Joshua 22

Joshua 22:1

THese many dayes] See upon Joshua 14:10.

Joshua 22:8

With your brethren] With those of your Tribes, which stayed behind for the safeguard of the countrey, according to Moses his order, Numbers 31:27 see 1 Samuel 30:24.

Joshua 22:10

To the borders] Others, to the bounds; Others doe keep the Hebrew word Gheliloth, as it were a proper name, as Ios. 18. 17.

Joshua 22:11

At the passage] The Italian, On the side of] On this side Iordan, in the other Tribes Countrey.

Joshua 22:14

Each chiefe house] Namely, the chief in every Tribe: Now the halfe Tribe of Manasseh, which was on this side Iordan, is here set downe for a whole tribe.

Joshua 22:16

Rebell] For as much as this Altar had been built to offer ordinary Sacrifices upon, as it was very likely, seeing it was not slightly built, as your extraordinary Altars were, which were not built to endure, Exodus 20:24-25. It would have beene a mark and occasion of Schisme, and division in the Church, and a disobedience and alienation from Gods true service, which was not acceptable to him, but onely upon one altar. Deuteronomy 12:26-27. for a figure of Christ his Crosse, which was the onely true Altar.

Joshua 22:17

From which] For many which were guilty thereof, whom God spared at that time when the evill was committed, did notwithstanding suffer for it many yeares after, as Numbers, chapt. 14. vers. 20, 22.

Joshua 22:19

Be uncleane] In your judgement and opinion, as having not in it the holy signes of Gods presence in the instruments of his service Of the Lord] Which the Lord hath acquired, and consecrated to himselfe for his Churches habitation, and a place of the sines of his presence, such as the Altar, the Tabernacle, and the Arke were Against us] Severing your selves from the communion of the Church: in which alone is the true service of God, and the participation of his grace and Covenant.

Joshua 22:20

Wrath] The discomfiture before Ai, Ioshua, chapter 7. verse 5 That man] Namely, the thirty men which were slaine by the enemies, and the whole family of Achan, which was put to death with him, causeth us to feare, lest all Israel bee entangled in the punishment of your sin.

Joshua 22:24

What have you to doe] You are not of Gods people, being separated from the holy land by the river of Iordan.

Joshua 22:25

Make our children] They might coole their zeale in the service which is yielded unto him in the place which he hath chosen, and consecrated.

Joshua 22:26

Build us] By graving some inscription upon it, or keeping in our treasurie of Monuments, some publike record, when, by whom, or to what end that Altar was built.

Joshua 22:27

Before him] Before the Ark, the place by him chosen, to shew his presence in grace and power.

Joshua 22:31

Among us] With his grace and blessing, by not suffering so grosse an abuse Delivered] Have not drawne upon them, some severe judgement of God.

Joshua 22:34

Ed] We have so set it up in the middest of the Tribes, which are on both sides Iordan, for a token, that we doe all equally acknowledge, and worship the same God, whom we all can, ought, and will serve in his Temple.