Joshua 5:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 5:1

"And it came to pass when all the kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that Jehovah had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.""Until we had passed oven ..." Along with, "that he would give us," in Joshua 5:6, these usages of the first person... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 5:1

Ver. 1. And it came to pass when all the kings of the Amorites— We have before remarked, that these were the most valiant of all the Canaanites. The next clause seems added to shew, that besides the two kings of the Amorites, Sihon and Og, whom the Israelites had already subdued, on the east of Jordan, there were other kings of the same nation on the west side of the river, where the Israelites now were. And it is not improbable, that these kings commanded the Hittites, Hivites, and Jebusites,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joshua 5:1

1. the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea—Under the former designation were included the people who inhabited the mountainous region, and under the latter those who were on the seacoast of Palestine. heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan . . . that their heart melted—They had probably reckoned on the swollen river interposing for a time a sure barrier of defense. But seeing it had been... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 5:1

This verse at first might seem more appropriate as a conclusion to the previous chapter. However it explains how the Israelites were able to take several days to perform an operation that rendered them very vulnerable to their enemies militarily. Israel’s foes feared them greatly as a result of the miracle of the Jordan crossing, and they did not attack.This reference to the Amorites and Canaanites groups all the native tribes together. The people who possessed the South and the mountains of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 5:1-12

2. Circumcision and celebration of the Passover 5:1-12"This [fifth] chapter records four experiences which God brought to Joshua and the people, each one centered about a token, or symbol . . . The Token of Circumcision: Restoration to covenant favor (Joshua 5:2-9) . . . The Token of Blood: Anticipation of deliverance (Joshua 5:10) . . . The Token of Fruit: Appropriation of the blessing (Joshua 5:11-12) . . . The Token of a Sword: Revelation of a holy war (Joshua 5:13-15)." [Note: Jensen, pp.... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 5:1-15

Renewal Of Circumcision And Celebration Of The PassoverThe two incidents recorded in Joshua 5:2-12;—Circumcision and the Passover—represent the final stage in the preparation of the people for the Holy War. The Circumcision was a necessary preliminary (Exodus 12:44, Exodus 12:48) to the Passover Feast, besides marking for the new generation a reversal of the sentence of ’excommunication ’virtually pronounced in Numbers 14:33-34;’; and the Passover—the first recorded celebration since the first... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joshua 5:1

V.(1) The Amorites . . . and . . . Canaanites.—Two principal nations seem to be here mentioned as representatives of the rest.We.—See Note on Joshua 5:6. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Joshua 5:1-9

(20—5:9) It would seem that these verses all belong to one section. The use of the first person in Joshua 5:1, “until we were passed over,” is most naturally explained by taking the verse as part of what the Israelites were to say to their children by the command of Joshua. The difficulty has been met in the Hebrew Bible by a Masoretic reading, in which “they” is substituted for “we.” But the more difficult reading is to be preferred. There is nothing else in the section that creates any... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Joshua 5:1-15

The Ceasing of the Manna Joshua 5:12 There was a deep doctrine in the giving of the manna. There was a doctrine not less deep in its withdrawal. I. The ceasing of the manna should teach us that there is inevitable loss in all our gains. It was a great thing for Israel to gain the plains of Jericho, but when they had done so, they lost the bread of angels. We talk sometimes about the gains of our losses, and it is true that we often gain by what we lose. But remember that if we gain by what we... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joshua 5:1-12

CHAPTER X.CIRCUMCISION AND PASSOVER- MANNA AND CORN.Joshua 5:1-12. THE first two facts recorded in this chapter seem to be closely connected with each other. One is, that when all the Amorite and Canaanite kings on the west side of the Jordan heard of the miraculous drying up of the waters and the passage of the Israelites, "their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more." The other is, that the opportunity was taken then and there to circumcise the whole of the generation that... read more

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