6—8. which he enforces by former Benefites : and: promiſes, 91x,
By threatnings, 12 —
A Nd it came to paſs, a long time 2 after that the LORD had given reſt unto Ifrael from all their
in age.
a About 14 years after 1t.
2 And Jothua cailed 6 for all Iſrael c, and for d their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges,and for their officers, and ſaid unto them, I am old and ftricken iN ages
b Either to his own City,or rather to $h:1:h,the uſual place of ſuch Aitmblics, where his words being uttered before the Lord, were likely ro have the more effett upon them. «c Noe all the people in their own perſons, who could not either come thither, or hear him there; bur in their Repreſentatives, by their Elders, Heads, Judges, and Officers, which are here added for the reſtrition and explica:ion of that general expreſſion. a Or, even for, &c.
3 And ye have ſeen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all theſe Nations, becauſe of you e: for the * LORD your Cod zs he that hath fought for you.
e For your fake and good, rhar you might gaia by their lefles. 4 Behold, I have divided unto ycu by lot thete natt- ons that remain f, to be an inheritance for your tribes g, +0 from
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þ That we and ours may have and hold our Priviledge of ſerving and worlhipping God, not upon this Altar, bur in theplace of Gods
ſhould /o ſay to us,or to our generations in time to come,
Chap. "I
and conſcquently from : Nothing to do with him; no right to ſerve him or expe& favour from hint
26 Therefore we ſaid,Let us now prepare to build an 27 But chat it may be * a witneſs between us and you, . ,.. and our generations after us, that we might do the ſer- ,,. ,g
vice of the LORD before him & with our burnt-offer- Chap: 24 ings, and with our ſacrifices, and with our peace-offer- 27-ver- 34|
20 And when Phinehas the prieſt, and the princes of
+ Heb. it | was good \j
not commurtred this treſpaſs againit the LORD : + now + Hc6:
then
Gad cailed the altar || Ed; for it ſhall bs a witnels be- Thar is,
a Witnels. So chap:
Joſhua being old, aſſembles the people : declares the wonders God had wrought 24% ©7*
enemies round abour,that Joſhua waxedold,and + {tricken + Hebs
come 1n'o
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* Ex5ds 14: 14.
; x : in their _ unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of eyes»
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hap. XXI!, a ; 86 j from Jordan v .ch all the Nations that I have cut off þ,
[i 1.3 even unto the great fea + weſtward z. i f Not yet ESC g You ſhal cercainly ſubdue them, a - | inherit their Land, as you have done the reſt, if you be not Waſneing [ to your ſelves. h ( :.e. ) With the Land of thoſe plyionss 't . People pur for their Land, as we have ſeen before; and as omg rh on the contrary, the Land is put for the People. 1 FT e * ? fines, your moſt formidable Adverſaries yet ſurvive; yy _ alſo and their Land 1 have given to you, and you _—_ tedly deſtroy thems if you will proceed vigoroully 3 WOI p E
5 And the LORD your God, he ſhal expel t = from before you, and drive them from out of your ſight,
and ye ſhal poſſeſs their land, as the LORD your God
hath promiſed unto you. ; 6 be ye therefore very COuragious k, to keep and to
: do all that is written in the book of the law of _ [Deut. 5« * that ye turn not aſide therefrom, to the right hand or
2.avd to the left /.
9. T4. k For it will require great Courage ar
: the Commands of Moſes, and particularly, deſtroying the reſidue of the Canaamies. 7 ( war wag bt adding to the Law, or diminiſhing from 1t, ſpeaks. : g's That ye come not among thele nations -,theſethat
F Pfal.r6- remain amongſt you, neither * make mention of the name of their gods », nor cauſe to ſwear by thews o, net-
ther ſerve them, nor bow your ſelves unto them p. | :
m ( i.e. ) Avoid all familiar converſe and contraQts, but __ y Marriages with them.as it i$ explained, v- 12+ and as t EY ebrew Verb intimates ; being oft uſed of coming or 307g 1N TOA -—prige » To wit, unneceſſarily and familiary, Jett the mention ot £ ein breed diſcourſe about rhem, and ſo by degrees bring a man 06 approbation and worſhip of them. Compare £x09: 237 31 yy I2: 3. Pſal: 16: 4. Ephe 5* 3- o Nor require nor compe! - Jen. tiles to ſwear by them, as they uſed ro do ; eſpecially in Leagues and Contra&s,which therefore the 1ſrazlites are here implicitely for- bidden to make with them. p Neither give them any inward 1 eve- rence, or outward adoration. Here 1san obſervable 41 1p pred pt by he ſhews what notable Progreſs Sin uſually makes,and horofre there is to look to the b-ginnings of ir, foraſmuch as a civ11an common converſation with their perſons was likelv ro bring chem, and indeed did aftually bring them, by inſenfible ſteps, to og my ſhipof their gods. So it is no wonder, if ſome things pe fog'y _ in themſelves evil, be forbidden by God, as here the _— of their gods is, becauſe they are occaſions and introductions to evil.
| 0-3 for © 8 || But * cleave unto the LORD q your God, as ye
ifyoa will haye done unto this day 7. : |
| clave, q By firm Affiance, conſt:nt Obedience, intire Affetticn, faith- = ful Service and Worſhip of him alone. r To wit, ſince you came '*® Deur: into Canaan; ſince kei, time the body of the people (for of them
and
d Reſolution to execute all that of expelling and I (i.e. ) In one kind or as Moſes
Were 5- 7-1 4 eph- IoFo
| Il» 22, ; t of articular. perſon ) had bebaved themſeves | por gd os tha 64d in the Wilderneſs, and had not been guilty of any groſs and general Apoſtacy from GOD, or Rebellion againſt him. : or, then , 9 || For the LORD hath driven out from before you, | the reat nations and ſtrong ; but s for you,no man / hath LORD o_ able to ſtand before you unto this day, o——— wit, whom you have _ otherwiſe ſome of thoſe cople did yer remain unconquereds ; : * Lev. 26. f to * One man ot you jhal chaſe athoutand : for the $8. LORD your God, he 3 that fighteth for you 7, * as
Devt. 32. he hath promiſed you.
| 4 4 + Impute not this therefore to your own vaJour, as you will be
*—_— aptto do, but to Gods gracious 2nd powerful aſſiſtance.
0 1x Take good heed therefore unto your 7 ſelves u,
and 23 : God.
27. that ye love the LORD your God. _ Le
T Heb. u Now it requires more watchfulneſs and diligence than itdid in