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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

Joshua 3:9,10

Come hither To the ark or tabernacle, the place of public assemblies. Hear the words of the Lord your God Who is now about to give a proof that he is both the Lord, the omnipotent Governor of heaven and earth, and all creatures, and your God, in covenant with you, having a tender care and affection for you. Ye shall know By experience and sensible evidence. The living God Not a dull, dead, senseless idol, such as the gods of the nations are; but a God of life, and power, and activity, to watch over you and work for you. Among you Is present with you to strengthen and help you.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    3. THE PASSAGE OF JORDAN CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The Ark of Jehovah going before (Joshua 3:1)_ 2. Jehovah's words to Joshua (Joshua 3:7) 3. Joshua's words to the people (Joshua 3:9) 4. The passage accompl...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JOSHUA 3:1 TO JOSHUA 5:1. THE CROSSING OF JORDAN. Here we begin to meet with more serious difficulties. The old tradition was that after the Israelites had crossed the Jordan, they commemorated the ev...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _And Joshua said_ Joshua 3:9-13 contain the substance of an address to a solemn assembly of the people, in which a fuller explanation is given of what has been stated generally in Joshua 3:7-8....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _VER._ 9, 10. _AND JOSHUA SAID TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL,_ &C.— After giving God's orders to the priests, Joshua communicated them to the Israelites at the door of the tabernacle, making them sensible...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND JOSHUA SAID UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, COME HITHER, AND HEAR THE WORDS OF THE LORD YOUR GOD._ Come hither and hear the words of the Lord. It seems that the Israelites had no intimation how the...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ אֶל ־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER IX. JORDAN DIVIDED. Joshua Ch. 3-4. AT Joshua's command the priests carrying the ark are again in motion. Bearing the sacred vessel on their shoulders, they make straight for the bank of the...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE JORDAN SAFELY CROSSED Joshua 3:1 For three days the host faced that swollen river. It was enough to appall them, except that, like Abraham, they dared to behold it in the light of the divine prom...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The first movement in the actual advance of the people into the land was of such a nature as to impress them with e truth of their positive relation to God. There was nothing in this first advance cal...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    The text does not tell us why Joshua broke camp at Shittim, not more than 6 miles from Jordan, to move closer to the river. Some suggest it was to impress upon the people the fact that they could not...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Hither, probably to the door of the tabernacle, where the assemblies were held._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! while looking at the letter of the precept, on the feet of the priests touching the river, do not overlook that sacred ark, the type of Jesus, as being with them? And though there were to be t...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

    And now the people are to enter the promised land; but how enter it? For Jordan, with its flood at the highest, lay as a barrier before the people of God, guarding the territory of those that oppose t...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND JOSHUA SAID UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, COME HITHER,.... Very probably to the door of the tabernacle: AND HEAR THE WORDS OF THE LORD YOUR GOD; which he was about to deliver to them as from him,...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE MIRACULOUS WALL OF WATER...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither and hear the words of the Lord, your God, he addressed them in solemn assembly, as the congregation of Jehovah....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CROSSING OF JORDAN (vv. 1-17) The next morning Joshua arose early and led Israel to the river. There may be a question as regards the three days spoken of in chapter 2:11 and the three days the...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    7-13 The waters of Jordan shall be cut off. This must be done in such a way as never was done, but in the dividing of the Red sea. That miracle is here repeated; God has the same power to finish the...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    COME HITHER, to the ark or tabernacle, the place of public assemblies, and hear the words of the Lord your God; who is now about to give a proof that he is both the Lord, the omnipotent Governor of he...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Joshua 3:9 Joshua H3091 said H559 (H8799) children H1121 Israel H3478 here H5066 (H8798) hear H8085 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘ And Joshua said to the children of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of YHWH your God.” ' Possibly ‘here' meant before the Tabernacle, as he spoke in God's name. He wanted them to be aware tha...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The passing of Jordan. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, priests. CONCLUSION: The believer is to go on in the way of duty, though foreseeing great difficulties, depending on the divine sufficiency...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Joshua 3:5. _Sanctify yourselves,_ by washings and purifications. The Persians, when commissioned to march against Babylon, are called God's sanctified ones; for the ministers of his vengeance are hol...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord._ THE ENVIRONMENT OF WORSHIP That is a bold challenge. That is a voice we need. Every age wants some Joshua, some mighty soldier of the Cross, to say, “Co...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 3:1__ Chapters Joshua 3:1 and Joshua 4:1 form a unit, with the common theme of crossing the Jordan.

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 3:1. In the morning] The morning after the addresses and reply recorded in chap. Joshua 1:10. FROM SHITTIM TO JORDAN] Josephus (v. 1. 1) gives the distance as sixty stadia, or...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE PASSAGE OF THE JORDAN— JOSHUA 3:7 THIS DAY WILL I BEGIN TO MAGNIFY THEE. "_Neque enim ante mysterium baptismi exal-tatur Jesus, sed exaltatio ejus, et exaltatio in conspectu pepuli, i...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    As we get into chapter three, Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and they came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and they lodged there before they passed...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Deuteronomy 12:8; Deuteronomy 4:1...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    CROSSING THE JORDAN Joshua 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We wish to discuss the preparatory steps to the crossing of the Jordan. These steps are set forth in the opening verses of our chapter. 1. LODGING...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Come hither — To the ark or tabernacle, the place of public assemblies. The Lord your God — Who is now about to give a proof that he is both the Lord, the omnipotent governor of heaven and earth, and...

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