여호수아 3:2-4 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 3:3

And they commanded the people, saying. These words are interesting as showing that all was orderly in the Israel-irish camp. Everything was carried on according to the strictest rules of military discipline. The removal of the ark was to be the signal for the advance of the whole host. The ark of the covenant. We may with advantage compare the religious use of the ark here and in Joshua 6:1-27 ; with its superstitious use in 1 Samuel 4:3 , 1 Samuel 4:4 . We do not read that when... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 3:3

At this decisive moment, when the people of Israel were about to enter on the great conflict which was to secure the possession of the land of promise, the command was given to gather themselves together around the ark of the covenant, as their banner. This indicates the great central truth of the history of Israel. The focus of its national life is the law of its God. It is for this it is to fight and overcome, and not merely that it may gain possession of a rich country and develop its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 3:4

There shall be a space between you and it. Perhaps in order that they might keep it in view. This agrees best with the remainder of the verse, "that ye may know the way by which ye must go." Keil remarks that, had the Israelites pressed close on the heels of the priests who bore the ark, this would have defeated the very object with which the ark was carried before the people, namely, to point them out the way that they should go. But Cornelius Lapide among the earlier commentators and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 3:2

These days (Joshua 1:11 note) were no doubt occupied in preparations of various kinds. The host consisted not of armed men only, but of women and children also; and many arrangements would be necessary before they actually advanced into a hostile country. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 3:4

The ark, which was since the making of the covenant the special shrine and seat of God’s presence, went before to show the people that God, through its medium, was their leader. They were to follow at a distance that they might the better observe and mark how the miracle was accomplished. This they would do to the greatest advantage while coming down the heights, the ark going on before them into the ravine. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 3:2-3

Joshua 3:2-3. After three days The three days mentioned Joshua 1:11, either at the end of them, or upon the last of them. The officers went through the host To give them more particular directions, as they had given a general notice before. They commanded the people In Joshua’s name, and by his authority. When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God The sign and symbol of his presence, and of his being in covenant with you, and engaged to protect and conduct you, as your... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 3:4

Joshua 3:4. There shall be a space between you and it Thus it was made to appear that the ark needed not to be guarded by the men of war, but was itself a guard to them. With what a noble defiance of the enemy did it leave all its friends far behind, save the unarmed priests that carried it, as perfectly sufficient for its own safety and theirs that followed it. Two thousand cubits A thousand yards, at which distance from it the Israelites seem to have been encamped in the wilderness. And... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 3:1-17

Crossing the Jordan River (3:1-5:1)Israel’s conquest of Jericho was more than just a military exercise. It had religious meaning. The Israelites were to cleanse themselves before God, because he was the one who would lead them against their enemies. His presence was symbolized in the ark of the covenant (GNB: covenant box), which the priests carried ahead of the procession in full view of the people (3:1-6).As God had worked through Moses, so he would work through Joshua. Just as the waters of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 3:2

after = at the end of. host = camp. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 3:3

the ark . Not the cloud, but the ark; as from Sinai. Compare Numbers 10:33 . the LORD your God = Jehovah your Elohim . App-4 . the Levites. Some codices, with three early printed editions, Septuagint, and Syriac, reed "and the Levites". bearing it. Supply the Ellipsis ( App-6 .) by adding "[going before]" from next clause. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 3:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 3:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 3:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 3:2-3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 3:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 3:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 3:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 3:3

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