Joshua 21:43-45

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 21:43

And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers ,.... It was all given them by lot, whether subdued or not subdued, and the far greater part was actually put into their hands, and they had as much as they could for the present occupy and cultivate; and such as were in the hands of the Canaanites, were subject to pay tribute to them; and it was owing to their own slothfulness and sluggishness that they did not possess more hereafter; though it was the will... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:44

And the Lord gave them rest round about ,.... Not only from their travels, with which they had been fatigued forty years in the wilderness, but from wars with the Canaanites they had been engaged in for some years past: according to all that he sware unto their fathers ; not only to give them the land, but peace, rest, and safety in it: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them ; for whenever any rose up to oppose them, they were immediately cut off: this is to be... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 21:43

And the Lord gave - all the land which he sware - All was now divided by lot unto them, and their enemies were so completely discomfited that there was not a single army of the Canaanites remaining to make head against them; and those which were left in the land served under tribute, and the tribute that they paid was the amplest proof of their complete subjugation. Add to this, they had as much of the land in actual possession as they could occupy; and, as they increased,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 21:43

Verse 43 43.And the Lord gave unto Israel, etc Should any one raise a question as to this rest, the answer is easy. The nations of Canaan were so completely overcome with fear, that they thought they could not better consult their interest than by servility flattering the Israelites, and purchasing peace from them on any terms. (176) Plainly, therefore, the country was subdued and rendered peaceful for habitation, since no one gave any annoyance, or dared to entertain any hostile intentions,... 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

And the Lord gave. The LXX . adds before this passage: "And Joshua completed the division of the land in its boundaries, and the children gave a portion to Joshua, by the commandment of the Lord. They gave to him the city for which he asked, Thamnath Sarach gave they him in Mount Ephraim, and Joshua built the city, and dwelt in it. And Joshua took the stone knives, with which he had circumcised the children of Israel, which were in the way in the wilderness, and he placed them in Tamnath... 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

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