여호수아 6:8-27 KRV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:25

And she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day - This is one proof that the book was written in the time to which it is commonly referred; and certainly might have been done by the hand of Joshua himself, though doubtless many marginal notes may have since crept into the text, which, to superficial observers, give it the appearance of having been written after the days of Joshua. See the preface to this book. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:26

And Joshua adjured them at that time - It appears that he had received intimations from God that this idolatrous city should continue a monument of the Divine displeasure: and having convened the princes and elders of the people, he bound them by an oath that they should never rebuild it; and then, in their presence, pronounced a curse upon the person who should attempt it. The ruins of this city continuing would be a permanent proof, not only of God's displeasure against... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:27

So the Lord was with Joshua - Giving him miraculous assistance in all his enterprises; and this was what he was naturally led to expect from the communication made to him by the captain of the Lord's host, Joshua 5:14 , etc. Many attempts have been made either to deny the miracle in the fall of Jericho, or to account for it on natural causes. Reference has already been made to some of these in the note on Joshua 6:20 . But to those who believe the Divine authenticity of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:15

Verse 15 15.And it came to pass on the seventh day, etc Here, also, God seemed, by leading the people so often round the city, not only to keep the matter in suspense, but purposely to sport with the miseries of the people, who were fatiguing themselves to no purpose. For why does he not order them suddenly to attack the city? Why does he keep them in their former silence, even to weariness, and not open their mouths to shout? But the happy fruit of this endurance teaches us, that there is... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:17

Verse 17 17.And the city shall be accursed, etc Although God had determined not only to enrich his people with spoil and plunder, but also to settle them in cities which they had not built, yet there was a peculiarity in the case of the first city; for it was right that it should be consecrated as a kind of first fruits. Accordingly, he claims the buildings, as well as all the moveable property, as his own, and prohibits the application of any part of it to private uses. It may have been an... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:20

Verse 20 20.So the people shouted, etc Here the people are praised for obedience, and the faithfulness of God is, at the same time, celebrated. They testified their fidelity by shouting, because they were persuaded, that what God had commanded would not be in vain, and he, in not allowing them to lose their labor, vindicated the truth of what he had said. Another virtue of not inferior value was displayed by the people, in despising unlawful gain, and cheerfully suffering the loss of all the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:22

Verse 22 22.But Joshua had said unto the two men, etc The good faith of Joshua in keeping promises, and his general integrity, are apparent in the anxious care here taken. But as the whole city had been placed under anathema, a question might be raised as to this exception of one family. No mortal man was at liberty to make any change on the decision of God. Still as it was only by the suggestion of the Spirit that Rahab had bargained for her impunity, I conclude that Joshua, in preserving her,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:23

Verse 23 23.And the young men that were spies went in, etc God, doubtless, wished those to be safe, whose minds he thus inclined to embrace deliverance. Had it been otherwise, they would have rejected it not less proudly, and with no less scorn than the two sons-in-law of Lot. But a still better provision is made for them, when, by being placed without the camp, they receive a strict injunction to abandon their former course of life. (67) For had they been immediately admitted and allowed to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:26

Verse 26 26.And Joshua adjured them, etc This adjuration, then, was not merely to have effect for one day, but to warn posterity through all ages that that city had been taken only by divine power. He wished, therefore, that the ruins and devastation should exist for ever as a kind of trophy; because the rebuilding of it would have been equivalent to an erasure effacing the miracle. In order, therefore, that the desolate appearance of the place might keep the remembrance of the divine power and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:1-21

We come now to the command that was laid on Joshua. And hero we may observe three points. I. SUCCESS WAS CERTAIN IF GOD 'S COMMANDS WERE OBEYED . God does not say, "I will give," but, "I have given" Jericho into thine hand. Not only has the fiat gone forth, but the work is done, when the soldier of the Lord has made up his mind to obey the Lord's commands. Thus, whatever be the work to which we set our hands, be it public or private, in the world or in our own hearts, so... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:27

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 6:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 6:1-21

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