Commentary on Joshua - Keil & Delitzsch - David Cox

Keil and Delitzsch <strong>Commentary</strong> on the Old Testament
should come and surround the Israelites, and destroy them without a single trace from
off the face of the earth.
(Note: Calovius has therefore given the correct interpretation: "When they have destroyed our name, after
Thou hast chosen us to be Thy people, and brought us hither with such great wonders, what will become
of Thy name? Our name is of little moment, but wilt Thou consult the honour of Thine own name, if
Thou destroyest us? For Thou didst promise us this land; and what people is there that will honour Thy
name if ours should be destroyed?")
In the words, "the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land," there is
involved the thought that there were other people living in Canaan beside the
Canaanites, e.g., the Philistines. The question, "What wilt Thou do with regard to Thy
great name?" signifies, according to the parallel passages, Ex 32:11-12; Num
14:13ff., Deut 9:28, "How wilt Thou preserve Thy great name, which Thou hast
acquired thus far in the sight of all nations through the miraculous guidance of Israel,
from being misunderstood and blasphemed among the heathen?" ("what wilt Thou
do?" as in Gen 26:29).
Joshua 7:10-15
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