Jos 8:30-32 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 30 Then Joshua built an altar - This was done in obedience to the express command of God, (note).

Joshua 8:30-32

Verse 30

Then Joshua built an altar - This was done in obedience to the express command of God, Deu 27:4-8 (note). Verse 32

A copy of the law of Moses - משנה תורת mishneh torath, the repetition of the law; that is, a copy of the blessings and curses, as commanded by Moses; not a copy of the Decalogue, as some imagine, nor of the book of Deuteronomy, as others think; much less of the whole Pentateuch; but merely of that part which contained the blessings and curses, and which was to be read on this solemn occasion. See the note on Deu 27:3.