a great lady in Isra... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua adjured [them] at that time, saying, Cursed [be] the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest [son] shall he set up the gates of it. Ver. 26. _Cursed be the man._] And yet there was found... [ Continue Reading ]