Joshua 1

Joshua 1:1

NOw] Hebr. And it happened, or came to passe. With which copulative the story is continued and knit, to the end of Deuteronomy, as the Hebrews often use. So Ruth 1:1. Judg. 1. 1. 1 Samuel 1:1. 2 Samuel 1:1.

after the death] 1: e. after the funerall mourning for him, which lasted 30 dayes, Deuteronomy 34:8.

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Jordan] The greatest River in Canaan, running along the land, and falling into the lake Asphaltites, or dead sea.

give]ie. in reall possession, as before I gave it onely by promise and right, Deuteronomy 11:24.

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Every place] 1: e. before promised, Deuteronomy 11:24. and here expressed and confirmed, vers. 4.

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wildernesse] 1: e. of Sin, with which the land of promise was bounded on the south.

Lebanon] the highest and greatest mountain in all Syria, extending it self from Zidon to Damascus, and bounding the land of promise on the north.

Euphrates] the confines on the east, Genesis 15:18.

great sea]ie. the Mediterranean sea (opposed to the petty seas or lakes of Palestine) which bounded the land on the west, Numbers 34:6. and is therefore called the uttermost sea, Deuteronomy 11:24.

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right hand] by adding to it, or detracting from it.

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mouth] 1: thy tongue shall be alwayes ready to utter the holy meditations of thy minde and heart, abounding as a good treasure with the knowledge of God and his Law. So Psal. 108. 1 Matth. 12. 34, 35. Psalms 1:2.

way] 1: e. Thy counsels, enterprises, and actions.

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Have not] First he confirmeth him, by a divine vocation; and then by a promise of Gods efficacious presence. The former is propounded by way of interrogation, which is used with the Hebrews for a strong affirmation; Have not ? &c. 1: e. I have certainly commanded thee. So Genesis 13:9. 2 Kings 6:32.

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victualls] that is, All provisions fit for such an expedition, saving bread, for manna was not as yet ceased.

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rest] 1: e. a place of rest for your wives, children, and cattell; namely, that part of the land in which they now were, on this side Jordan, Numbers 32:33.

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armed] Marshalled in a military order.

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they answered] 1: e. The two tribes and an half, to whom his speech was formerly directed: Or, as some think, the heads of all the tribes, in the name of all the rest, hereby submitting themselves unto Joshua’s government.

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Onely the Lord] This is a wish of the people congratulating Joshua in his entrance into his government; wherein they pray for Gods presence and assistance, as unto Moses.