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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:1

The way of the transgressor. In order to understand Achan's sin, we must bear in mind the absolute nature of the decree that everything belonging to Jericho should be devoted to the Lord—all living beings slain, and destructible materials consumed as a sacrifice to His offended Majesty; all indestructible materials—silver and gold, vessels of iron and brass—consecrated to the service of the sanctuary. The sin was, therefore, something more than an act of disobedience. It was a violation of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:1

The accursed thing. Immediately after the taking of Jericho, Israel found itself suddenly arrested in its career of conquest. Its advanced guard received a humiliating repulse from the inhabitants of the small town of Ai. Joshua was driven almost to despair by this defeat, because it seemed to doom the army of Israel to feebleness and failure, by the withdrawal of the presence and power of God. It seemed as if the heavens were closed against him, and he could no more reckon upon that... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:1-5

The sin. One of the most valuable uses of the historical portions of the Old Testament is the valuable moral lessons they convey. "The Old Testament is not contrary to the New." Both come from God, and the offences God denounces and punishes under the old dispensation will be equally denounced and punished by Him under the new. Let no sinner flatter himself that he will escape because his doctrine is sound, or because he belongs to an orthodox body of Christians, or because he feels... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:2

Ai . עַי or הָעַי "the ruins" (cf. Iim and Ije-abarim, the ruins or heaps of Abarim, Numbers 33:44 , Numbers 33:45 ; and Iim, Joshua 15:29 . Probably it is the same as הָעַוּים which we find mentioned in conjunction with Bethel in Joshua 18:22 , Joshua 18:23 . It becomes עַיָּא in Nehemiah 11:31 , and the feminine form is found in Isaiah 10:28 . The latter, from the mention of Michmash in the route of Sennacherib immediately afterwards, is probably the same as Ai.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:3

Make not all the people to labour thither; or, weary not the people with the journey thither. "Good successe lifts up the heart with too much confidence" (Bp. Hall). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:5

Unto Shebarim. LXX ; καὶ ἕως συνέτριψαν αὐτούς , as though we had שְׁבָרוּם (or, as Masius suggests, הַשְׁבִירִים ) from שָׁבַר to break in pieces. So the Syriac and Chaldee versions. But this is quite out of the question. The Israelites were not annihilated, for they only lost about 36 men. Nor is Shebarim a proper name, as the Vulgate renders it. It has the article, and must be rendered either with Keil, the stone quarries (literally, the crushings or breakings ) ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:6

EXPOSITION JOSHUA 'S PRAYER AND GOD 'S ANSWER .— And Joshua rent his clothes. A token of grief usual among the Jews (see Genesis 37:29 , 84; Genesis 44:13 , etc. Knobel cites Le Genesis 21:10 ); and though Joshua was not the high priest, yet from his peculiar position he might be expected to adopt somewhat of the high priest's demeanour, and at least not to display this outward sign of grief without the strongest reason. The words "before the ark" are omitted in the ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:6-15

The humiliation. I. — THE BITTERNESS OF REPENTANCE . 1. The sting of sin is sharper than its pleasure. The uneasiness which followed on Achan's transgression far outweighed any pleasure he could have derived from it. For, first, the possession of his treasure was itself a trouble. He had to hide it in his tent, and to watch carefully lest any one should discover it. Next, he brought death upon thirty-six of his innocent fellow-countrymen. Lastly, he brought the keenest... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:7

Wherefore hast thou at all brought. The LXX . seems in some way to have read עבד for עבר ; they translate "why did thy servant cross?" But their rendering is a clear grammatical blunder, for the Masorites remark that the ה is to be preserved. Would to God we had been content. Calvin makes some severe remarks on Joshua's folly and want of faith under this reverse. But it may be paralleled by the conduct of most Christians in adversity. How few are there who can bear even... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:8

What shall I say? To encourage the people who will be downcast by this defeat, while their enemies will gather courage. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 7:1

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