Joshua 11:15

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:15-23

15-23 Never let the sons of Anak be a terror to the Israel of God, for their day to fall will come. The land rested from war. It ended not in a peace with the Canaanites, that was forbidden, but in a peace from them. There is a rest, a rest from war, remaining for the people of God, into which they shall enter, when their warfare is accomplished. That which was now done, is compared with what had been said to Moses. God's word and his works, if viewed together, will be found mutually to set... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Joshua 11:1-15

The Second Alliance of Heathen Kings and their Defeat v. 1. And it came to pass, when Jabin, king of Hazor, a city in the extreme northern part of Canaan, southeast of Tyre, had heard those things, the conquest of the entire southern part of Canaan, that he sent to Jobab, king of Madon, a city near the brook Kishon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, v. 2. and to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, what was later the mountainous region of Naphtali, and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Joshua 11:1-23

5. The Victory over the Northern Canaanites. Capture of their Land. General Retrospect of the Conquest of the Country West of the JordanJoshua 11:0a. The Second League of Canaanite KingsJoshua 11:1-61And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had [omit: had] heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2And to the kings that were on [in] the north of [on] the mountains, and of the plains [and in the Jordan valley] south of... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Joshua 11:1-15

Joshua’s Obedience to the Lord’s Commands Joshua 11:1-15 The scene is removed to the waters of Merom, near the sources of the Jordan. Hazor was the capital of the region; Jabin, like Pharaoh, was an hereditary title, Judges 4:2 . All the northern nations combined. Joshua’s heart might well have failed, had it not been for the divine promise on the night before the battle, Joshua 11:6 . His attack under cover of night was like the falling of a thunderbolt. The effect was immediate. The huge... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Joshua 11:1-23

A new confederacy had now to be faced and fought. Conscious of their peril, the northern kings now joined in an attempt to break the power of those conquering hosts. Turning north, Joshua led an attack upon these kings and utterly routed them. He then turned back to Hazor with like results. All this did not happen immediately. Indeed, we are told in the text that it had occupied "a long time." In all probability five years had elapsed from the death of Moses to this period. Thus ended the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Joshua 11:1-23

The Wages of Sin is Death Joshua 11:1-23 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have heard of old that "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." This is true. The outstanding feature in the conquests of Joshua was his absolute obedience to the Captain General of his armies. He fought when and where he was told to fight. 1. Obedience in the midst of dangers. Joshua was not given light things to do. He faced great and fully armed hosts, determined to ruin him. However, whatsoever... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:15

‘ As YHWH commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that YHWH had commanded Moses.’ Joshua’s complete obedience is emphasised. He was fulfilling the work of God through Moses. He stood in Moses’ place. And he was faithful in his service. That is why in the end he would be given the honourable title ‘the Servant of YHWH’ (Joshua 24:29; Judges 2:8), a unique title only specifically given by the people to Moses and Joshua. So... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:1-23

Joshua 11. Defeat of Jabin and his Coalition.— Jabin, king of Hazor, gathers a vast army of Canaanites at the Waters of Merom (locality uncertain, p. 32). The coalition was utterly defeated, the king was slain, and his city burnt. In Judges 4, a king of the same name and the same city appears, who “ for twenty years mightily oppressed the children of Israel.” Joshua’ s victory here seems to be inconsistent with the account given of Jabin in Judges 4. The original story of Barak’ s campaign... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joshua 11:15-23

CRITICAL NOTES.—Joshua 11:17. From the mount Halak] Marg. =“The smooth mountain;” or “the bare” or “bald” mountain: thought by Robinson and others to be a row of white cliffs, from sixty to eighty feet high, a few miles south of the Dead Sea, and supposed to be identical with the “ascent of Akrabbim.” Unto Baal-gad] Schwarz supposes this to be identical with the modern Banias (Cæsarea Philippi). These two extreme points are given to mark the extent, southwards and northwards, of Joshua’s... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Joshua 11:1-23

Chapter 11So in chapter eleven, the other kings when they had heard what happened to these kings that had come out against them, they also went out with their host. These are now the kings that are in the area of the Galilee, and upper Galilee region in the first three verses, clear up to Mount Hermon.And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, many people, even as the sand is on the sea shore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots. And these kings met together and they... read more

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