joshua-24:13-15,-joshua-23:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:15

Or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. There is a reductio ad absurdum here. "Had ye served those gods ye would never have been here, nor would the Amorites have been driven out before you." The reference to the gods of their fathers seems to be intended to suggest the idea of an era long since lost in the past, and thrown into the background by the splendid deliverances and wonders which Jehovah had wrought among them. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:15

Choice and decision. After exhorting the people to fear and serve the Lord, Joshua calls to them to consider the alternative of rejecting Him, and to make a decisive choice. It is well to be brought to a practical decision in full view of all the issues which face us. These may be clearly seen. Truth does not shun the light. Christianity can well bear comparison with all other systems of worship and modes of life. I. THE CALL TO CHOOSE . (1) We are free to choose. Joshua... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 24:15

Choose - Service of God in sincerity and truth can only result from a free and willing allegiance of the heart. This accordingly is what Joshua invites, as Moses had done before him (Deuteronomy 30:15 ff). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 24:14

Joshua 24:14. Put away the gods By this it appears, that although Joshua had doubtless prevented and purged out all public idolatry, yet there were some of them who practised it in their private houses and retirements. Your fathers Terah, and Nahor, and Abraham, as Joshua 24:2, and others of your ancestors. In Egypt See Ezekiel 23:3; Ezekiel 23:8; Ezekiel 23:19; Ezekiel 23:21; Ezekiel 23:27. Under these particulars, no doubt, he comprehends all other false gods which were served by the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 24:15

Joshua 24:15. Seem evil Unjust, unreasonable, or inconvenient. Choose ye Not that he leaves them to their liberty, whether they would serve God or idols; for Joshua had no such power himself, nor could give it to any other; and both he and they were obliged by the law of Moses to give their worship to God only, and to forbear all idolatry in themselves, and severely to punish it in others; but his words are a powerful insinuation, which implies that the worship of God is so highly... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:1-33

23:1-24:33 JOSHUA’S FAREWELLNothing is recorded of events that occurred between Joshua’s division of the land and his farewell addresses to the nation many years later. His life was now drawing to a close (see v. 14), and he called Israel’s leaders together to pass on some encouragement and warning (23:1-2). He assured them that God would continue to fight for his people till all the remaining Canaanites were destroyed, provided his people remained true to the covenant. They were to love God,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 24:14

and in Egypt. So that they were idolaters there. Compare Ezekiel 23:8 . Three systems of idolatry referred to in verses: Joshua 24:14 , Joshua 24:15 , Chaldean, Egyptian, and Canaanite. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 24:14

"Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah. And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose ye this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah."These two verses place the decision squarely up to Israel. They must choose... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 24:14

Ver. 14. Now, therefore, fear the Lord, &c.— Here it is no longer Jehovah that speaks; Joshua himself addresses the Israelites, and, after all that he had just represented to them in the name of God, concludes with exhorting them to fear Jehovah; i.e. to open their whole heart to his religion, and to render him, in sincerity and in truth, with right and pure intentions, free from all hypocrisy, the worship due to him; and that without any mixture of idolatry, and according to his law, which... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 24:15

Ver. 15. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, &c.— Satisfied that the Israelites, as a nation, are very far from falling into atheism, or being averse from serving God; Joshua cannot think them so blind and ungrateful as to desire to serve any other God than Jehovah. This, and nothing more, is his meaning in this place. He speaks like an orator; he invites them to choose, merely because he supposes the choice already made. Just as if he had addressed the Israelites thus: "Put... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 24:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 24:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 24:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 24:15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:1-33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 24:14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 24:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 24:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 24:15

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