Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Joshua 8:32
And he wrote there upon the stones a (n) copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.
(n) Meaning, the ten commandments, which are the sum of the whole Law.
And he wrote there upon the stones a (n) copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.
(n) Meaning, the ten commandments, which are the sum of the whole Law.
Verse Joshua 8:32. _A COPY OF THE LAW OF MOSES_] משנה תורת _mishneh torath_, the _repetition_ of the _law_; that is, a _copy_ of the _blessings_ and _curses_, as commanded by Moses; not a copy of the...
The account of this solemnity is very brief. An acquaintance with Deuteronomy 27 is evidently presupposed; and the three several acts of which the solemnity consisted are only so far distinctly named...
8. THE OVERTHROW OF AI CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The advance commanded (Joshua 8:1)_ 2. The strategy of Joshua (Joshua 8:3) 3. Ai's defeat (Joshua 8:14) 4. Joshua's obedience ...
ALTAR ERECTED ON EBAL, THE LAW INSCRIBED AND READ. This comes in a strange place. The middle of Canaan has not yet been conquered, so that such a proceeding was impossible if our narrative is complete...
HE WROTE. See note on Exodus 17:14. A COPY. duplicate....
The Altar of Blessing and of Cursing 30. _Then Joshua built_ The passes being now secured, and the interior of the country rendered accessible, Joshua resolved to take advantage of the terror which th...
_a copy of the law_ "Short declaracioun of the lawe of Moyses," Wyclif. This has been variously interpreted as meaning (_a_) the whole Law; (_b_) the Decalogue; (_c_) the Book of Deuteronomy; (_d_) th...
_VER._ 32, 33. _AND HE WROTE THERE UPON THE STONES A COPY OF THE LAW,_ &C.— See on Deuteronomy 27:3; Deuteronomy 27:26....
_The Altar Erected on Mount Ebal Joshua 8:30-35_ 30 Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal, 31 As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is...
_AND HE WROTE THERE UPON THE STONES A COPY OF THE LAW OF MOSES, WHICH HE WROTE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL._ He wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law х_ MISHNEEH_ (H4932), a cop...
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 an...
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...
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 8 V1 Then the *Lord spoke again. ‘Do not b...
וַ יִּכְתָּב ־שָׁ֖ם עַל ־הָ אֲבָנִ֑ים אֵ֗ת
CHAPTER XVII. EBAL AND GERIZIM. Joshua 8:30. COMMENTATORS on Joshua have been greatly perplexed by the place which this narrative has in our Bibles. No one can study the map, and take into account t...
RECORDING AND READING THE LAW Joshua 8:30 After the fall of Ai the war was suspended for a time. The divine hand restrained the Canaanites from interfering with Israel's obedience to the Mosaic code....
As the result of the severity of the discipline exercised in the case of Achan, the nation returned to obedience, and consequently Jehovah immediately uttered the word of reassurance to Joshua and the...
PAUSING FOR GOD IN THE MIDDLE OF VICTORY Joshua 8:1-35 Often, man holds himself guilty long after God has already wiped away the sin. It seems this was the case after Achan's sin had been removed fr...
Stones, of which the altar was formed, (Calmet) or on a separate monument, (Masius) consisting of two stones of black marble, so as to leave the letters prominent, and to fill up the vacuities with wh...
Observe, the ark is particularly noticed. And when the sacrifices were offered, and the law of curses was read, and the altar itself set up, upon the very spot Mount Ebal, where the curses were to be...
The passing of the Jordan was a wondrous and significant event; but it was not everything. It sank deep into the consciences of the Canaanites on all sides; but there was more that was needed, and mor...
32._And he wrote there upon the stones, _etc A different rule is applicable to the stones here mentioned, on which God wished that a memorial of his Law should always appear, in order that, a kind of...
Chapter 8 exhibits the return of Israel to their strength in God. If all the people were compromised by Achan's sin, it was needful that they should be sensibly restored to confidence, that they shoul...
