Rahab concealeth the spies. Before Before CHRIST do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, | your God, he is God in heaven above, CHRIST 1451. we will go. 17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken 1 Sam 2013. unto thee: only the LORD thy God be 1 Kings 1.37. with thee, as he was with Moses. t ver. 5 1 Or, had sent. 18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage. CHAP. II.' 1 Rahab receiveth and concealeth the two spies sent from Shittim. 8 The covenant between her and them. 23 Their return and relation. ND Joshua the son of Nun || sent Autor shittin two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even febr. 1. Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and a Numb. 25. 31. James 2. 25. Matt. 1.5+lodged there. + Heb. Lay. d Ps. 127. 1. C 2 And it was told the king of JeriI'rov. 21. 30. cho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. • See 2 Sam. 17. 19, 20. (See Exod. 19. 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country. 4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: 14 And the men answered her, Our 15 Then she 'let them down by a cord 16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way. Matt. 5-7 Acts 9. 25 17 And the men said unto her, We will be 'blameless of this thine oath which Exod. 20.7. thou hast made us swear. 18 Behold, when we come into the ver. 12. 5 And it came to pass about the time 6 But she had brought them up to the 1272 Sam roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. 7 And the men pursued after them 8 And before they were laid down, u ch. 6. 23. + Heb. ga 25. and we will be guiltless: and whosoever 20 And if thou utter this our business, 21 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. 22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. 23 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 befel them: 24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly 1 Joshua cometh to Jordan. 2 The officers Joshua cometh to Jordan. Before CHRIST 1451. a ch.2. 1. • Exod. 19. Before CHAP. IV. Lord encourageth Joshua. 9 Joshua encourageth the people. 14 The waters of Jordan are divided. AND Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; 3 And they commanded the people, See Numb. saying, "When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 4 * Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: Heb, since for ye have not passed this way theretoend the third fore. 12. yesterday, day. f 5 ¶ And Joshua said unto the people, Exod. 19. Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you. 10, 14, 15 Lev. 20. 7. 18. ch. 7. 13. 1 Sam. 16. 5Joel 2. 16. 1451. t Acts 7:45. 15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and "the feet of the ver. 13. priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan over- 1211 floweth all his banks all the time of 12. 5. & 49. harvest,) x Chron. 19. Ecclus. 24. 26. ch. 4. 18. 4. 16 That the waters which came down 1,12 from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came 11 Kings down toward the sea of the plain, even a Deut. 3.17. the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: 43: and the people passed over right against Jericho. b b Gen. | 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and See Exod. all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan. CHAP. IV. 6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, Twelve men are appointed to take twelve saying, "Take up the ark of the covenant, Numb. 4 and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people. 7 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Ch. This day will I begin to magnify the 8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, 1ye shall stand still in Jordan. 9¶ And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God. 10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that "the living God is among you, and that he will without fail "drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the AmorDeut.. ites, and the Jebusites. 4 H. 1. 11The 10. Matt. 16. 14. 29. 2. c. 3.17 people were clean passed over a Deut. 27. Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the bch. 3. 12. people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood ch. 3. 13. firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in "the lodging place, where ye shall lodged ver. 19, 20. this night. 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: 5 And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: God magnifieth Joshua. Before CHRIST 1451. h Numb. 32. 20, 27, 28. 1 Or, ready armed. ch. 3. 7. k Exod. 25. 16, 22. JOSHUA. stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the | LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. 9¶ And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day. 10 ¶ For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over. 11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them: 15 About forty thousand || prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. 14¶ On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life. 15¶ And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, k 16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan. 17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan. 18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were + lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, 1and flowed over all Heb. went. his banks, as they did before. + Heb. plucked up. 1 ch. 3. 15. m ch. 5. 9. n ver. 3. o ver. 6. + Heb to Worrow. 19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho. 20 ¶ And "those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, "When your children shall ask their fathers †in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? 22 Then ye shall let your children p ch. 3. 17. know, saying, "Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD CHRIST 24 That all the people of the earth The Canaanites are afraid. 2 Joshua re10 The passover is kept at Gilgal. 12 Manna ceaseth. 13 An Angel appeareth to Joshua. AND it came to pass, when all the 21. 1 Kings 8. Kings 19. 42. 43. 19. Ps. 106. 8. s Exod. 15. 16. 1 Chron. 29. 12. Ps. 89. 13. t Exod. 14. 31. Deut. 6. 2. Ps. 89.7. Jer. 10. 7. all days. 29. kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were a Numb. 13. by the sea, heard that the LORD had b Exod. 15dried up the waters of Jordan from be- 14, 15. ch. 2. fore the children of Israel, until we were 48.6. Ezek. passed over, that their heart melted, nei-e1 Kings 10. ther was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel. Joshua instructed to besiege Jericho. Before CHRIST 1451 CHAP. VI. camped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at n Exod. 12. even in the plains of Jericho. • Exod. 16 35 Gen. 182 Find 2333 & 32 24 Zech. 1. 8. Acts L. 10. Numb. 22. 13. 1Or, prince. See Exod. 23 20. Dan. 10. 13, 21. & 12. 1. 11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day. 12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. 13¶ And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 And he said, Nay; but as || captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. Rev. And Joshua 'fell on his face to the earth, 12,7419- and did worship, and said unto him, What 1 Gen. 17-3 saith my lord unto his servant? 3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear before See Jude the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the Namb. 10. city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down +flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. 6¶ And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD. 7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD, Before CHRIST 1451. The city is compassed. 8¶ And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them. 9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the trereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with Heb. the trumpets. 10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. e Numb. 10 25. thering host Heb. make be heard. your voice to 12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Deut.31.95. the LORD. 13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city. 17 And the city shall be || accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. h 18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD. 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people k ver. 5. shouted with a great shout, that the wall Hebr. 11. 30. CHAP. VII. 1 The Israelites are smitten at Ai. 6 Joshua's complaint. 10 God instructeth him what OUT the children of Israel committed CHRIST 1451. Joshua's complaint. 5 And the men of Ai smote of them Before about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going 1 Or, in Modown: wherefore the hearts of the peo- ch. 2. 9, 11. ple melted, and became as water. rad. Lev. 26. 36. 29, 34 6¶ And Joshua rent his clothes, and a Gen. 37. fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. 7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan ! 1 Sam. 4 12. 2 Sam. 1. 2. & 13. 19. Neh. 9. 1. Job 2 12. 2 Kings 3.10. 8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their + backs before their enemies! +Heb.necks. 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our & P. 83, 4name from the earth: and what wilt hSee Exod. 32. 12. thou do unto thy great name? Numb. 14. 13. 10 ¶ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore +liest thou thus Heb.fallupon thy face? est. 18. 11 'Israel hath sinned, and they have 1 ver. 1. also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even ch. 6. 17, taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they 1See Acts 5have put it even among their own stuff. m 1, 2. 12 Therefore the children of Israel mSeeNumb. 14-45. Judg. could not stand before their enemies, 214. but turned their backs before their enemies, because "they were accursed: nei- ch. 6. 18. ther will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. P n Deut. 7.26. o Exod. 19. 13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, 10. Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: p ch. 3.5 for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away Buttrespass in the accursed thing: for the accursed thing from among you. |