Joshua 1:1-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 1:9

Have not I commanded thee ?.... The above things, to go over Jordan with the people into the land of Canaan, and to observe the law of Moses in all things, and to be of good courage, which is again repeated; consider who it is that has given these orders and instructions, the great Jehovah, the everlasting I AM, who is faithful to his promises, and able to perform. The consideration of which would serve to animate him to the work he was called unto, to encourage his faith in God, to engage... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 1:10

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people ,.... The same word is used in Deuteronomy 16:18 ; where it seems to design such officers that attended on the judges, and executed their orders; but one would think it should here rather signify officers in the army, as captains, and the like; unless it should design a sort of heralds, who were to make proclamation throughout the camp, each of the orders issued by Joshua, immediately upon his having the above directions and instructions... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 1:11

Pass through the host ,.... The whole camp of Israel, consisting of six hundred thousand fighting men: and command the people ; even all the people of Israel; this includes women as well as men, for the one, as well as the other, were to do what follows, and especially it may seem the business of the former: saying, prepare ye victuals ; this must be understood; as Kimchi observes, of other sorts of food besides bread; for they had manna, the bread of heaven, which fell about their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 1:12

And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh ,.... Who were settled on that side Jordan where Israel now were: spake Joshua, saying ; as follows. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 1:13

Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you ,.... In Numbers 32:29 ; and to which they had solemnly agreed; and, now the time was come to put it into execution, Joshua reminds them of it: saying, the Lord your God hath given you rest : from their travels, and a settlement in a country agreeably to their own desire: and hath given you this land ; where they now were, and which they had taken from Sihon and Og, kings of the Amorites, and joined to Moab, on the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:1

Now after the death of Moses - ויהי vayehi , and it was or happened after the death of Moses. Even the first words in this book show it to be a continuation of the preceding, and intimately connected with the narrative in the last chapter in Deuteronomy, of which I suppose Joshua to have been the author, and that chapter to have originally made the commencement of this book, Deuteronomy 34:1-12 ; (note). The time referred to here must have been at the conclusion of the thirty... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:2

Moses my servant - The word, servant, as applied both to Moses and Joshua, is to be understood in a very peculiar sense. It signifies God's prime minister, the person by whom he issued his orders, and by whom he accomplished all his purposes and designs. No person ever bore this title in the like sense but the Redeemer of mankind, of whom Moses and Joshua were types. Go over this Jordan - The account given by Josephus of this river may not be unacceptable here. "Panium is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:3

The sole of your foot shalt tread upon - That is, the whole land occupied by the seven Canaanitish nations, and as far as the Euphrates on the east; for this was certainly the utmost of the grant now made to them; and all that was included in what is termed the promised land, the boundaries of which have already been defined. See Deuteronomy 34:1-4 , and see Joshua 1:4 ; (note) below. It has been supposed that the words, Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:4

From the wilderness and this Lebanon - Joshua appears to be standing with his face towards the promised land, and pointing out the different places, or their situation, with his hand, This Lebanon, etc. The utmost of their limits should be from the desert of Arabia Petraea on the South to Lebanon on the North: and from the Euphrates on the East to the Mediterranean Sea on the West. The Israelites did not possess the full extent of this grant till the days of David. See 2 Samuel... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 1:5

Be able to stand before thee - Because God shall be with thee, therefore thou shalt be irresistible. This promise was most punctually literally fulfilled. read more

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