THE CONQUEST OF AI. THE COVENANT CONFIRMED UPON MT. EBAL 1-29. The Taking of Ai. Edersheim explains that Joshua detailed a corps of 30,000 men, of whom 5,000 were placed W. of Ai in a wood. The 25,000 pitched K of Ai, and subsequently moved forward into the valley below the city. Then came the feig... [ Continue Reading ]
BY THE WAY OF THE WILDERNESS] i.e. toward the Jordan valley.... [ Continue Reading ]
OR BETHEL] omit, as LXX. 30-35. The Covenant confirmed upon Mt. Ebal, near Shechem. At the first opportunity the law of Jehovah is proclaimed as the law of the land.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS MOSES.. COMMANDED] see Deuteronomy 11:29, and, more fully, Deuteronomy 27. AN ALTAR OF WHITE STONES] see Exodus 20:25. BURNT OFFERINGS] representing entire oblation of the offerer to God: wholly consumed on the altar. PEACE OFFERINGS] representing communion with God. God was the Host, and the off... [ Continue Reading ]
THE STONES] i.e. the stones when plastered: see Deuteronomy 27:2. A COPY OF THE LAW] Obviously not the whole Pentateuch, or even the legislative matter contained in it; but the Law of the Blessings and Cursings: see Deuteronomy 27.... [ Continue Reading ]