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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:1-22

The Renewal of the Covenant Joshua gathers all the tribes together to Shechem, and calls for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and they presented themselves before God. "And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen you the Lord to serve Him. And they said, We are witnesses. So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day." There are few more beautiful incidents in the Old Testament than... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:1-22

The Renewal of the Covenant Joshua gathers all the tribes together to Shechem, and calls for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and they presented themselves before God. "And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen you the Lord to serve Him. And they said, We are witnesses. So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day." There are few more beautiful incidents in the Old Testament than... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:1-28

The possession of the inheritance and its responsibilities. The difference between this address to the children of Israel and the former is that, in the former, Joshua's object was to warn them of the danger of evil doing, whereas in this he designed to lead them, now they were in full possession of the land, to make a formal renewal of the covenant. For this purpose he briefly surveys the history of Israel from the call of Abraham down to the occasion on which he addressed them. Up to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:13

Labour . The word here used is expressive of the fatigue of labour, and is more equivalent to our word toil. The whole passage is suggested by Deuteronomy 6:10 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14

Sincerity and truth. These words, rendered by the LXX . ἐν εὐθύτητι καὶ ἐνδικαιοσύνῃ , are not the precise equivalent of those so translated in other passages in the Bible, nor is St. Paul, in 1 Corinthians 5:8 , quoting this passage. The word translated sincerity is rather to be rendered perfection, or perfectness. The Hebrew word signifying truth is derived from the idea of stability, as that which can stand the rude shocks of inquiry. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14

The call to God's service. I. THE CALL . (a) because it lays us under a great obligation to Him ( 1 Corinthians 6:20 ), and (b) because it reveals His character as that of a Master worthy of devotion and delightful to serve. II. THE OBJECT OF THE CALL . HOMILIES BY E. DE PRESSENSE read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14

The call to God's service. I. THE CALL . (a) because it lays us under a great obligation to Him ( 1 Corinthians 6:20 ), and (b) because it reveals His character as that of a Master worthy of devotion and delightful to serve. II. THE OBJECT OF THE CALL . HOMILIES BY R. GLOVER read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14-15

A rightful choice urged. The most solemn engagement we can make is to bind ourselves to be the servants of Jehovah. Such a bond not even death dissolves, it is entered into for eternity. There are periods, however, when it becomes us to ponder the meaning of the covenant, and to renew our protestations of fidelity. To consider the exhortation of Joshua here recorded will benefit alike the young convert and the aged believer, and may lead to a decision those "halting between two opinions." ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14-15

The great appeal. From the trembling lips of one within a step of death comes the appeal which through all the centuries since has pierced and moved and won the hearts of men. Often urged, it is not always represented accurately. Elijah may address a more degenerate generation with a challenge to serve God or to serve Baal, insisting on this as if the chances of either alternative being adopted were even. Joshua does not say, "Choose ye this day whom ye will serve—God or another," but bids... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14-16

The grand choice. Joshua's words derive added force from the historic associations of the place in which he uttered them. Shechem was not only scene of great natural beauty, but one around which lingered memories peculiarly in harmony with the circumstances of the time. Here Abraham first pitched his tent and raised an altar, consecrating that spot to the living God—a witness against the heathen abominations of the Canaanites who dwelt in the laud. Here, probably under the same oak, Jacob... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:14-16

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