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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:20

Did not Achan the son of Zerah - Your sin will not be merely against yourselves; your transgressions will bring down the wrath of God upon all the people; this was the case in the transgression of Achan; he alone sinned, and yet God on that account turned his face against the whole congregation, so that they fell before their enemies. We cannot therefore be unconcerned spectators of your transgression, we may all be implicated in its criminality; let this and the dishonor which... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:1

Verse 1 1.Then Joshua called the Reubenites, etc Here is related the discharge of the two tribes and half-tribe, who had followed the rest of the people, not that they might acquire anything for themselves, but that, as they had already obtained dwellings and lands without lot, they might carry on war in common with their brethren, until they also should have a quiet inheritance. Now, as they had been faithful companions and helpers to their brethren, Joshua declares that they were entitled to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:5

Verse 5 5.But take diligent heed, etc He thus releases and frees them from temporary service, that he may bind them for ever to the authority of the one true God. He therefore permits them to return home, but on the condition that wherever they may be they are to be the soldiers of God; and he at the same time prescribes the mode, namely, the observance of his Law. But since such is the vanity and inconstancy of the human mind, that religion easily fades away from the heart, while carelessness... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:8

Verse 8 8.Return with much riches, etc As it was formerly seen that the greater part of the two tribes were left in their territories beyond the Jordan, when the others passed over to carry on the war, it was fair that, as they had lived in case with their families, or been only occupied with domestic concerns, they should be contented with their own livelihood and the produce of their own labor. And they certainly could not, without dishonesty, have demanded that any part of the booty and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:10

Verse 10 10.And when they came unto the borders, etc The history here is particularly deserving of notice, when the two tribes and half-tribe, intending to erect a memorial of common faith and fraternal concord, allowed themselves from inconsiderate zeal to adopt a method which was justly suspected by their brethren. The ten tribes, thinking that the worship of God was violated with impious audacity and temerity, were inflamed with holy wrath, and took up arms to use them against their own... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:11

Verse 11 11.And the children of Israel heard say, etc There is no doubt that they were inflamed with holy zeal, nor ought their vehemence to seem excessive in taking up arms to destroy their countrymen on account of a pile of stones. For they truly and wisely judged that the lawful sanctuary of God was polluted and his worship profaned, that sacred things were violated, pious concord destroyed, and a door opened for the license of superstitious practices, if in two places victims were offered... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:16

Verse 16 16.Thus says the whole congregation, etc Just as if it had been known that this second altar was opposed to the one only altar of God, they begin with upbraiding them, and that in a very harsh and severe manner. They thus assume it as confessed, that the two tribes had built the altar with a view of offering sacrifices upon it. In this they are mistaken, as it was destined for a different use and purpose. Moreover, had the idea which they had conceived been correct, all the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:17

Verse 17 17.Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us? etc They represent the crime as more heinous, from their perverse obstinacy in not ceasing ever and anon to provoke the Lord by their abominations. They bring forward one signal example of recent occurrence. While they were encircling the sanctuary of God from the four cardinal points, like good watchmen of God, and when they had received the form of due worship, and were habituated to it by constant exercise, they had allowed themselves,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 22:1

EXPOSITION The Reubenites and the Gadites. According to the Hebrew idiom, these are in the original in the singular, as in Genesis 12:6 . Thus a tribe, as has been before remarked, or even a family ( Joshua 6:25 ), is spoken of frequently as a single individual (cf. Joshua 17:14 , Joshua 17:15 , Joshua 17:17 , Joshua 17:18 ). It seems probable that this chapter occurs in strict chronological order, and that the soldiers of the two tribes and a half remained under the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 22:1-4

Service and reward. I. THE SERVICE . This is characterised by the following points of merit: 1 . Obedience to discipline. The two tribes and the half tribe are commended for obedience to their supreme commanders. Soldiers, servants, employes, all persons under authority, should recognise the duty of loyal obedience from the heart, and perform it (a) conscientiously—"not with eye service as men pleasers;" (b) diligently—working as laboriously as if for their own pleasure;... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 22:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 22:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 22:1-4

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