Jos 1 | TSK | STEP | The Book of JOSHUA. The Lord appoints Joshua to succeed Moses. The borders of the promised land. God promises to assist Joshua. He gives him instructions. Joshua prepares the people to pass over Jordan. He puts the two tribes and half in mind of their promise to Moses. They promise him fealty. the death. See on Joshua. See on Jesus.Moses' minister.

From the wilderness.That is, their utmost limits should be from the Desert of Arabia Petræa on the south, to Lebanon on the north; and from the Euphrates on the east, to the Great Sea, or the Mediterranean, on the west. The Israelites did not possess the full extent of this grant till the time of David.

Ge 15:18-21; Ex 23:31; Nu 34:2-18; De 1:7; 3:25; 11:24; 1Ch 5:9

1Ch 18:3

There shall.

De 7:24; 20:4; Ps 46:11; Ro 8:31,37

as I was.

9,17; 3:7; 6:27; Ex 3:12; De 31:8,23; Mt 28:20; Ac 18:9,10; 2Ti 4:17

I will not.

De 31:6-8; Isa 41:10-14; 43:2-5; Heb 13:5

Be strong.

7,9; 1Sa 4:9; 1Ki 2:2; 1Ch 22:13; 28:10; 2Ch 32:7,8; Ps 27:14

Isa 35:3,4; Da 10:19; Hag 2:4; Zec 8:9; 1Co 16:13; Eph 6:10

2Ti 2:1

unto this people, etc. or, thou shalt cause this people toinherit the land. divide.

Nu 34:17-29

which I sware.

Ge 26:3

which Moses.

1; 11:15; Nu 27:23; De 31:7

turn not.

De 5:32; 12:32; 28:14; Pr 4:27; 8:20

that.

De 29:9; 1Ki 2:3; 1Ch 22:13

prosper. or, do wisely.

8; *marg:

book.

De 6:6-9; 11:18,19; 17:18,19; 30:14; 31:11; Ps 37:30,31; 40:10

Ps 119:42,43; Isa 59:21; Mt 12:35; Eph 4:29

thou shalt.

Ps 1:2,3; 19:14; 119:11,15,97,99; Pr 2:1-5; 3:1; Col 3:16

1Ti 4:14-16

observe.

De 5:29,32,33; 6:1-3; Mt 7:21,24; 28:20; Lu 11:28; Joh 13:17; 14:21

Jas 1:22-25; Re 22:14

have good success. or, do wisely.

7; *marg:

Have.

De 31:7,8,28; Jud 6:14; 2Sa 13:28; Ac 4:19

Be strong.

6,7

be not.

Ge 28:15; De 20:1; Ps 27:1,2; Jer 1:7,8

for the Lord.

Ps 46:7; Isa 43:1,5

the officers of the people.The {shoterim,} or officers, were different from the {shophetim,} who were the judges among the people. The {shoterim} have been supposed to be subordinate officers, whose business it was to see the decisions of the {shophetim} carried into effect. Calmet conjectures, that the {shoterim} here may have been the heralds of the army.

three days.

3:2; Ex 19:11; 2Ki 20:5; Ho 6:2

ye shall.

De 9:1; 11:31

Remember.

22:1-4; Nu 32:20-28; De 3:18

armed. Heb. marshalled by five.

Ex 13:18

the mighty.

De 20:8; Re 17:4

Until.

Nu 32:17-22; Ga 5:13; 6:2; Php 1:21-26; 2:4