q Remember, that though thou art the o_ and Comman- u Y f LL. der of my people, yer thou art my Subje& and obliged to obſerve 99: all my Commands. »r (i.e. ) In thy ig, or upon any pretence.
5 Which plainly ſhews, That God's Afffiſttace promiſed to him and to the 1/raelites, was conditional, and might juſtly be withdrawn upon their breach of the Conditions. s Or, That thou maye#t do wiſe- ly. Whereby he inffrudts him in the true Art of Gove: nn.ent ; and that his greateſt Wiſdom will lie in the obſervation of all God's Commands, and not in that pretended reaſon of State which other Princes govern all their Affairs by. - # (i.e.) Whatſoever thou do. eſt. Men's aCtions are oft compared to ways, or journeys, of ſteps, by which they come to theend they aim at. |
8 * This book of the law ſhall not depart out of thy » g.ys; mouth #,but* thou ſhalef meditate therein day and night 15. 18; 193 x, that thou mayeſt obſerve todo according to all rhat is *Pial. Fr written therein y; for then thou ſhalt make thy. way noſe of FA proſperous, and then thou ſbalt F have good ſucceſs. $7 pray.
u (i. e-) Thou ſhalt conſtantly read it, and upon occaſion diſcourſe ,,_ 42, of it, ard the ſentence which ſhall come out of thy mouth, ſhallin 4 Or, as all things be given according to rhis Rule. & (i.e.) Diligently ſtu- wiſely; | dy,and frequently and upon all occaſions conſider what is Gods will and thy duty. The greatneſs of thy place and employments ſhall not hinter thee from this Work, becauſe this is the only Rule of all thy private Attions, and publick Adminiſtrations. - » Whereby he teacheth him, that it is: his duty-to ſee with his own eyes, ahd to underſtand the Mind and Law of God himſelf, and not blindly to follow what any other ſhould adyiſe, him to. EN a | ſ-
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2 I whom thou art obliged to 6bey : I who can. earry thee through every thing I put thee upon : Tof whoſe Faithfulneſs and Almighrineſs thou haſt had large experience ? |
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ſaying, Prepare you viduals a: for within three days 6 ye ſhall paſs over this Jordan, to go in to poſſeſs the land which the LORD your God giveth you co poſlels it. . a For although Manna as mn them to ſupply their want of ordinary Proviſions in the Wilderneſs; yet they were allowed, when they had opporrunity, ro purchaſe other Proviſions, and did ſo, Deut. 2. 6, 28. And now having been ſome time in the land of the Amorites, and together with Mana uſed themſelves to other food, which that Countrey plentifully ſupplyed them with ; they are warned ro furniſh chometeud therewith for their approaching march. 6 Qzef: How can this be, when the Spies, who were not yet ſent away, continued three days hid in the Mountains, 7oſb. 2. 22. and the returned, Joſh. 3. 2 ?
Spies ; Such Tranſpoſitions being ſo frequent in Scriprure, that Interpreters have formed this general Rule, That there z5 no certain Order, no former nor latter in the Hifories of the Scripture. And hence it comes, that theſe three days mentioned here below,after the Hiſtory of the Spies, are again repeated, Joſh. 3. 2. ' Beſides, the Septe.agint render the words, Tet three days ; and the Chald:e, In the end of three days; others, After three days, as it is, Foſb, 3. 2. Or, theſe three days may be the ſame with thoſe, Joſh. 2. 22. and the matter may be conceived thus, Joſhuz gives the people notice of their paſſage 0- ver Jordan within three days, here, and at the ſame time, ſends away the Spies, - who refurn e're thoſe three days be ended. For the three days, Joſh. 2. 22. may be underſtood of one whole day, and part of two other days, as it is in that famous inſtance, Mat 27. 63. of which ſee more on that place, and on Matth. 12. 40» The Spies came to Jericho in the evening of the firſt day, and intended to le there, '5oſb. 2. 8. but being diſturbed and affrighted by the ſearch "made after them, they go away that night into the Mountains,and there abide the time mentioned. Joſhua having delivered this meſ- ſage. from God to the J#azlires, - and ſent away the Spies, removes from Shiztiw to Jordan, Joſh. 3. 1. being ſufficiently aſſured of his ſafe paſſage over Jordan, whatſoever became of the Spies; and af- ter thoſe three days mentioned here were paſt, Joſh. 3. 2. he ſends the Officers to the people with a ſecond meſſage, about the manner * of their aQtual paſſing over. BY
12 And to the Reubenites,and to the Gadites,and to half the'tribe of Manaſſeh, ſpake Joſbua, ſaying,
13 Remember * the words which Moſes the ſervant of the LORD commanded you c, ſaying, The LORD your God hath given you reſt 4, and hath given you this land.
c His charge to you, and your promiſe to him, which they were obliged to keep ; and Joſhua was to ſee that they did ſo. d (i. e.) A place of reft, as that word ſignifies ; See on Ger. 49. 15.
14 Yout wives, your little ones, and your cattel ſha]! remain in the land which Moſes gave you on this ſide Jordan ; but ye ſhall paſse before your brethrenf farm- &d g, allthe mighty men of yalour h, and help them: | Fo wit over Jordan... f Either 1. In their preſence. Or, 2. In the of all of them; which was but reaſonable ; Partly, becauie they h
the advantage of their brethren, having aCtually received their portion,, which cheir Brethren bad only in hope, and there- fore, 'were obliged to more ſervice, the rather to prevent the envy _ of the other Tribes ;; Partly becauſe they were freed from thoſe Impediments which the reit were expoſed to, their Wives, and . Children, and Eſtates being ſafely lodged ;; And partly to prevent their retreat and wighdrawing themſelves from the preſent ſervice, which they otherwiſe ſhould have had opportunity and temptati- on to do, becauſe of the nearneſs of their Habitations. g' For by this time they were well furniſhed with Arms, which they had either from the Egyptians, or Amalekites, or Amorites, from whom _ they had taken rhe; Or by purchaſe from thoſe people by whoſe borders . they pa Or, :n military order : See on Exod. 13. is.
' þ All ſuch were obliged to go over if occaſion required ir, but Jo-