Joshua 2:1-2 ESV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 2:1

An harlot’s house - In the face of the parallel passages (e. g. Leviticus 21:7 : Jeremiah 5:7) the rendering advocated for obvious reasons, namely, “the house of a woman, an innkeeper,” cannot be maintained. Rahab must remain an example under the Law similar to that Luke 7:37 under the Gospel, of “a woman that was a sinner,” yet, because of her faith, not only pardoned, but exalted to the highest honor. Rahab was admitted among the people of God; she intermarried into a chief family of a chief... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 2:1

Joshua 2:1. And Joshua sent Or, had sent, before the directions mentioned in the preceding chapter (Joshua 2:10-11,) were given to the officers. This best agrees with Jos 2:22 of this chapter, and the rest of the narrative. Two men Not twelve, as Moses did, because those were to view the whole land, these but a small parcel of it. To spy That is, to learn the state of the land and people. It is evident Joshua did not this out of distrust; it is probable he had God’s command and... read more

Joseph Benson

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

Joshua 2:2-3. To-night This evening. Probably Israel had but one friend in all Jericho, and God directed them to her! Thus, what seems to be most accidental is often overruled to serve the great ends of Providence. And those that acknowledge God in their ways, he will guide them with his eye. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 2:1-24

1:1-5:15 ENTRY INTO CANAANPreparations (1:1-2:24)God’s command to Joshua was brief and straightforward: he was to take the land of Canaan. (The region in which Canaan was situated was occupied by various tribal peoples, the most important of whom were the Hittites and the Amorites.) Israel would not win the land without a fight, but the people had God’s assurance that wherever they advanced they would gain possession (1:1-5). As leader of the people, Joshua had the assurance of God’s presence,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 2:1

Joshua. He had been one of the twelve spies himself. Numbers 13:8 , Numbers 13:16 . sent = had sent. See Joshua 1:11 . Compare Joshua 1:2 . men. Hebrew, plural of ish or enosh. See App-14 . view, Some codices, with one early printed edition, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "and view". Jericho. In Num. eleven times Yerecho. Here Yericho. Showing difference of authorship. came. The Septuagint preserves the primitive text by adding "to Jericho and came". Omitted by Figure of speech ... read more

E.W. Bullinger

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

Behold. Figure of speech Asteriemos. App-6 . children = sons. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 2:1-7

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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 2:1

Ver. 1. And Joshua—sent—two men to spy, &c.— Or had sent, as the Margin of our Bibles more properly renders it. Joshua had certainly sent the spies to Jericho before he issued in the camp the order mentioned ver. 10, 11 of the former chapter. This supposition removes every difficulty that can arise in this history with respect to the order of time, and clears up the 22nd verse of the present chapter. Moses had succeeded so indifferently in sending spies before to discover the land of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 2:1

1. Joshua . . . sent . . . two men to spy secretly—Faith is manifested by an active, persevering use of means (James 2:22); and accordingly Joshua, while confident in the accomplishment of the divine promise (Joshua 1:3), adopted every precaution which a skilful general could think of to render his first attempt in the invasion of Canaan successful. Two spies were despatched to reconnoitre the country, particularly in the neighborhood of Jericho; for in the prospect of investing that place, it... read more