cord = the rope. Compare Septuagint here with Acts 9:25 , and 2 Corinthians 11:33 . Compare 1 Corinthians 11:10 . upon the town wall = [built] into the homah; i.e. the outer or lower wall. upon the wall = in the kir; i. e. the inner or higher wall. read more
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . line. Hebrew "hope", put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for the line which was the token of it. by = through: referring to the window. Compare o. 21. bring = gather. home = unto the hour. The "line" was outside, for Joshua to see; not for the inmates. Compare Exodus 12:13 , When I see, &c. So the ground of our assurance is not experience within, but the token without. read more
This chapter details the sending of the spies to reconnoiter the city of Jericho. Holmes' opinion that this chapter is "from a different source"[1] and that it does not really belong in this book at all is based upon the failure to observe its vital connection with the whole narrative. In Joshua 1 and Joshua 2 are given the preparations Joshua made for the invasion of Canaan. Keil summarized these as follows:"(1) Instructions were issued to the people to prepare.(2) A renewal of the pledge of... read more
THE SPIES GO TO THE HOUSE OF RAHAB"And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there. And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in thither tonight of the children of Israel to search out the land. And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, bring forth the men that are come to thee, that are entered into thy house; for... read more
"And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; and she said unto them, I know that Jehovah hath given you the land, and that the fear of you is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. For we have heard how Jehovah dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon, and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. And as soon as we... read more
"Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. And she said unto them, Get you to the mountains, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourself there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way."This whole narrative is clear enough when due allowance is made for the deficient Hebrew tenses. Joshua 2:16 is a clear reference to the woman's instructions before she let them down... read more
"And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household. And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we shall be... read more
"And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them. And they said unto Joshua, Truly God hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover, all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.""Amidst the... read more
CHAP. II. Joshua sends two spies, whom Rahab receives and conceals: they give her an oath, that they will save her and her family: after three days' continuance in the mountains, they return to Joshua, and relate all that had happened to them. Before Christ 1451. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 2:14
ye. Some codices, with one early printed edition, and Vulgate, read "thou". kindly and truly = in lovingkindness and faithfulness. Perhaps Figure of speech Hendiadys ( App-6 ), "in true loving-kindness". read more