Commentary on Joshua - Keil & Delitzsch - David Cox
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Keil and Delitzsch ong>Commentaryong> on the Old Testament (Note: "The pious solicitude of Joshua furnishes an example worthy of imitation by all who have the charge of others. For just as a father would not be regarded as sufficiently careful it he merely thought of the interests of his children up to the time of his own death, and did not extend his thoughtfulness on their behalf still further, and as far as was in his power endeavour to provide for their welfare when he himself should be dead; so good rulers ought to look forward that they may not only leave behind them a wellorganized state, but may also strengthen and secure its existence for a long time to come." - Calvin (with special reference to 2 Peter 1:13-15).) Joshua 23:1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. Exhortation to the Tribes of Israel to Remain Faithful to their Calling. - Vv. 1, 2. The introduction to the discourse http://207.44.232.113/~bible/comment/ot/k&d/josh/jos138.html (2 of 2) [13/08/2004 01:19:33 p.m.]

Keil and Delitzsch ong>Commentaryong> on the Old Testament which follows is attached in its first part to Josh 22:3-4, and thus also to Josh 21:43- 44, whilst in the second part it points back to ch. 13:1. The Lord had given the people rest from all their enemies round about, after the land had been subdued and divided by lot (Josh 21:43-44). Joshua was already an old man at the termination of the war (ch. 13:1); but since then he had advanced still further in age, so that he may have noticed the signs of the near approach of death. He therefore called together the representatives of the people, either to Timnath-serah where he dwelt (Josh 19:50), or to Shiloh to the tabernacle, the central sanctuary of the whole nation, as the most suitable place for his purpose. "All Israel" is still further defined by the apposition, "its elders, and its heads, and its judges, and its officers." This is not to be understood, however, as referring to four different classes of rulers; but the term elders is the general term used to denote all the representatives of the people, who were divided into heads, judges, and officers. And the heads , again, were those who stood at the head of the tribes, families, and fathers' houses, and out of whose number the most suitable persons were chosen as judges and officers (Deut 1:15; see my Bibl. Arch. ii. § 143). Joshua's address to the elders of all Israel consists of two parts, which run parallel to one another so far as the contents are concerned, vv. 2b-13 and vv. 14-16. In both parts Joshua commences with a reference to his age and his approaching death, in consequence of which he felt constrained to remind the people once more of all the great things that the Lord had done for them, and to warn them against falling away from their gracious covenant God. Just as Joshua, in this the last act of his life, was merely treading in the footsteps of Moses, who had concluded his life with the fullest exhortations to the people to be faithful to the Lord (Deut 1:30), so his address consists entirely of reminiscences from the Pentateuch, more especially from Deuteronomy as he had nothing fresh to announce to the people, but could only impress the old truth upon their minds once more. 2b-13. Joshua commenced his address by reminding them of the greatest manifestations of grace which they had received from the Lord, namely, by referring to what the Lord had done to all these nations (the Canaanites) before them, when He http://207.44.232.113/~bible/comment/ot/k&d/josh/jos139.html (1 of 2) [13/08/2004 01:19:35 p.m.]

<strong>Keil</strong> and <strong>Delitzsch</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Commentary</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> the Old Testament<br />

(Note: "The pious solicitude of <strong>Joshua</strong> furnishes an example worthy of imitati<strong>on</strong> by all who have the<br />

charge of others. For just as a father would not be regarded as sufficiently careful it he merely thought of<br />

the interests of his children up to the time of his own death, and did not extend his thoughtfulness <strong>on</strong> their<br />

behalf still further, and as far as was in his power endeavour to provide for their welfare when he himself<br />

should be dead; so good rulers ought to look forward that they may not <strong>on</strong>ly leave behind them a wellorganized<br />

state, but may also strengthen and secure its existence for a l<strong>on</strong>g time to come." - Calvin (with<br />

special reference to 2 Peter 1:13-15).)<br />

<strong>Joshua</strong> 23:1<br />

And it came to pass a l<strong>on</strong>g time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel<br />

from all their enemies round about, that <strong>Joshua</strong> waxed old and stricken in age.<br />

Exhortati<strong>on</strong> to the Tribes of Israel to Remain Faithful to their Calling. - Vv. 1, 2. The<br />

introducti<strong>on</strong> to the discourse<br />

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http://207.44.232.113/~bible/comment/ot/k&d/josh/jos138.html (2 of 2) [13/08/2004 01:19:33 p.m.]

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