John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 4:15
And the Lord spake unto Joshua ,.... When all the people had passed over jordan: saying ; as follows. read more
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John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 4:16
Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony ,.... In all places before, in this history, the ark is called the ark of the covenant, here the ark of the testimony, which signifies the same thing, the law; which was both the covenant between God and the people, and a testimony of his will unto them; the Septuagint version has both words: that they come up out of Jordan ; where they stayed until all the people passed over, for the encouragement of them, and until they received... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 4:17
Joshua therefore commanded the priests ,.... In obedience to the Lord, and sent them an order: saying ; as follows: come ye up out of Jordan ; from the midst of the river to the bank of it, which was properly an ascent. read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 4:18
And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan ,.... According to the command of Joshua in the name of the Lord: and the soles of the priests' feet were lift up upon the dry land ; and set upon it, on the bank of Jordan, and shores of the land of Canaan: that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place ; those that came from above, and had stood on an heap, gradually came down into the channel, and... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 4:18
The waters of Jordan returned unto their place - It is particularly remarked by the sacred historian, that as soon as the soles of the priests' feet touched the water, the stream of the Jordan was cut off, Joshua 3:15 , and the course of the river continued to be inverted all the time they continued in its channel; and that as soon as the soles of their feet had touched the dry land, on their return from the bed of the river, the waters immediately resumed their natural... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 4:16
Verse 16 16.Command the priests, etc Here it is shown more clearly how meekly and calmly the priests yielded implicit obedience to the divine command, for they did not move a foot until Joshua ordered the signal to retire. But as it was an instance of rare virtue to be thus modest and obedient, so the fatherly kindness of God is conspicuous in this, that he condescended to direct and govern almost every step in their progress by his own voice, lest any perplexity might occur to retard them. ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 4:1-24
The memorial. Prom this chapter we learn several lessons. I. THE DUTY OF COMMEMORATING , BY A PIOUS MEMORIAL , THE GOOD THINGS GOD HAS DONE FOR US . The memory of events under the law was ever kept up in this way. The memorials of God's mercy we read of in the Old Testament are innumerable. There was circumcision, the memorial of God's covenant with Abraham; the stone set up at Bethel, the memorial of Jacob's vision. There was the passover, the memorial of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 4:6-22
Memorials. The crossing the Jordan dry shod was tile first miracle which marked the entrance of the people of Israel into the land of Canaan. It was God's purpose that this should be held in perpetual remembrance. Hence the erection of the twelve stones in the bed of the river, to remind the twelve tribes of that which the Almighty hand had wrought for them, in fulfilment of the promise made to their fathers. The material monument would, however, be insufficient of itself to preserve this... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 4:15
And the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying. Meyer and others, according to the method of a certain school, regard this as an extract from another document, which is equivalent to saying that the Book of Joshua is a compilation of the most unintelligent kind, a conclusion which is refuted by every line of the Book. A vivid and picturesque narrative, such as we have before us, could hardly have Been brought together by the liberal use of scissors and paste, with utter disregard of the coherence of... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 4:10-19
The inspired historian seems to be so well pleased with his subject here that he is loth to quit it, and is therefore very particular in his narrative, especially in observing how closely Joshua pursued the orders God gave him, and that he did nothing without divine direction, finishing all that the Lord had commanded him (Josh. 4:10), which is also said to be what Moses commanded. We read not of any particular commands that Moses gave to Joshua about this matter: the thing was altogether new... read more