Joshua 21:45 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

We have here the conclusion of this whole matter, the foregoing history summed up, and, to make it appear the more bright, compared with the promise of which it was the full accomplishment. God's word and his works mutually illustrate each other. The performance makes the promise appear very true and the promise makes the performance appear very kind. I. God had promised to give the seed of Abraham the land of Canaan for a possession, and now at last he performed this promise (Josh. 21:43):... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:45

There failed not ought of any good thing ,.... Not only every good thing in general, but every part and particular of that good thing; that, with all that was included in it, or were appendages to it, or circumstances of it: which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel ; as of their deliverance out of Egypt, and passage through the Red sea and wilderness, with all conveniences for them therein; so of their passage through Jordan, success of their arms, the conquest of their enemies,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:1-45

The ecclesiastical settlement of Canaan. Though the ecclesiastical institutions of the Christian Church differ, in some respects materially, from these of the Jewish, yet inasmuch as the law and the gospel came from the same All-wise Hand, we may naturally expect that the main principles of each will be the same. Perhaps we have insisted too much of late on the fact that the law was "done away in Christ," and too little on the qualifying truth that Christ came "not to destroy, but to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

God's faithfulness. I. WE MAY ASSURE OURSELVES OF GOD 'S FAITHFULNESS BY A CONSIDERATION OF THE GROUNDS ON WHICH IT RESTS . (a) in nature—in changeless laws, as of light and gravitation, and in geological uniformity; (b) in revelation, the development of which is like that of a tree retaining unity of life and growing according to fixed principles. (a) the novel circumstances under which they will be required to redeem their word, and (b) ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

Last among the tribes to know the particular inheritance assigned to them came the Levites, since they were not to occupy a distinct territory, but certain selected cities in each district. By this arrangement each tribe recognised the duty of providing for the support of the service of God, and had religious instructors abiding within its borders. The sacred historian having finished his narrative of the partition of the land, deems it a fitting opportunity to bear witness to the fact that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

"The Lord is not a man that He should lie, or the Son of Man that He should repent." His promises are "yea and amen." This is the great truth brought home to us by the beautiful conclusion of the partition of the land of Canaan. "The Lord gave to Israel all the land which He sware to give unto their fathers. There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass" (verses 48, 45). Heaven and earth may pass away, but the word of the Lord... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:45

Ought of any good thing. Literally, a word from all the good word. This Keil regards as the "sum of all the gracious promises that God had made." But he should have added that דָבָר , beside signifying, as it does, "word," is also the word for "thing" in Hebrew (see, for instance, Genesis 15:1 ; Genesis 20:10 ), and innumerable other passages, as well as the use of לֹא דָבָר for "nothing." The translation "thing" makes the best sense, and is more agreeable to the Hebrew... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:45

The record of God's faithfulness. A beautiful little word, recording a nation's experience, and one adopted as the correct statement of the experience of multitudes that none can number! Look at it, and observe first— I. GOD SPEAKS GOOD THINGS TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL . "Good things," i.e; "of its future: exceeding great and precious promises—words on which He causes us to hope." Man lives not in the present only. The past clings to him; the future presses on him.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:45

God's faithfulness. This cannot mean that the Divine plan in reference to Israel's possession of the land was now in all respects completely fulfilled. The Canaanite still dwelt in certain parts of it, and was never really cast out. But in the main the work was done. The country, as a whole, was subdued, and the invaders no longer had any formidable opposition to contend with. Moreover, God's part in the work was fully accomplished. Whatever partial failure there may have been was due to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 21:43-45

There is no real inconsistency between the declarations of these verses and the fact that the Israelites had not as yet possessed themselves of all the cities allotted to the various tribes Judges 1:21-36 - nor did at any time, subdue the whole extent of country promised to them Numbers 34:1-12. God had fulfilled all His part of the covenant. It was no part of His purpose that the native population should be annihilated suddenly Deuteronomy 7:22; but they were delivered into the hand of Israel,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:1-45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:43-45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:45

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 21:45

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 21:43-45

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