Joshua 1:10-11

Verses 10-11

PREPARATIONS FOR THE MARCH, Joshua 1:10-11.

[ 10. Officers of the people Shoterim; subordinate magistrates or scribes among the Israelites, and more or less intimately associated with the administration of justice. They assisted the Egyptian taskmasters in apportioning and supervising the work of the Israelitish bondmen, (Exodus 5:10; Exodus 5:14-15,) were associated with the elders (Numbers 11:16) and with the judges, (Joshua 8:33,) acted as overseers of levies, (Deuteronomy 20:5,) and from this verse, compared with Joshua 3:2, and Joshua 8:33, it seems to have been a part of their work to notify the tribes of any public order, and prepare them for action in any emergency.]

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verses 10-11

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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