AND HE WROTE THERE UPON THE STONES A COPY OF THE LAW OF MOSES,.... Not upon the stones of which the altar was made, though some have so thought; but upon other stones erected in the form of a pillar,...
And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. Ver. 32. _A copy of the law of Moses,_] _i.e., _ The decalogue or ten commandm...
_Upon the stones_ Not upon the stones of the altar, which, were to be rough and unpolished, (Joshua 8:13,) but upon other stones, smooth and plastered, as is manifest from Deuteronomy 27:2. _A copy of...
1 God incourageth Ioshua. 3 The stratageme whereby Ai was taken. 29 The king thereof is hanged. 30 Ioshua buildeth an Altar, 32 writeth the Lawe on stones, 33 propoundeth blessings and cursings....
And he (Joshua) WROTE THERE UPON THE STONES A COPY OF THE LAW OF MOSES, WHICH HE WROTE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, Deuteronomy 27:2....
BLESSING AND CURSE PROCLAIMED...
AI TOTALLY DESTROYED (vs.1-29) Now the Lord gives explicit instructions to Joshua as to attacking Ai. How different these were to the plans Joshua used at first! God tells Joshua not to be afraid, bu...
30-35 As soon as Joshua got to the mountains Ebal and Gerizim, without delay, and without caring for the unsettled state of Israel, or their enemies, he confirmed the covenant of the Lord with his pe...
Not upon the stones of the altar, which were to be rough and unpolished, JOSHUA 8:31, but upon other stones, smooth and plastered, as is manifest from DEUTERONOMY 27:2. A COPY OF THE LAW OF MOSES; not...
Joshua 8:32 presence H6440 children H1121 Israel H3478 wrote H3789 (H8799) stones H68 copy H4932 law H8451 Moses...
‘ And he wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.' These need not have been the same as the altar stones. The Hebrew definite art...
CONTENTS: Conquest of Ai. The blessings and cursing of Ebal. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, king of Ai. CONCLUSION: The believer, clad in the whole armor of God, meeting the enemy of God as God directs, w...
Joshua 8:4. _Ye shall lie in wait:_ la ruse du guerre. The craft of war is lawful, if war itself be lawful; and experience is often of more avail than strength. Joshua 8:25. _Twelve thousand._ Here is...
_Gerizim _. .. _ Ebal._ EBAL AND GERIZIM The valley between these two is one of the most beautiful in Palestine. Jacob’s well lies at its mouth, and all its luxuriant extent is covered with its verda...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 8:1__ Having been defeated in Ai (ch. Joshua 7:1), Israel now follows God’s instructions and is successful....
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 8:30 For Moses’ instructions regarding the event recorded here, see Deuteronomy 27:1. Joshua carefully complies with these directions....
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 8:32 Joshua WROTE ON THE STONES A COPY OF THE LAW OF MOSES, creating a fourth stone monument in the land (see note on 4:20). This was a reminder to Israel to obey God’s law (see...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 8:32. Wrote there upon the stones] Upon the plaster with which the stones were to be covered. These were not the stones of the altar itself, but rude pillars of stone reared ne...
EXPOSITION THE COPY OF THE LAW.— JOSHUA 8:30 THEN JOSHUA BUILT AN ALTAR UNTO THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL IN MOUNT EBAL. This passage has been pronounced to be an interpolation by Meyer, De Wette, Maurer,...
Then they went back to Ai, now this time under the direction of the Lord. Joshua sent part of the army around the other side of the city to hide in ambush. And then he said, "We'll come to the city li...
Deuteronomy 27:2; Deuteronomy 27:3; Deuteronomy 27:8...
Upon the stones — Not upon the stones of the altar, which were to be rough and unpolished, Joshua 8:31, but upon other stones, smooth and plaistered, as is manifest from Deuteronomy 27:2. The law of M...