Joshua 2:1

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 2:1

Jos 2:1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there. Ver. 1. And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim. ] Where the people then encamped, Num 33:49 and where the Midianites sometime, by the counsel of Balaam, Satan’s spell man, outwitted the Israelites by setting fair women before them, who soon drew them into those two sister sins, idolatry and... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 2:1

sent: or, had sent Shittim: Numbers 25:1, Numbers 33:49 to spy secretly: Numbers 13:2, Numbers 13:17-Ecclesiastes :, Judges 18:2, Judges 18:14, Judges 18:17, Matthew 10:16, Ephesians 5:5 even Jericho: Joshua 5:10, Joshua 6:1-Jeremiah : harlot's house: Though the word zonah generally denotes a prostitute, yet many very learned men are of opinion that it should be here rendered an innkeeper or hostess, from zoon, to furnish or provide food. In this sense it was understood by the Targumist,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 2:1

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.Sent — Or, had sent: Two men - Not twelve, as Moses did, because those were to view the whole land, these but a small parcel of it.To spy — That is, to learn the state of the land and people. It is evident Joshua did not this out of distrust; it is probable, he had God's command and direction in it for the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 2:1

1. Sent out Some render had sent, as in the margin, and suppose that the spies had been sent out some days before the events of the last chapter. But the vav consecutive with which this verse begins ( וישׁלח ) is properly rendered Then sent Joshua, etc., and a pluperfect rendering will not materially relieve the difficulty stated in Joshua 1:11. “Even if the spies had been despatched before the events narrated in Joshua 1:10-18, it would not be grammatically correct to render וישׁלח... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 2:1-24

THE ADVENTURES OF THE TWO SPIES, Joshua 2:1-24. [Some forty years before this date Moses had sent out from the wilderness of Paran twelve spies, and among them Joshua, to search the Land of Promise. It was not a secret movement then, but the chosen twelve were prominent chiefs, “heads of the children of Israel.” Numbers 13:3. Only two of the twelve brought back an encouraging report, and it is noticeable that Joshua, one of the old spies, and now Moses’ successor, sends only two to spy out... read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 2:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 2:1

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 2:1

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 2:1

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 2:1-24

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