ヨシュア記 8:28 JC

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joshua 8:3-29

CRITICAL NOTES.—Joshua 8:3. Thirty thousand … and sent them away] Probably 30,000 was the entire number chosen to operate against Ai, and of these 5000 were sent, as stated in Joshua 8:12, to form the ambush between Bethel and Ai. To suppose two ambushes, one of 30,000 on the south-west, and one of 5000 on the north-west of the city, requires the further supposition that Joshua would have led all the remaining men of war in the camp, nearly half a million, to the first assault. As the fighting... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Joshua 8:1-35

Chapter 8Then they went back to Ai, now this time under the direction of the Lord. Joshua sent part of the army around the other side of the city to hide in ambush. And then he said, "We'll come to the city like before and attack it with a frontal attack, and then we'll pretend like we are retreating as before. We'll start running and let them chase us. And after they've all come out and chase after us, then you fellows come from your hiding places and take the city."So Joshua sent some of his... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 8:1-35

Joshua 8:4 . Ye shall lie in wait: la ruse du guerre. The craft of war is lawful, if war itself be lawful; and experience is often of more avail than strength. Joshua 8:25 . Twelve thousand. Here is proof of the truth of the report of the twelve spies, who said, “The people are more numerous than we.” The country was full of towns, and the towns full of people. The walls of the towns had greatly preserved them in their wars with one another. Joshua 8:32 . He wrote there upon the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Joshua 8:3-29

Joshua 8:3-29So Joshua arose, and all the people of war.All the people at work for JesusI. Consider the advice of the spies which led to such a shameful defeat (Joshua 7:3).1. Here we shall have to deal with the error of supposing that a part only of the Church will be sufficient to perform the work of the whole.2. In Joshua’s day this error sprang up among the Israelites because, on account of their sins, God was displeased with them. When God is in the midst of a Church He guides its counsels... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 8:28

Jos 8:28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, [even] a desolation unto this day. Ver. 28. And Joshua burnt Ai. ] See Trapp on " Jos 8:8 " read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 8:28

an heap: Deuteronomy 13:16, 2 Kings 19:25, Isaiah 17:1, Isaiah 25:2, Jeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 49:2, Jeremiah 50:26, Micah 3:12 unto this day: Joshua 4:9 Reciprocal: Joshua 6:24 - burnt Joshua 8:2 - do to Ai Joshua 8:8 - set the city read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 8:28

28. A heap for ever [The word translated heap is תל , Tel, and strikingly confirms Capt. Wilson’s identification of the site of Ai with the mound still bearing, after the lapse of ages, the name Et-Tel, the ruined heap. Compare note on Joshua 7:2.] Because the meaning of Ai is a heap of ruins the Rationalists build up a theory that the history of its conquest is a myth, growing out of ruins of unknown origin. But the city destroyed by Joshua may have taken the name of Ai or Hai, ... read more