Jos 2:14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. Ver. 14. If ye utter not this our business. ] On this condition we assure thee of safety. God’s promises also are with a condition, which is as an oar in a boat, or stern of a ship, and turneth the promise another way. read more
Jos 2:15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house [was] upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. Ver. 15. For her house was upon the town wall. ] In an obscure nook, among the poorer sort of people: for this harlot Rahab had not got such an estate as Phryne had, who offered at her own charge to repair the ruined walls of Thebes, if these words only might have been inscribed on them, "Alexander overturned these walls, and Phryne set them up again." a And she... read more
Jos 2:16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way. Ver. 16. Get you to the mountain. ] This, say some, was spoken after the men were down, in the still of the night, without the wall. Jos 2:18 But what a fool was he who said, Mισω σοφην γυναικα , I hate a discreet woman! read more
Jos 2:17 And the men said unto her, We [will be] blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. Ver. 17. We will be blameless of this thine oath, ] q.d, Great haste though we have, yet will we clear up the terms whereunto we have sworn, to prevent the danger or rebut the suspicion of perjury. An oath is not to be taken but with a great deal of caution and circumspection, Gen 24:3-5 not in jest, but in judgment, Jer 4:2 Isa 48:1 not rashly and unadvisedly, Leviticus 5:4 1Sa... read more
Jos 2:18 Behold, [when] we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee. Ver. 18. And thou shalt bring thy father, &c. ] Who, if not there found when we storm the town, shall perish at their own peril. So shall all not found to be of the family of faith, and within God’s doors. The devil sweeps all that are out... read more
Overview Joshua 2:1, Rahab receives and conceals the two spies sent from Shittim; Joshua 2:8, The covenant between her and them; Joshua 2:23, Their return and relation. read more
sent: or, had sent Shittim: Numbers 25:1, Numbers 33:49 to spy secretly: Numbers 13:2, Numbers 13:17-Ecclesiastes :, Judges 18:2, Judges 18:14, Judges 18:17, Matthew 10:16, Ephesians 5:5 even Jericho: Joshua 5:10, Joshua 6:1-Jeremiah : harlot's house: Though the word zonah generally denotes a prostitute, yet many very learned men are of opinion that it should be here rendered an innkeeper or hostess, from zoon, to furnish or provide food. In this sense it was understood by the Targumist,... read more
told the king: Psalms 127:1, Proverbs 21:30, Isaiah 43:13, Daniel 4:35 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 1:24 - General read more
Bring: Joshua 10:23, Genesis 38:24, Leviticus 24:14, Job 21:30, John 19:4, Acts 12:4, Acts 12:6 to search: Genesis 42:9-2 Kings :, Genesis 42:31, 2 Samuel 10:3, 1 Chronicles 19:3 Reciprocal: Numbers 13:20 - good courage Judges 4:20 - Is there read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Joshua 2:13
Jos 2:13 And [that] ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. Ver. 13. And that ye will save alive. ] Man is ζωον φιλοζωον , a creature that would fain live, said Aesop. Quis vitam non vult? said Augustine. The Gibeonites were desirous to live upon any terms. Jos 9:3-14 Rahab’s greatest care was for her kindred, because unconverted. Augustine professeth that he would not for the gain of a million of... read more