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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 1:5

There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.With Moses — To assist him against all his enemies, and in all the difficulties of governing this stiff-necked people, which Joshua might justly fear no less than the Canaanites.Forsake thee — I will not leave thee destitute either of inward support, or of outward assistance. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 1:6

Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.Be strong and of a good courage — Joshua, though a person of great courage and resolution, whereof he had given sufficient proof, yet needs these exhortations, partly because his work was great, and difficult, and long, and in a great measure new; partly because he had a very mean opinion of himself, especially if compared with Moses; and... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:4

4. The wilderness This word is especially applied to that desert of Arabia Petraea in which the Israelites sojourned under Moses. It stretches from Mount Sinai northward between the two branches of the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, Palestine, and the Mediterranean. Its eastern boundary is Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix; its western, Egypt and the western arm of the Red Sea. It is a rolling desert, covered generally with loose gravel and stones, and everywhere furrowed and torn with torrents.... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:5

5. Not any man be able to stand before thee Literally, There shall not place himself a man before thee, that is, for the purpose of opposition. Compare Deuteronomy 7:24; Deuteronomy 9:2; Deuteronomy 11:25. Divine promises often imply a condition, in this case the condition is found in the next verse “Be strong.” I will be with thee He needs no other allies who is allied with the Almighty. All that He has done for Moses He pledges to do for Joshua, and all his successors who possess... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:6

6. Be strong and of a good courage [Better, Be strong and firm. Michaelis remarks that the verb חזק , to be strong, denotes strength of hand and arm to lay hold of and retain any thing within one’s grasp; while אמצ , to be firm, denotes rather firmness in the knees, and ability to maintain one’s position against the attack of foes. The expression occurs with increasing emphasis four times in this chapter, and is rather a command than an exhortation. Compare Isaiah 35:3: “Strengthen... read more

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 1:5

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 1:6

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:4

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:6

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