What does Joshua 11:7 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them."
Verse Joshua 11:7. _BY THE WATERS OF MEROM SUDDENLY_] Joshua, being apprised of this grand confederation, lost no time, but marched to meet them; and before they could have supposed him at hand, fell...
SUDDENLY - As before, at Gibeon Joshua 10:9, so now Joshua anticipates his enemies. Taken by surprise, and hemmed in between the mountains and the lake, the chariots and horses would have no time to d...
FURTHER CONQUESTS CHAPTER 11 _ 1. Jabin and his confederacy (Joshua 11:1)_ 2. The divine encouragement (Joshua 11:6) 3. The victory (Joshua 11:7) 4. The obedience of Joshua (Joshua 11:15) 5. The...
JOSHUA 11. DEFEAT OF JABIN AND HIS COALITION. Jabin, king of Hazor, gathers a vast army of Canaanites at the Waters of Merom (locality uncertain, p. 32). The coalition was utterly defeated, the king w...
_So Joshua came_ With the suddenness and rapidity which characterized all his movements, he did not wait for the northern confederacy to attack him at Gilgal, but marched against them with the intenti...
_The Defeat of Jabin Joshua 11:1-9_ And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,...
_SO JOSHUA CAME, AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF WAR WITH HIM, AGAINST THEM BY THE WATERS OF MEROM SUDDENLY; AND THEY FELL UPON THEM._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH Here there is no trace, as in the former case, of miraculous interposition. Joshua's generalship, courage, swiftness and loyalty are the prominent factors in the achievement...
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 11 THE *ISRAELITES DEFEAT THE TOWNS IN THE...
SUDDENLY. — On this occasion, as in the former campaign which began at Gibeon, Joshua surprised his adversaries by the rapidity of his movements....
וַ יָּבֹ֣א יְהֹושֻׁ֡עַ וְ כָל ־עַם֩ הַ מִּלְחָמָ֨ה עִמֹּ֧ו עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם עַל ־מֵ֥י מֵרֹ֖ום פִּתְאֹ֑ם...
CHAPTER XX. THE BATTLE OF MEROM. Joshua Chs. 11, 12. THERE is some appearance of confusion in the terms in which the great confederacy of native princes against Israel is brought in. In the beginnin...
JOSHUA'S OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD'S COMMANDS Joshua 11:1 The scene is removed to the waters of Merom, near the sources of the Jordan. Hazor was the capital of the region; Jabin, like Pharaoh, was an he...
A new confederacy had now to be faced and fought. Conscious of their peril, the northern kings now joined in an attempt to break the power of those conquering hosts. Turning north, Joshua led an attac...
Joshua 11:1-23 concludes the brief summary of the conquest of the land of Canaan. Jabin, king of Hazor, called for a number of the kings of the north to align with him and attack Israel. God again rea...
If we read these wars with a spiritual eye, (and unless we do this, the mere historical relation will only leave us where it found us) we shall discover much instruction couched under those commands o...
In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
Israel's victories bring fresh war upon them; but the confederation of their enemies only serves to deliver them all together into their hands. If God will not have peace, it is because He will have v...
SO JOSHUA CAME, AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF WAR WITH HIM, AGAINST THEM,.... Being encouraged by the Lord, they set out with Joshua at the head of them, to fight the kings and their forces. It is highly prob...
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. Ver. 7. _By the waters of Merom suddenly._] Like a lightbolt. Bajazet, for l...
_Joshua came against them_ When they least expected him, intending there to refresh, and prepare, and order themselves for the offensive war which they designed....
1 Diuers Kings ouercome at the waters of Merom. 10 Hazor is taken and burnt. 16 All the countrey taken by Ioshua. 21 The Anakims cut off. [IOSHUA CONQUERETH DIUERS KINGS.] 1 AND it came to passe,...
THE SECOND ALLIANCE OF HEATHEN KINGS AND THEIR DEFEAT...
CONQUEST OF NORTHERN ENEMIES (vs.1-15) Israel's returning for the time being to Gilgal gave time for the nations in the north to mobilize. In this God's wisdom is evident, for He brought these natio...
1-9 The wonders God wrought for the Israelites were to encourage them to act vigorously themselves. Thus the war against Satan's kingdom, carried on by preaching the gospel, was at first forwarded by...
When they least expected them, intending there to refresh, and prepare, and order themselves for the offensive war which they designed....
Joshua 11:7 Joshua H3091 people H5971 war H4421 came H935 (H8799) suddenly H6597 waters H4325 Merom H4792 attacked H5307 (H8799) suddenly - Joshua 10:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3...
‘ So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom, suddenly, and fell on them.' The huge army gathered together, were probably still arranging tactics and lead...
CONTENTS: Final conquest of Canaan. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Jabin, Jobab. CONCLUSION: Those who, through obedience to His precepts, have God on their side, need not be disturbed as to the number an...
Joshua 11:1. _Hazor,_ then the metropolis of a powerful kingdom, Jeremiah 49:28, is situate on Lake _Merom,_ forty miles north of the sea of Galilee. Jabin with all the allies, 300,000 infantry, and 2...
_When Jabin king of Hazor had heard._ TAKE HEED HOW YE HEAR I. Healing and not hearing. The tidings of the overthrow of Sihon and Og, and the fall of Jericho, seem to have made almost no impression...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 11:1__ The northern campaign takes shape as an effort to defend the Israelites against the coalition of northern kings gathered around Jabin of Hazor. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = documen...
_THE OVERTHROW OF THE CITIES OF THE NORTH, AND GENERAL RETROSPECT_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 11:1. Hazor] In Joshua 11:11, Hazor is described as “the head” of all the kingdoms named in Joshua 11:1. It...
EXPOSITION THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR.— JOSHUA 11:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS. The political constitution of Palestine was, humanly speaking, the cause of its overthrow. The division of the country into a...
So in chapter eleven, the other kings when they had heard what happened to these kings that had come out against them, they also went out with their host. These are now the kings that are in the area...
1 Thessalonians 5:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Joshua 10:9...
THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH Joshua 11:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have heard of old that "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." This is true. The outstanding feature in...
Suddenly — When they least expected them, intending there to refresh, and prepare, and order themselves for the offensive war which they designed....