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Joshua 8:30-35
The Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:30-35
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Matthew Henry on Joshua 8:30-35Joshua 8:30-35 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryAs soon as Joshua got to the mountains Ebal and Gerizim, without delay, and without caring for the unsettled state of Israel, or their enemies, he confirmed the covenant of the Lord with his people, as appointed, De 11;…Sacrifice Offered on Mount Ebal; The Reading of the Law. (b. c. 1451.)Joshua 8:30-35 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSACRIFICE OFFERED ON MOUNT EBAL; THE READING OF THE LAW. (B. C. 1451.) This religious solemnity of which we have here an account comes in somewhat surprisingly in the midst of the history of the wars of Canaan. After th…The Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:30-35Joshua 8:30-35 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe fruits of victory. "Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord.… And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses … And he read all the words of the law." There is always danger in the moment after victor…The Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:30Joshua 8:30 · The Pulpit CommentaryThen Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal. This passage has been pronounced to be an interpolation by Meyer, De Wette, Maurer, Rosenmuller, Knobel, and others. The LXX. does not introduce it h…The Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:30-35Joshua 8:30-35 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe setting up the law. The provision for the due observance of God's law was one of the most remarkable features of the invasion of Canaan by Joshua. Twice was the command given in Deuteronomy by Moses (Deuteronomy 11:…The Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:30-35Joshua 8:30-35 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe altar on Ebal, and the reading and recording of the law. We come on this scene unexpectedly. War, with its stratagems, its carnage, its inversion of ancient order, was filling our mind. But suddenly, instead of the…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Joshua 8:30-35As soon as Joshua got to the mountains Ebal and Gerizim, without delay, and without caring for the unsettled state of Israel, or their enemies, he confirmed the covenant of the Lord with his people, as appointed, De 11;…Matthew HenrycommentarySacrifice Offered on Mount Ebal; The Reading of the Law. (b. c. 1451.)SACRIFICE OFFERED ON MOUNT EBAL; THE READING OF THE LAW. (B. C. 1451.) This religious solemnity of which we have here an account comes in somewhat surprisingly in the midst of the history of the wars of Canaan. After th…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:30-35The fruits of victory. "Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord.… And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses … And he read all the words of the law." There is always danger in the moment after victor…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:30Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal. This passage has been pronounced to be an interpolation by Meyer, De Wette, Maurer, Rosenmuller, Knobel, and others. The LXX. does not introduce it h…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:30-35The setting up the law. The provision for the due observance of God's law was one of the most remarkable features of the invasion of Canaan by Joshua. Twice was the command given in Deuteronomy by Moses (Deuteronomy 11:…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:30-35The altar on Ebal, and the reading and recording of the law. We come on this scene unexpectedly. War, with its stratagems, its carnage, its inversion of ancient order, was filling our mind. But suddenly, instead of the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:30-35Sacrifice and law. This religious solemnity is a fulfilment of the command given by Moses in Deuteronomy 27:1-26. It is expressive of the fidelity of Joshua to the sacred traditions of the past, and his loyalty to the D…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 8:31As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded (see Exodus 20:25; Deuteronomy 27:4, Deuteronomy 27:5). Here, and in Joshua 8:33, we find the writer making an extract from the Book of Deuteronomy. As has been before said, th…Joseph S. Exell and contributors