Commentary on Joshua - Keil & Delitzsch - David Cox
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Keil and Delitzsch ong>Commentaryong> on the Old Testament the four outward forms of divine worship (see Deut 6:13; 10:20). The concluding words, "as ye have done unto this day," which express a reason for persevering in the attachment they had hitherto shown to Jehovah, "do not affirm that the Israelites had hitherto done all these things fully and perfectly; for who does not know how few mortals there are who devote themselves to God with all the piety and love which He justly demands? But because the nation as a whole had kept the laws delivered to them by Moses, during the time that the government had been in the hands of Joshua, the sins of individual men were left out of sight on this occasion" ( Masius ). Joshua 23:9-13 For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. For this reason the Lord had driven out great and strong nations before the Israelites, so that no one was able to http://207.44.232.113/~bible/comment/ot/k&d/josh/jos140.html (2 of 2) [13/08/2004 01:19:38 p.m.]

Keil and Delitzsch ong>Commentaryong> on the Old Testament For this reason the Lord had driven out great and strong nations before the Israelites, so that no one was able to stand before them. The first hemistich points to the fulfilment of Deut 4:38; 7:1; 9:1; 11:23; the second to that of Deut 7:24; 11:25. wª'atem (OT:859) is placed at the beginning absolutely. - In v. 10a, the blessing of fidelity to the law which Israel had hitherto experienced, is described, as in Deut 32:30, upon the basis of the promise in Lev 26:7-8, and Deut 28:7, and in v. 10b the thought of v. 3b is repeated. To this there is attached, in vv. 11-13, the admonition to take heed for the sake of their souls (cf. Deut 4:15), to love the Lord their God (on the love of God as the sum of the fulfilment of the law, see Deut 6:5; 10:12; 11:13). For if they turned, i.e., gave up the faithfulness they had hitherto displayed towards Jehovah, and attached themselves to the remnant of these nations, made marriages with them, and entered into fellowship with them, which the Lord had expressly forbidden (Ex 34:12-15; Deut 7:3), let them know that the Lord their God would not cut off these nations before them any more, but that they would be a snare and destruction to them. This threat is founded upon such passages of the law as Ex 23:33; Deut 7:16, and more especially Num 33:55. The figure of a trap, which is employed here (see Ex 10:7), is still further strengthened by pach (OT:6341), a snare (cf. Isa 8:14-15). Shotet , a whip or scourge , an emphatic form of the word derived from the poel of shuwT (OT:7751), only occurs here. "Scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes" (see Num 33:55). Joshua crowds his figures together to depict the misery and oppression which would be sure to result from fellowship with the Canaanites, because, from his knowledge of the fickleness of the people, and the wickedness of the human heart in its natural state, he could foresee that the apostasy of the nation from the Lord, which Moses had foretold, would take place but too quickly; as it actually did, according to Judg 2:3ff., in the very next generation. The words "until ye perish," etc., resume the threat held out by Moses in Deut 11:17 (cf. Josh 28:21 ff.). Joshua 23:14-16 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your http://207.44.232.113/~bible/comment/ot/k&d/josh/jos141.html (1 of 2) [13/08/2004 01:19:40 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 />

the four outward forms of divine worship (see Deut 6:13; 10:20). The c<strong>on</strong>cluding<br />

words, "as ye have d<strong>on</strong>e unto this day," which express a reas<strong>on</strong> for persevering in the<br />

attachment they had hitherto shown to Jehovah, "do not affirm that the Israelites had<br />

hitherto d<strong>on</strong>e all these things fully and perfectly; for who does not know how few<br />

mortals there are who devote themselves to God with all the piety and love which He<br />

justly demands? But because the nati<strong>on</strong> as a whole had kept the laws delivered to<br />

them by Moses, during the time that the government had been in the hands of <strong>Joshua</strong>,<br />

the sins of individual men were left out of sight <strong>on</strong> this occasi<strong>on</strong>" ( Masius ).<br />

<strong>Joshua</strong> 23:9-13<br />

For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nati<strong>on</strong>s and str<strong>on</strong>g: but as for<br />

you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.<br />

For this reas<strong>on</strong> the Lord had driven out great and str<strong>on</strong>g nati<strong>on</strong>s before the Israelites,<br />

so that no <strong>on</strong>e was able to<br />

<br />

http://207.44.232.113/~bible/comment/ot/k&d/josh/jos140.html (2 of 2) [13/08/2004 01:19:38 p.m.]

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