Joshua 5:1
V. (1) THE AMORITES... AND... CANAANITES. — Two principal nations seem to be here mentioned as representatives of the rest. WE. — See Note on Joshua 5:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
V. (1) THE AMORITES... AND... CANAANITES. — Two principal nations seem to be here mentioned as representatives of the rest. WE. — See Note on Joshua 5:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
(20 — 5:9) It would seem that these verses all belong to one section. The use of the first person in Joshua 5:1, “until _we_ were passed over,” is most naturally explained by taking the verse as part of what the Israelites were to say to their children by the command of Joshua. The difficulty has be... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CIRCUMCISION OF ISRAEL BY JOSHUA (Joshua 5:2). (2) MAKE THEE SHARP KNIVES. — Authorities are divided between the rendering “sharp knives” and “knives of flint.” The first seems best supported, as far as the meaning of the _words_ is concerned. The expression is “knives of _tsurim.”_ The word _ts... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CAUSE WHY JOSHUA DID CIRCUMCISE. — As the narrative stands it is not quite obvious why uncircumcision is called “the reproach of Egypt,” whereas all the people born in Egypt were circumcised. The uncircumcision attached to those who were born in the wilderness, during the years of wandering. But... [ Continue Reading ]
US. — The first person is used here as in Joshua 4:23; Joshua 5:7. The whole passage from Joshua 4:22 to Joshua 5:6 seems intended to be the reply of the fathers to the children.... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS DAY HAVE I ROLLED AWAY.... — Compare Isaiah 25:8, “He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke (or _reproach_)_ of His people shall He take away from off all the earth:_ for _the Lord hath spoken it_ “; Colossians 2:11, “In whom... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PASSOVER. — This is the third Passover in Israel’s history. The first two were kept under Moses — (1) in Egypt, when the Lord delivered them; (2) the second at Sinai, when He had “brought them unto Himself.” (3) The third is on the other side Jordan under Joshua. Two belong to the Exodus, or goi... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY DID EAT OF THE OLD CORN. — The word occurs nowhere else except in Joshua 5:12. It need not have been last year’s corn; in fact, it seems to have been the produce of this very harvest. It seems to mean “that which was brought to them,” and was “the fruit” or “produce” of the land of Canaan, prob... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MANNA CEASED ON THE MORROW AFTER THEY HAD EATEN OF THE OLD CORN OF THE LAND. — The date should be noticed. On the fourteenth day was the Passover; on the fifteenth, Israel ate of the produce of the land. From that day the manna fell no more — _i.e.,_ on the _sixteenth day_ of the first month of... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN. (13) At this point commences the second great division of the book. The Passage of Jordan was the great event of the first portion; and for that Joshua received special directions from Jehovah. A vision now appears to him, to inaugurate his second great enterprise, which was... [ Continue Reading ]