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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 24:13

“ And I gave you a land for which you did not labour, and cities which you did not build, and you dwell in them. From vineyards and oliveyards, which you did not plant, you eat.” This was a reminder of the specific promises that it would be so (Deuteronomy 6:10-11). Land already prepared for sowing, cities already built, for living in, and vineyards and oliveyards already planted, for eating from. So ends the preamble that describes what the Great Deliverer has done for them, and what He has... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 24:14

“ Now therefore, fear YHWH, and serve him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and you serve YHWH.” The requirements were simple and yet demanding. They were firstly that they should ‘fear YHWH’, recognise His greatness, His sovereignty and His power, and serve Him without pretence, but truly and honestly. This meant, of course, in accordance with the Law already given to them. And secondly that they should reject all rivals.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 24:15

“ And if it seem evil to you to serve YHWH, choose you this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served who were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve YHWH.” Now that it was the future that was being challenged the gods of Canaan were introduced. Joshua challenged them as to whether they would serve their ancestors’ gods, or the gods of the Amorites (the Canaanites under another name), who had done... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 24:13

Cities which you built not. See Poole "Joshua 11:12". read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 24:14

In sincerity and in truth; either these two expressions note the same thing; or sincerity is opposed to the mixture of false gods with the true, as it here follows, or of a false and corrupt worship of God with that which God appointeth; and truth is opposed to dissimulation and falseness, and instability of heart. Put away the gods; whereby it appears, that although Joshua had doubtless prevented and purged out all public and manifest idolatry, yet there were some of them who practised it in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 24:15

If it seem evil; unjust, unreasonable, or inconvenient. Choose you this day whom ye will serve: not that he leaves them to their liberty, whether they would serve God or idols; for Joshua had no such power or liberty 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 it is a rhetorical and powerful insinuation, whereby he both implies... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joshua 24:1-13

JOSHUA’S FINAL ADDRESS: HIS DEATH AND BURIALCRITICAL NOTES.—Joshua 24:1. To Shechem] This gathering was apparently held a few weeks or months after that named in the previous chapter. There was great appropriateness in the selection of Shechem. Here the covenant was first given to Abram (Genesis 12:6-7); in the immediate neighbourhood Jacob seems to have renewed it (Genesis 33:19-20), and under an oak at Shechem he had “put away the strange gods” of his family (Genesis 35:2-4), as Joshua now... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joshua 24:14-18

CRITICAL NOTES.—Joshua 24:14. Now therefore fear the Lord] “The marvellous history so clearly and succinctly recounted was the natural preface for the exhortation which here begins.” [Crosby.] Put away the gods which your fathers served] That is, Put away all gods made by men. Probably Joshua did not allude to exactly the same kind of gods as those worshipped by Terah, as Crosby suggests, who thinks that the Israelites may have kept some of the actual teraphim, named in Genesis 31:34, as... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:15

Joshua 24:15 These were the brave and faithful words of a brave and faithful man words that were brave as regards men, words that were brave as regards God. Joshua, the great leader of the army and the people of Israel, having won for them secure possession of the Promised Land, just before his approaching end, gathers the people together to tell them what is the only true condition on which they can continue to hold this land. He tells them that national prosperity and national safety depend... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Joshua 24:14

fear (See Scofield " :-") . read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 24:13

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 24:14

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 24:15

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 24:13

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 24:14

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Joshua 24:15

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joshua 24:1-13

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joshua 24:14-18

Sermon Bible Commentary - Joshua 24:15

Scofield's Reference Notes - Joshua 24:14

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