ヨシュア記 22:21-34 JC

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:29

God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord ,.... Against the command of the Lord, who ordered one altar to be made, to which all sacrifices were to be brought from the several parts of the land of Israel, and there to be offered on it; or "against the Word of the Lord,'as the Targum, Christ typified both by the altar and the sacrifices on it; and who is but one, one priest, one sacrifice, one altar, one Mediator and Saviour: and turn this day from following the Lord ; apostatize... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:30

And when Phinehas the priest ,.... For he was, being the son of Eleazar the high priest, so the word "priest", Joshua 22:13 ; is to be joined, not to Eleazar but to Phinehas: and the princes of the congregation ; the ten princes, who were sent by the congregation of Israel, one out of each tribe: and heads out of the thousands of Israel ; these are the same with the princes, and this belongs to their title, who were heads of the Chiliarchs, or those who were rulers of thousands in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:31

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest ,.... As the mouth of the deputation, and in their name: said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh ; the representatives of them assembled together on this occasion: this day we perceive that the Lord is among us ; his Shechinah, as the Targum; his powerful Presence in preserving their brethren from committing a trespass, as they feared; his gracious Presence smiling upon them; and as the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:32

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes ,.... Being fully satisfied with the relation of things that had been given them, and having taken their leave of the assembly: returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad ; the Greek version adds, "and from the half tribe of Manasseh"; which, though not in the Hebrew text, is undoubtedly meant: out of the land of Gilead : which, though only a part of the country these tribes inhabited, is put for the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:33

And the thing pleased the children of Israel ,.... They were quite satisfied with the account of things, and were pleased and delighted with what their brethren, the other two tribes, had done: and the children of Israel blessed God : returned thanks to him, that there was no trespass committed against him, and no schism like to be made among them, nor any wrath to come upon them: and did not intend to go up against them in battle ; for though upon first hearing of their building an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:34

And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, called the altar Ed ,.... Which signifies a "witness"; they caused such an inscription to be put upon it, or this word to be engraved on it, that so the intention of erecting it might be known in future time; that it was not for sacrifice, but to be a testimony of their being one with their brethren on the other side Jordan, in worship, faith, and fellowship: for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God ; is the one... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:21

Then the children of Reuben - answered - Though conscious of their own innocency they permitted Phinehas to finish his discourse, though composed of little else than accusations; there was a decency in this, and such a full proof of good breeding, as does them the highest credit. There are many public assemblies in the present day which lay claim to the highest refinement, who might take a very useful lesson from these Reubenites and their associates. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:22

The Lord God of gods - The original words are exceedingly emphatic, and cannot be easily translated. יהוה אלהים אל El Elohim Yehovah , are the three principal names by which the supreme God was known among the Hebrews, and may be thus translated, the strong God, Elohim, Jehovah, which is nearly the version of Luther, der starcte Gott der Herr , "The strong God the Lord." And the Reubenites, by using these in their very solemn appeal, expressed at once their strong unshaken... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:24

For fear of this thing - The motive that actuated us was directly the reverse of that of which we have been suspected. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:26

An altar , not for burnt-offering , nor for sacrifice - Because this would have been in flat opposition to the law, Leviticus 17:8 , Leviticus 17:9 ; Deuteronomy 12:4-6 , Deuteronomy 12:10 , Deuteronomy 12:11 , Deuteronomy 12:13 , Deuteronomy 12:14 , which most positively forbade any sacrifice or offering to be made in any other place than that one which the Lord should choose. Therefore the altar built by the Reubenites, etc., was for no religious purpose, but... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 22:34

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:26

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