PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Pulpit Commentary — Joshua
Alfred Plummer [1841-1926] · 388,731 words · 426 reading sections
The Pulpit Commentary — Joshua — Section 421
rn'.tions, uuder _various oirc_umstanoes, will sure~y best en~ourage th~t ~atholic spirit ol s,vmpathy with all that 1s great and good, without wh1oh no Clmst1an perfection can exist. " Let us then praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us." Let t.he ,T osephs and ,J oshuas _of the new covenant be )ield in th~ d…
791 wordsSECTION 422The Pulpit Commentary — Joshua — Section 422
HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Ver. 29.-The death of Joshua. It has been well remarked that" this Book of Joshua, which begins with triumphs, ends with funerals." All human glory ends in the grnve. The longest life is soon passed. The most useful men are taken from their work on earth, leaving the· unfinished task to ot…
1,114 wordsSECTION 423The Pulpit Commentary — Joshua — Section 423
Vers. 16-31.-A great decision. One of the beautiful things about Scripture is the fine endings of all courses in which God has been leader. This book is no exception. The last new we have of Israel shows them entering into a solemn co\'enant with God, and one which, speaking roundly, all who ma.de it kept. They respond…
1,151 wordsSECTION 424The Pulpit Commentary — Joshua — Section 424
Vere. 80, 82, 83.-Three graves. Such is the story of life. The entl of it is always in some sepulchre. "They buried Joshua." "They buried the bones of Joseph.'' " They buried Eleazer.'' So the land is taken in possession. Every grave becoming a stronger link, binding the people to each othe1· and to the la.nd God gave …
1,072 wordsSECTION 425The Pulpit Commentary — Joshua — Section 425
so we feel these graves were a. leavening consecration which made Palestine ind€ed a holy land. England is rich in graves. Its soil is rich with the dust of the great and good. " Ha.If the soil has trod the rest In poets, heroes, martyrs, sages." What impulses of courage, of philanthropy, and consecration have com…
1,149 wordsSECTION 426The Pulpit Commentary — Joshua — Section 426
CHAPTER vm, CHAPTER XII. Renewed Effort after Dieaster 195 The Extent of the Conquest 209 God's People Victorious .. 196 The Cate.logue of the Vanquished 209 Trying a.gain .. 137 Diversity of Lots 210 The Fruits of Victory .. 199 The Pe.rtition of the Land of The Setting up of the Law 142 C&n&an 211 The Altar on Ebe.I,…
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.