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Joshua 18:6
before the Lord our God i.e. before the "Tabernacle of Meeting," where Jehovah manifested His presence to the people, enthroned above the Cherubim of the Ark of the Covenant.
before the Lord our God i.e. before the "Tabernacle of Meeting," where Jehovah manifested His presence to the people, enthroned above the Cherubim of the Ark of the Covenant.
6. THE PORTION OF THE REST OF THE TRIBES CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The tabernacle at Shiloh (Joshua 18:1)_ 2. The remaining seven tribes (Joshua 18:2) 3. The lot of Benjamin (Joshua 18:11) The tabernacle of...
DESCRIBE. map out. THE DESCRIPTION. The Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6) here may be filled in by saying "the surveys or maps". MOSES THE SERVANT OF THE LORD See note on first occurrence, Deutero...
_The Remaining Land Divided Into Portions Joshua 18:1-10_ And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And th...
_AND THEY SHALL DIVIDE IT INTO SEVEN PARTS: JUDAH SHALL ABIDE IN THEIR COAST ON THE SOUTH, AND THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH SHALL ABIDE IN THEIR COASTS ON THE NORTH._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE SECOND ALLOTMENT. INTRODUCTION. THE TERRITORY OF BENJAMIN 1-10. These vv supply an introduction to the second allotment in general, and agree with the passages which, in common with Judges 1, view...
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 18 V1 All the *Israelites met together at...
(5-10) THEY SHALL DIVIDE IT INTO SEVEN PARTS. — The several tribes were not permitted _to_ choose their own portions. In Numbers 26:54, we read: “To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to f...
וְ אַתֶּ֞ם תִּכְתְּב֤וּ אֶת ־הָ אָ֨רֶץ֙ שִׁבְ
CHAPTER XXVI. THE DISTRIBUTION COMPLETED. Joshua Chs. 18, 19. AN event of great importance now occurs; the civil arrangements of the country are in a measure provided for, and it is time to set in o...
DIVIDING THE REMAINING TERRITORY Joshua 18:1; Joshua 19:49 The Tabernacle had remained in Gilgal. It must now be removed to Shiloh, a site selected by God himself, Deuteronomy 12:11;...
An important event is now recorded. The Tent of Meeting was erected at Shiloh. No reason is given for the choice of Shiloh. It certainly was central to the country and perhaps that is the simplest exp...
The end of Joshua 14:1-15 tells us that the land had rest from war, so, according to Deuteronomy 12:10-11, it was now time for God to select the place for his name to dwell and people to offer sacrifi...
Ye shall therefore describe the land [into] seven parts, and bring [the description] hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the (e) LORD our God. (e) Before the ark of the Lord....
The land in the midst, between these mark ye out into seven parts: that is to say the rest of the land, which is not already assigned to Juda or Joseph. (Challoner) --- For we must not suppose that Jo...
There is no way of accounting for the sloth of the seven tribes. Surely they were interested to have their portion as well as their brethren. But it should seem to be a pause in the circumstances of I...
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...
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...
YE SHALL THEREFORE DESCRIBE THE LAND [INTO] SEVEN PARTS,.... Or ye shall describe the land, even the seven parts of it when divided; it seems as if they were first to describe in general all the land...
Ye shall therefore describe the land [into] seven parts, and bring [the description] hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. Ver. 6. _That I may cast lots here for yo...
_That I may cast lots for you here before the Lord_ That is, before the ark or tabernacle, that God may be witness and judge, and be acknowledged to be the author of the division, and each tribe may b...
1 The Tabernacle is set vp at Shiloh. 2 The remainder of the land is described, and diuided into seuen parts. 10 Ioshua diuideth it by lot. 11 The lot and border of Beniamin. 21 Their cities. 1 A...
Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description, the list as thus made out, HITHER TO ME, to Shiloh, THAT I MAY CAST LOTS FOR YOU HERE BEFORE THE LORD, OUR GOD, probab...
THE TABERNACLE SET UP...
SURVEYING AND DIVIDING THE REST OF THE LAND (vs.1-10) Though Jerusalem was God's purposed center for Israel, they had not been able to take this city from the Jebusites, so that they found Shiloh in...
2-10 After a year or more, Joshua blamed their slackness, and told them how to proceed. God, by his grace, has given us a title to a good land, the heavenly Canaan, but we are slack to take possessio...
i.e. Before the ark or tabernacle, that God may be witness, and judge, and author of the division, that each may be contented with his lot, and that your several possessions may be secured to you as t...
Joshua 18:6 survey H3789 (H8799) land H776 seven H7651 parts H2506 bring H935 (H8689) cast H3384 ...
“ Appoint for yourselves three men for each tribe, and I will send them and they will arise and walk through the land and describe it according to their inheritance, and they shall come to me, and the...
CONTENTS: Tabernacle set up; apportionment of land to seven tribes. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, three surveyors. CONCLUSION: Many Christians stand in their own light and forsake their own mercies for t...
Joshua 18:1. _Israel assembled together at Shiloh._ This city stood on a hill, fifteen miles from Jerusalem and ten from Shechem; and not far north of Beth-el and Ai. Here the ark rested in the centre...
_The whole congregation _. .. _ assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle._ RELIGION IN THE NEW LAND An event of great importance now occurs; the civil arrangements of the country are i...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 18:1 That the assembly gathers before the TENT OF MEETING, or tabernacle (see Exodus 27:21;...
_THE ENCAMPMENT AT SHILOH, AND A FURTHER DIVISION OF THE LAND_ CRITICAL NOTES. JOSHUA 18:1. Shiloh]=“_Place of rest,” or_ of _“tranquillity;”_ the word apparently pointing to the fulfilment of the pr...
EXPOSITION THE CONTINUED DIVISION OF THE LAND.— JOSHUA 18:1 CONGREGATION. The word signifies a body of persons gathered together at a spot before indicated. The LXX. renders by συναγωγή. The idea i...
As we get into chapter eighteen we find that the tabernacle was then set up at Shiloh. Now the tabernacle, the place of the worship of God, which was with them there in the wilderness, and wherever th...
Acts 13:19; Joshua 14:2; Joshua 18:10; Joshua 18:8; Numbers 26:54;...
Before the Lord — That is, before the ark or tabernacle, that God may be witness and judge, and author of the division, that each may be contented with his lot, and that your several possessions may b...