Commentary on Joshua - Keil & Delitzsch - David Cox

Keil and Delitzsch <strong>Commentary</strong> on the Old Testament
afterwards received the name of Quarantana (Arab. Kuruntul ), a wall of rock rising
almost precipitously from the plain to the height of 1200 or 1500 feet, and full of
grottoes and caves on the eastern side. These mountains were well adapted for a place
of concealment; moreover, they were the nearest to Jericho, as the western range
recedes considerably to the south of Wady Kelt (vid., Rob. ii. p. 289).
Joshua 2:23,24
So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and
came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:
After this they returned to the camp across the Jordan, and informed Joshua of all that
had befallen them, and all that they had heard. On v. 24, see v. 9.
Passage through the Jordan. Ch. 3 and 4.
The following morning, after the return of the spies into the camp, Joshua proceeded
with the people from Shittim to the bank of the Jordan, to complete the necessary
preparations there, and then cross the river and enter Canaan (Josh 3:1). The crossing
of this boundary river of Canaan, or rather the passage through the bed of the river,
which had been dried up by a miracle of divine omnipotence at the place of crossing,
is narrated in these two chapters in the following manner: first (Josh 3:1b-6 ), the
final preparations for crossing; and then the passage through the bed of the river and
the erection of stones as a permanent memorial of this miracle. This is arranged in
three parts: viz., vv. 7-17, the commencement of the crossing; Josh 4:1-14, its further
progress; and Josh 4:15-24, its close. The account is also arranged upon the following
plan: in every one of these three sections the command of God to Joshua is mentioned
first (cf. Josh 3:7-8; 4:2-3,15-16); then the communication of this command to the
people by Joshua; and finally its execution (Josh 3:9-17; 4:4-13,17-20).
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