ヨシュア記 24:1-28 JCB

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:9

Then Balak the son of Zippor, the king of Moab, arose ,.... Being alarmed with what Israel had done to the two kings of the Amorites, and by their near approach to the borders of his kingdom: and warred against Israel ; he fully designed it, and purpose is put for action, as Kimchi observes; he prepared for it, proclaimed war, and commenced it, though he did not come to a battle, he made use of stratagems and wiles, and magical arts, to hurt them, and sent for Balaam to curse them, that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:10

But I would not hearken unto Balaam ,.... Who was very solicitous to get leave of the Lord to curse Israel, which he knew he could not do without; he had a goodwill to it but could not accomplish it: therefore he blessed you still ; went on blessing Israel to the last, when Balak hoped every time he would have cursed them; and Balaam himself was very desirous of doing it; but could not, being overruled by the Lord, and under his restraint; which shows his power over evil spirits, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:11

And ye went over Jordan ,.... In a miraculous manner, the waters parting to make way for the host of Israel: and came unto Jericho ; the first city of any size and strength in the land, which was about seven or eight miles from Jordan; See Gill on Numbers 22:1 , and the men of Jericho fought against you ; by endeavouring to intercept their spies, and cut them off; by shutting up the gates of their city against Israel; and it may be throwing darts, arrows, and stones, from off the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:12

And I sent the hornet before you ,.... Of which See Gill on Exodus 23:28 , which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites ; who were Sihon and Og, and not only them, and the Amorites under them, but the other nations, Hivites, Hittites, &c.; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow ; but by insects of the Lord's sending to them, which, as Kimchi says, so blinded their eyes, that they could not see to fight, and so Israel came upon them, and slew... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:13

And I have given you a land for which you did not labour ,.... Or, in which F26 בה "in qua", V. L. Pagninus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. , by manuring and cultivating it, by dunging, and ploughing, and sowing: and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them ; neither built the houses in them, nor the walls and fortifications about them; in which now they dwelt safely, and at ease, and which had been promised them as well as what follows; see Deuteronomy 6:10 , of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:14

Now therefore fear the Lord ,.... Since he has done such great and good things, fear the Lord and his goodness, fear him for his goodness sake; nothing so influences fear, or a reverential affection for God, as a sense of his goodness; this engages men sensible of it to fear the Lord, that is, to worship him both internally and externally in the exercise of every grace, and in the performance of every duty: and serve him in sincerity and in truth : in the uprightness of their souls,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:15

And if it seem evil to you to serve the Lord ,.... Irksome and troublesome, a burden, a weariness, and not a pleasure and delight: choose you this day whom you will serve ; say if you have found a better master, and whose service will be more pleasant and profitable: whether the gods your fathers served, that were on the other side of the flood ; the river Euphrates; these may bid rid rest for antiquity, but then they were such their fathers had relinquished, and for which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:16

And the people answered and said ,.... To Joshua, upon his proposal to them, the option he gave them to serve the Lord or idols, and which was only done to try them: God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods ; they speak with the utmost abhorrence of idolatry, as a thing far from their hearts and thoughts, as the most abominable and execrable that could be thought or spoken of; to forsake the word, and worship, and ordinances of God, and serve the idols of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:17

For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers, out of the land of Egypt ,.... When Pharaoh, the king of it, refused to let them go, yet he wrought such wonders in it and inflicted such plagues on it, as obliged Pharaoh and his people to dismiss them: from the house of bondage : where they were held in the greatest thraldom and slavery, and their lives made bitter and miserable: and which did those great signs in our sight ; meaning the wonders and marvellous... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:18

And the Lord drave out from before us all the people ,.... The seven nations of the land of Canaan: even the Amorites which dwelt in the land ; the strongest and most populous of the nations, Amos 2:9 , or especially the Amorites, so Vatablus; or "with the Amorites", as others; those that lived on the other side Jordan, over whom Sihon and Og reigned: therefore will we also serve the Lord : as well as Joshua and his house, for the reasons before given, because he had done such... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:18

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