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Bible Commentaries
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments Sutcliffe's Commentary
Joshua Commissioned; Israel Prepares for Conquest.Chapter 2
Rahab Hides the Spies in Jericho.Chapter 3
Israel Crosses the Jordan River Miraculously.Chapter 4
Memorial Stones Set Up at Jordan.Chapter 5
Circumcision Renewed; Passover Celebrated; Joshua's Vision.Chapter 6
Jericho's Walls Fall; City Destroyed Completely.Chapter 7
Achan's Sin Causes Israel's Defeat at Ai.Chapter 8
Ai Captured; Covenant Renewed at Mount Ebal.Chapter 9
Gibeonites Deceive Israel; Become Servants.Chapter 10
Sun Stands Still; Israel Defeats Amorite Kings.Chapter 11
Northern Kings Defeated; Land Mostly Conquered.Chapter 12
Summary of Defeated Kings and Territories.Chapter 13
Unconquered Lands Listed; Inheritance East of Jordan.Chapter 14
Caleb Receives Hebron as His Inheritance.Chapter 15
Judah's Territory and Cities Described.Chapter 16
Inheritance of Ephraim Detailed.Chapter 17
Manasseh's Territory and Land Distribution Issues.Chapter 18
Tabernacle Set Up; Land Divided by Lot.Chapter 19
Inheritance for the Remaining Tribes Allocated.Chapter 20
Cities of Refuge Appointed for Manslayers.Chapter 21
Cities Given to the Levites Described.Chapter 22
Eastern Tribes Return Home; Build an Altar.Chapter 23
Joshua's Farewell Address to Israel's Leaders.Chapter 24
Covenant Renewed at Shechem; Joshua's Death.
- Joshua
by Joseph Sutcliffe
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA.
This book contains the passage of the Israelites through Jordan; the renewal of their covenant at Gilgal; the conquest and partition of the country by Joshua. It marks the faithfulness of God to his promises made to Abraham, and his seed: and it marks not less the faithfulness of God to his threatenings in the excision of the seven devoted nations. It delineates the religious, the military, and political character of Joshua as a model for christian princes, and men invested with command. Having written the covenant in a book, Joshua 24:26, there can be no doubt but he wrote his own history, leaving the last chapter to be finished by another person; as was the case with the last chapter of Deuteronomy. It must have been written by Joshua himself, because he says, Joshua 5:0. l, “until we passed over Jordan.” The body of the history comprises a period of seventeen years. But to the death of Eleazar, it was about twenty seven years.
