Joshua 1:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 1:1-9

Joshua the successor of Moses. The very name Joshua, Jesus, "God's salvation," is enough of itself to awaken special interest in the man who, on the page of Scripture, first bears it. It is suggestive at once of the nature of his life work, and it leads us to anticipate some points of analogy between him and the Savior of the world. Joshua is one of the few Old Testament characters against whose name there is no reproach. Not that this Book presents any formal delineation of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 1:2

Moses my servant is dead. "When you see Jerusalem overthrown, the altar forsaken, no sacrifices, no holocausts, no drink offerings, no priests, no Levitical ministry, when you see all these things cease, say it is because Moses the servant of God is dead, and Jesus the Sou of God obtains the leadership" (Origen, Hom. 2 on Joshua). This Jordan. Called "this" because it was now close to them, just as we have "this people, … this Lebanon" (see note on Joshua 1:4 ), etc. The name Jordan... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 1:2-3

God's gift to the Church. The loss of a privilege teaches us how inadequately we have appreciated its womb. The removal of art honored servant of God often awakens a deeper sense of the blessing that has been in our midst. And sometimes a tendency is thus created to dwell unduly on the past, to become morbid, and to neglect the present, undervaluing what still remains to us. Mourning has its proper limits. In the text God impresses on the people the duty of recognising facts. "Moses is... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 1:1

Now ... - Hebrew: “and, ...” The statement following is thus connected with some previous one, which is assumed to be known to the reader. So Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, etc., are by the same means linked on to the books preceding them. The connection here is the closer, since the Book of Deuteronomy concludes, and the book of Joshua opens, by referring to the death of Moses.Moses, the servant of the Lord - On the epithet, see the marginal reference “b.”Moses’ minister - It is impossible altogether... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 1:1

Joshua 1:1. After the death of Moses Either immediately after it, or when the days of mourning for Moses were expired. Joshua was appointed and declared Moses’s successor in the government before this time; and here he receives confirmation from God therein. The servant of the Lord This title is given to Moses here, and Joshua 1:2, as also Deuteronomy 34:5, and is repeated, not without cause, to reflect honour upon him, to give authority to his laws and writings, in publishing whereof he... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 1:2

Joshua 1:2. Now therefore arise Let not the withering of the most useful hands be the weakening of ours. When God has work to do, he will either find or make instruments fit to carry it on. Moses the servant is dead, but God the master is not, he lives for ever. This Jordan Which is now near thee, which is the only obstacle in thy way to Canaan. The land which I give That is, I am now about to give thee actual possession of it, as I formerly gave a right to it by promise. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 1:1-18

1:1-5:15 ENTRY INTO CANAANPreparations (1:1-2:24)God’s command to Joshua was brief and straightforward: he was to take the land of Canaan. (The region in which Canaan was situated was occupied by various tribal peoples, the most important of whom were the Hittites and the Amorites.) Israel would not win the land without a fight, but the people had God’s assurance that wherever they advanced they would gain possession (1:1-5). As leader of the people, Joshua had the assurance of God’s presence,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 1:1

Now. Hebrew "And". Linked on to Pentateuch as the books of Pentateuch are thus linked on to each other; and as the four books of earlier Prophets are linked on to Joshua. See App-1 . Joshua not necessarily the author, but doubtless is so, as asserted by Talmud. Book referred to in Old and New Testament: Judges 18:31 . 1Sa 1:3 , 1 Samuel 1:9 , 1 Samuel 1:24 ; 1 Samuel 3:21 .Psalms 44:2 , Psalms 44:3 ; Psalms 68:12 , Psalms 68:13 ; Psalms 78:54 , Psalms 78:55 ; Psalms 114:1-8 . Isaiah 28:1... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 1:2

Moses My servant. See note on Numbers 12:7 , Numbers 12:8 . is dead. Compare John 1:17 . Romans 7:1-6 . I do give = I, even I, am giving. children = sons. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 1:1

This chapter forms an introduction to Joshua. It has the Divine commission of Joshua (Joshua 1:1-9), the preparations for crossing the Jordan River (Joshua 1:10-11), and the renewal of the pledge of the trans-Jordanic tribes (Joshua 1:12-18)."Now it came to pass after the death of Moses the Servant of Jehovah, that Jehovah spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying." Jehovah spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying.""Now it came to pass ..." "The form of the... read more

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