Every place that the sole of your feet shall tread upon ,.... That is, in the land of Canaan: that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses : See Gill on Deuteronomy 11:24 ; though the Jews extend this to all without the land subdued by them, and even to all the countries they now tread on, and are exiles in; but the limits of what the Lord gave them are fixed in Joshua 1:4 . read more
The sole of your foot shalt tread upon - That is, the whole land occupied by the seven Canaanitish nations, and as far as the Euphrates on the east; for this was certainly the utmost of the grant now made to them; and all that was included in what is termed the promised land, the boundaries of which have already been defined. See Deuteronomy 34:1-4 , and see Joshua 1:4 ; (note) below. It has been supposed that the words, Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread... read more
Joshua's Commission. This passage may be viewed under two main aspects: As these points of view suggest two perfectly distinct and independent lines of thought, it is obvious that they are better fitted for two separate discourses than for being combined in one. I. JOSHUA AS THE TYPE OF GOD 'S MINISTERS . 1. After the death of Moses, the task devolves upon his minister. So after the death of Christ, the task of conquering the world devolved upon His apostles, His... read more
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
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
Every place that the sole of your foot doth tread upon. These words are a quotation, almost word for word, from Deuteronomy 11:24 , bat the original promise is to be found in Genesis 12:1-7 , with which we may compare Genesis 13:14-17 ; Genesis 15:18 ; Genesis 17:8 . Comp. also Joshua 14:9 ; Exodus 23:30 , Exodus 23:31 , etc. It was God's purpose that the whole land should belong to the children of Israel; a purpose which, as usual in Hebrew prophecy, is signified by the... read more
Joshua 1:3-4. Every place That is, within the following bounds. This Lebanon Emphatically, as being the most eminent mountain in Syria, and the northern border of the land: or this which is within thy view. Hittites Of the Canaanites, who, elsewhere, are called Amorites, (Genesis 15:16,) and here Hittites, the Hittites being the most considerable and formidable of them all. The greater sea The midland sea, great in itself, and especially compared with those lesser collections of... read more
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
as = according as. Compare Deuteronomy 11:24 . said unto Moses. Compare Deuteronomy 11:24 .Deuteronomy 14:9 . read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 1:1-9
Honour is here put upon Joshua, and great power lodged in his hand, by him that is the fountain of honour and power, and by whom kings reign. Instructions are given him by Infinite Wisdom, and encouragements by the God of all consolation. God had before spoken to Moses concerning him (Num. 27:18), but now he speaks to him (Josh. 1:1), probably as he spoke to Moses (Lev. 1:1) out of the tabernacle of the congregation, where Joshua had with Moses presented himself (Deut. 31:14), to learn the way... read more