Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 4:4
Twelve men , whom he had prepared - This must refer to their appointment, Joshua 3:12 . read more
Joshua 4:2-9 Niv
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 4:6
This may be a sign - Stand as a continual memorial of this miraculous passage, and consequently a proof of their lasting obligation to God. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 4:9
And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan - It seems from this chapter that there were two sets of stones erected as a memorial of this great event; twelve at Gilgal, Joshua 4:20 ; and twelve in the bed of Jordan, Joshua 4:9 . The twelve stones in the bed of Jordan might have been so placed on a base of strong stone-work so high as always to be visible, and serve to mark the very spot where the priests stood with the ark. The twelve stones set up at... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 4:7
Verse 7 7.Then you shall answer them, etc Although the stones themselves cannot speak, yet the monument furnished the parents with materials for speaking, and for making the kindness of God known to their children. And here zealous endeavors to propagate piety are required of the aged, (50) and they are enjoined to exert themselves in instructing their children. For it was the will of God that this doctrine should be handed down through every age; that those who were not then born being... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 4:9
Verse 9 9.And Joshua set up twelve stones, etc Apparently there was no use of stones under the water, and it may therefore seem to have been absurd to bury stones at a depth. The others which were placed in Gilgal being publicly visible, furnished occasion for inquiry; but stones hidden from the eyes of men at the bottom of the water could have no effect in inciting their minds. I admit that a monument altogether buried in silence would have been useless. (51) But when they talked among... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 4:1-24
The memorial. Prom this chapter we learn several lessons. I. THE DUTY OF COMMEMORATING , BY A PIOUS MEMORIAL , THE GOOD THINGS GOD HAS DONE FOR US . The memory of events under the law was ever kept up in this way. The memorials of God's mercy we read of in the Old Testament are innumerable. There was circumcision, the memorial of God's covenant with Abraham; the stone set up at Bethel, the memorial of Jacob's vision. There was the passover, the memorial of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 4:2
EXPOSITION THE MEMORIAL .— Twelve stones. The commemoration of events by the setting up of huge stones was by no means peculiar to the Jews, though it was often used by them, as, for instance, Genesis 28:18 ; Genesis 35:14 , 1 Samuel 7:12 . Almost every nation has adopted it. The Egyptian obelisks, the stones at Hamath, supposed to be of Hittite origin, the dolmens and other megalithic monuments of the Celts, the Logan or rocking stones, are cases in point. The... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 4:3
Stood firm. Much discussion has taken place about the proper rendering of the word הָכִין which the LXX . translates ἐτοίμους , and the Vulgate durissimos. It seems best to take it, as our version does, as the infinitive absolute, and to translate as in Joshua 3:17 . But the punctuation of the Masorites separates it from מִמּחַּב . They would apparently render "to set up." read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 4:3
Where ye shall lodge this night - This was in the place that was afterwards called Gilgal. See Joshua 4:19 . read more