joshua-3:16-17

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 3:1-17

Joshua 3:5 . Sanctify yourselves, by washings and purifications. The Persians, when commissioned to march against Babylon, are called God’s sanctified ones; for the ministers of his vengeance are holy. Isaiah 13:3. Joshua 3:13 . The waters of Jordan. The river near the place where the Israelites passed was a rapid stream; its depth is from five to six feet, and its breadth about twenty yards. But by overflowing its banks it has worked an outward bank at the distance of two hundred and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Joshua 3:14-17

Joshua 3:14-17The priests . . . before the people.Ministers as leaders of the peopleIt is not always that either priests or Christian ministers have set the example of going before in any hazardous undertaking. They have not always moved so steadily in the van of great movements, nor stood so firmly in the midst of the river. What shall we say of those whose idea, whether of Hebrew priesthood or of Christian ministry, has been that of a mere office, that of men ordained to perform certain... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 3:16

Jos 3:16 That the waters which came down from above stood [and] rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that [is] beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, failed, [and] were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. Ver. 16. That is beside Zaretan. ] A city in the tribe of Ephraim, 1 Kings 4:12 ; 1Ki 7:46 called also Zererath in Judges 7:22 , and Zereda in 1 Kings 11:26 . Failed, and were cut off. ] Quickly... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 3:17

Jos 3:17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan. Ver. 17. And all the Israelites passed over. ] He was a bold Israelite that first set foot on the water: but no "Israelite indeed" need fear to pass through corporal death, having the ark of God’s covenant in his eye, to take possession of the heavenly Canaan. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 3:16

rose up: Joshua 3:13, Psalms 29:10, Psalms 77:19, Psalms 114:3, Matthew 8:26, Matthew 8:27, Matthew 14:24-Micah : Zaretan: 1 Kings 4:12, Zartanah, 1 Kings 7:46, Zarthan the salt sea: Joshua 15:2, Genesis 14:3, Numbers 34:3, Deuteronomy 3:17, The passage through the Red Sea took place in the night, when the Israelites were fleeing from the Egyptians with great trepidation, but they passed Jordan in the day-time, with previous warning, leisurely, directly opposite to Jericho, and with a... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 3:17

the priests: Joshua 3:3-: stood firm: Joshua 4:3, 2 Kings 2:8 all the Israelites: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Psalms 66:6, Isaiah 25:8, Hebrews 11:29 Reciprocal: Genesis 8:16 - General Numbers 33:51 - General Deuteronomy 12:10 - But when Joshua 3:8 - ye shall stand Joshua 4:1 - were clean passed Joshua 4:10 - stood in the midst Joshua 4:11 - that the ark Joshua 4:22 - General Joshua 9:1 - on this Joshua 12:7 - on this side Nehemiah 9:23 - broughtest Daniel 3:26 - come forth Habakkuk 3:8... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 3:16

That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.Adam — The city Adam being more obscure, is described by its nearness to a more known place, then eminent, but now unknown. The meaning is, that the waters were stopped in their course at that place, and so kept at a... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 3:17

And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.Stood firm — That is, in one and the same place and posture; their feet neither moved by any waters moving in upon them, nor sinking into any mire, which one might think was at the bottom of the river. And this may be opposed to their standing on the bank of the water when they came to... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 3:1-17

THE PASSAGE OF THE JORDAN. Joshua 3:1-17. Immediately after the return of the spies, or possibly before this event, the Israelites leave their long occupied camp at Shittim, and move to the banks of the Jordan. A nation moving toward a swollen and angry river with perfect confidence that they should cross it, and yet in perfect ignorance of the manner of such an achievement, is a spectacle of thrilling moral sublimity. Thus marched Moses with the Hebrew people to the Red Sea. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 3:16

16. The city Adam, that is beside Zaretan It is impossible to locate these cities; no traces of them remain. The latter city is elsewhere more correctly spelled Zarthan. There is in the Hebrew a marginal reading which is generally preferred by the critics: “The waters stood and rose up upon one heap very far off by Adam, the city that is by the side of Zarthan.” In accordance with this reading many commentators suppose that the entire channel of the Jordan was dry for many miles above... read more

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 3:1-17

The Biblical Illustrator - Joshua 3:14-17

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 3:16

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 3:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 3:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 3:17

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 3:16

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Joshua 3:17

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 3:1-17

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 3:16

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