Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Joshua 21:44
Gave them rest — Namely, all the days of Joshua; for afterwards it was otherwise with them.
Gave them rest — Namely, all the days of Joshua; for afterwards it was otherwise with them.
There is no real inconsistency between the declarations of these verses and the fact that the Israelites had not as yet possessed themselves of all the cities allotted to the various tribes Judges 1:2...
8. THE PORTION OF THE LEVITES CHAPTER 21 _ 1. The Levites, the children of Aaron, and their portions (Joshua 21:1)_ 2. Kohath (Joshua 21:9) 3. Gershon (Joshua 21:27) 4. Merari ...
JOSHUA 21:43 TO JOSHUA 22:8. YAHWEH'S PROMISE OF CONQUEST COMPLETELY FULFILLED, SO THAT THE E. JORDAN TRIBES ARE SET FREE TO RETURN HOME. We have here the introduction to the last section of our book....
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_And the Lord gave them rest_ Moreover He gave them rest round about, in accordance with His promise to their forefathers. Comp. (_a_) Exodus 33:14, "And He said, My presence shall go with thee, and _...
Conclusion 43. _And_ These verses conclude the history of the division of the land, and connect the two halves of the Book (_a_) chapter 1 12; (_b_) chapter 13 21. _the Lord gave unto Israel_ By the...
_Summary of the Assignment of the Land Joshua 21:41-45_ 41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. 42 These cities...
THE ASSIGNMENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CITIES TO THE LEVITES 2. The injunction to Moses was given in the plains of Moab, and is recorded in Numbers 35:2. 3-8. Number and localities of the cities distributed...
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 21 TOWNS FOR THE *LEVITES – JOSHUA 21:1-45...
וַ יָּ֨נַח יְהוָ֤ה לָהֶם֙ מִ סָּבִ֔יב כְּ
CHAPTER XXIX. NO FAILURE OF GOD'S PROMISE. Joshua 21:43. THE historian has reached a point where he may stand still and look back. One look is comparatively limited; another reaches very far. The i...
Jacob's prophecy concerning Simeon and Levi: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel, was fulfilled in the case of Levi in the distribution of the tribe through all the other tribes. W...
Joshua 21:1-42 tells the cities that were given to the Levites so they would have a place to keep their cattle (compare Numbers 35:1-8). Verses 43-45 tell us God gave Israel all the land he had promis...
These verses contain a beautiful summary of God's faithfulness to his people. He had now accomplished what he had said. He had given them Canaan, brought them to his holy mountain, divided to them the...
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...
_REST AT LAST!_ ‘Rest round about.’ Joshua 21:44 The conquest is ended, and the distribution of the land is completed. The time has now come for the peaceable possession and cultivation of the land...
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 THE LORD GAVE THEM REST ROUND ABOUT,.... Not only from their travels, with which they had been fatigued forty years in the wilderness, but from wars with the Canaanites they had been engaged in fo...
_The Lord gave them rest round about_ Namely, all the remaining days of Joshua; for afterward it was otherwise with them. _The Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands_ This is not to be unde...
1 Eight and fortie cities giuen by lot, out of the other tribes, vnto the Leuites. 43 God gaue the land, and rest vnto the Israelites, according to his promise. 1 THEN came neere the heads of the fa...
And the Lord gave them rest round about, all the heathen nations being subdued for the time being, ACCORDING TO ALL THAT HE SWARE UNTO THEIR FATHERS; AND THERE STOOD NOT A MAN OF ALL THEIR ENEMIES BEF...
THE CITIES OF THE KOHATHITES, THE GERSHONITES, AND THE MERABITES...
CITIES GIVEN TO THE LEVITES (vs.1-42) Since the Levites were not given a tribal inheritance as were the other tribes, it was necessary that they should have cities among all the tribes Their represe...
43-45 God promised to give to the seed of Abraham the land of Canaan for a possession, and now they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And the promise of the heavenly Canaan is as sure to all God's spi...
To wit, all the days of Joshua, by comparing JOSHUA 1:5, for afterwards it was otherwise with them....
Joshua 21:44 LORD H3068 rest H5117 (H8799) around H5439 sworn H7650 (H8738) fathers H1 man H376 enemies...
A SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION PREPARATORY TO RELEASING THE TRANSJORDAN CONTINGENTS (JOSHUA 21:43). This summary assesses the situation at the end of Joshua's successful campaign, as he was preparing to r...
CONTENTS: Land divisions; portions for Levites. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua. CONCLUSION: God performs His promises to the utmost (Joshua 21:45) and if in anything the promise seems to come short, the sa...
Joshua 21:2. _Suburbs for our cattle._ The levites sharing the tithe of corn, only needed cattle, which were tithed as well as the corn; but they were either burnt on the altar, or consumed in feasts...
_Unto the Levites _. .. _ these cities._ MINISTERS LIBERALLY TREATED The liberality both of God and of His people to the ministers of God is here very marvellous, in giving forty-eight cities to this...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 21:43 These verses should be understood as a summary statement emphasizing the Lord’s decisive action on behalf of Israel. They are not saying that all of Israel’s enemies had be...
_THE CITIES FOR THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 21:1. The heads of the fathers] On this phrase, cf. note on chap. Joshua 14:1. The fathers of the tribe of Levi were Gershon, Kohath,...
EXPOSITION THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES. JOSHUA 21:1 THEN CAME NEAR THE HEADS OF THE FATHERS OF THE LEVITES. We are not to suppose, with Calvin, that the Levites had been overlooked. Such a suppos...
In chapter twenty-one we read, Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to the Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun (Joshua 21:1), The priests were saying, "Now, look we k...
Deuteronomy 31:3; Deuteronomy 7:22; Hebrews 4:9; Joshua 1:15; J