Joshua 10:41

_AND JOSHUA SMOTE THEM FROM KADESH-BARNEA EVEN UNTO GAZA, AND ALL THE COUNTRY OF GOSHEN, EVEN UNTO GIBEON._ All the country of Goshen - (cf. Joshua 11:16.) 'The southern frontier of Palestine, which almost imperceptibly loses itself in the desert of Sinai, is sometimes called the land of "Goshen," or the "frontier," doubtless for the same reason as the more famous tract between the cultivated Egypt and the Arabian desert, in which the Israelites dwelt before the exodus' (Stanley, 'Sinai and Palestine,' p. 159)....

28-43 Joshua made speed in taking these cities. See what a great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we will be diligent, and improve our opportunities. God here showed his hatred of the idolatries and other abominations of which the Canaanites had been guilty, and shows us how great the provocation was, by the greatness of the destruction brought upon them. Here also was typified the destruction of all the enemies of the Lord Jesus, who, having slighted the riches of his grace, must for ever feel the weight of his wrath. The Lord fought for Israel. They could not have gotten the victory, if God had not undertaken the battle. We conquer when God fights for us; if he be for us, who can be against us?...

Verse Joshua 10:41. _AND ALL THE COUNTRY OF GOSHEN_] Calmet contends that this was the very same country in which the Hebrews dwelt before their departure from Egypt; and according to this hypothesis he has constructed his _map_, causing it to extend from the Nile, which was called the river of Egypt, along the frontiers of the land of Cush or Arabia. It however appears plain that there was a city named _Goshen_ in the tribe of Judah, see Joshua 15:51; and this probably gave name to the adjacent country which may be that referred to above....

FROM KADESH-BARNEA UNTO GAZA - Numbers 13:26 This limits Joshua’s conquests on the west, as the other line, “all the country of Goshen unto Gibeon,” does on the east. Goshen Joshua 15:51 has not been identified. It was in the southern part of the territory of Judah, and is, of course, quite distinct from the Goshen of Genesis 46:28....

EXPOSITION THE BATTLE OF BETH-HORON, AND THE SUBJUGATION OF SOUTHERN PALESTINE.— JOSHUA 10:1 ADONI-ZEDEC (cf. Melchizedek in Genesis 14:18). The _name_ given to the king of Jerusalem was good enough, and no doubt was a survival of earlier and purer times. In the days of Melchizedek the name corresponded to the character. JERUSALEM. Hebrew, _Jerushalaim, _with the usual dual termination. It has been generally supposed to be the same with Salem, or rather Shalem, the city of which Melehizedek was king, and this is supported by the fact t

AND JOSHUA SMOTE THEM, FROM KADESHBARNEA,.... Which lay to the south of the land of Canaan, Numbers 13:17; EVEN UNTO GAZA, which lay to the southwest, and was one of the five principalities of the Philistines; of which city Amos 1:7; and Acts 8:26; AND ALL THE COUNTRY OF GOSHEN, EVEN UNTO GIBEON; to which he returned back in his way to his camp at Gilgal, having conquered all the southern part of the country. This country of Goshen is not that in the land of Egypt, as Kimchi rightly remarks. Bishop Cumberland m is of opinion, that the Phoenician or Canaanitish pastors, who were driven out of Egypt before their expulsion, inhabited that part of Egypt called Goshen, which the Israelites some years aft

10. THE VICTORIOUS CONQUEST CHAPTER 10 _ 1. Adoni-zedec and his confederacy (Joshua 10:1)_ 2. The war (Joshua 10:7) 3. The miracle (Joshua 10:12) 4. The victory won (Joshua 10:16) 5. The five kings slain (Joshua 10:22) 6. Further conquests (Joshua 10:28) The name Jerusalem is mentioned here for the first time in the Bible. (Salem in...

KADESH-BARNEA. This verse describes Joshua's conquests West, South. and North....

Survey of the Results of the Campaign in Southern Canaan 40. _all the country_ Rather, ALL THE LAND, THE HILL COUNTRY, &c. The entire region is comprehensively surveyed, and then treated with special detail: (_a) The Hills;_(_b) The South_; (_c) The Vale_; (_d) The Springs_. (_a) The Hills_, i.e. _the mountain_district of Judah extending southward from Jerusalem. It consists of calcareous limestone, and forms the water-parting between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, rising to the height of 3000 feet. It is generally, especially in the southern portion, an uneven and rocky district. (_b) The South = the Negeb_, the "land of the south," the dry, parched land, where the mountain-brooks fail in the summer (Psalms 126:4). It is a limestone district, a land intermediate between wilderness and cultivated land, like the stepp

_VER._ 41. _AND ALL THE COUNTRY OF GOSHEN_— There was a city of _Goshen_ in the tribe of Judah, towards the south, among the mountains, like Hebron; (see ch. Joshua 15:51.) and this city evidently gave its name to the whole district. It was a place full of excellent pastures, well watered, and like the land of Goshen in Egypt. See Calmet, and Genesis 45:10. Pelican is of opinion, that both of them went by the name of Goshen, from the Hebrew word _geshem,_ which signifies _a plentiful shower. Even unto Gibeon, i.e._ says Bishop Patrick, towards the north....