Joshua 3:6-9 KJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 3:9-10

Joshua 3:9-10. Come hither To the ark or tabernacle, the place of public assemblies. Hear the words of the Lord your God Who is now about to give a proof that he is both the Lord, the omnipotent Governor of heaven and earth, and all creatures, and your God, in covenant with you, having a tender care and affection for you. Ye shall know By experience and sensible evidence. The living God Not a dull, dead, senseless idol, such as the gods of the nations are; but a God of life, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 3:1-17

Crossing the Jordan River (3:1-5:1)Israel’s conquest of Jericho was more than just a military exercise. It had religious meaning. The Israelites were to cleanse themselves before God, because he was the one who would lead them against their enemies. His presence was symbolized in the ark of the covenant (GNB: covenant box), which the priests carried ahead of the procession in full view of the people (3:1-6).As God had worked through Moses, so he would work through Joshua. Just as the waters of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 3:7

the LORD (Hebrew. Jehovah. said unto Joshua (or him), at nine sundry times: Joshua 3:7 ; Joshua 5:2 ; Joshua 6:2 ; Joshua 7:10 , Joshua 8:1 , Joshua 8:18 ; Joshua 10:8 ; Joshua 11:6 ; Joshua 13:1 . as = according as. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 3:4-6

"Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore. And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow Jehovah will do wonders among you. And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.""Sanctify... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 3:7-10

"And Jehovah said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, ye shall stand still in the Jordan. And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God. And Joshua said, Hereby shall ye know that the living God is... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 3:7

Ver. 7. And the Lord said unto Joshua— It was not merely of himself, that Joshua gave to the priests the orders mentioned in the foregoing verse. Immediately on the priests' approaching the sanctuary, a voice issued from it, and spake to Joshua as in this and the subsequent verse. This day, viz. the 10th of the first month, called Nisan, was the day on which the law enjoined the paschal lamb to be set apart from the flock, to be offered four days after. Will I begin, &c.— "This day, after... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 3:8

Ver. 8. When ye are come to the brink, &c.— The Hebrew is, so soon as ye are come to the extremity of the water: by which we are certainly to understand the eastern limit of the river, whose waters were now out beyond the banks; just as if Joshua had said to the priests, "Without waiting till you are entered into the common bed of Jordan, as soon as your feet are wetted with its waters, stop, and there rest, till you see what the divine power will effect." Some able interpreters understand... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 3:9-10

Ver. 9, 10. And Joshua said to the children of Israel, &c.— After giving God's orders to the priests, Joshua communicated them to the Israelites at the door of the tabernacle, making them sensible of their felicity in a dependance upon a Deity who was the living God, in opposition to the idols of the heathen, who were as impotent as lifeless; whereas the LORD, the Sovereign of heaven and earth, did whatever pleased him. He insists on this great God's being among them; that is, that he... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 3:6

6. Joshua spake unto the priests—This order to the priests would be given privately, and involving as it did an important change in the established order of march, it must be considered as announced in the name and by the authority of God. Moreover, as soon as the priests stepped into the waters of Jordan, they were to stand still. The ark was to accomplish what had been done by the rod of Moses. Joshua 3:7; Joshua 3:8. THE LORD ENCOURAGES JOSHUA. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 3:7

7, 8. the Lord said to Joshua, This day will I . . . magnify thee in the sight of all Israel—Joshua had already received distinguished honors (Exodus 24:13; Deuteronomy 31:7). But a higher token of the divine favor was now to be publicly bestowed on him, and evidence given in the same unmistakable manner that his mission and authority were from God as was that of Moses (Deuteronomy 31:7- :). Deuteronomy 31:7- :. JOSHUA ENCOURAGES THE PEOPLE. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 3:9-10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 3:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 3:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 3:4-6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 3:7-10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 3:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 3:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 3:9-10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 3:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 3:7

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