Jos 1:1-9, 2Ki 2:8-10, Mar 16:20, Joh 14:12, Act 2:33, 3:12-13 | TSK | STEP | The Book of JOSHUA. The Lord appoints Joshua to succeed Moses. The borders of the promised land. God promises to assist Joshua. He gives him instructions. Joshua prepares the people to pass over Jordan. He puts the two tribes and half in mind of their promise to Moses. They promise him fealty. the death. See on Joshua. See on Jesus.Moses' minister.

From the wilderness.That is, their utmost limits should be from the Desert of Arabia Petræa on the south, to Lebanon on the north; and from the Euphrates on the east, to the Great Sea, or the Mediterranean, on the west. The Israelites did not possess the full extent of this grant till the time of David.

Ge 15:18-21; Ex 23:31; Nu 34:2-18; De 1:7; 3:25; 11:24; 1Ch 5:9

1Ch 18:3

There shall.

De 7:24; 20:4; Ps 46:11; Ro 8:31,37

as I was.

9,17; 3:7; 6:27; Ex 3:12; De 31:8,23; Mt 28:20; Ac 18:9,10; 2Ti 4:17

I will not.

De 31:6-8; Isa 41:10-14; 43:2-5; Heb 13:5

Be strong.

7,9; 1Sa 4:9; 1Ki 2:2; 1Ch 22:13; 28:10; 2Ch 32:7,8; Ps 27:14

Isa 35:3,4; Da 10:19; Hag 2:4; Zec 8:9; 1Co 16:13; Eph 6:10

2Ti 2:1

unto this people, etc. or, thou shalt cause this people toinherit the land. divide.

Nu 34:17-29

which I sware.

Ge 26:3

which Moses.

1; 11:15; Nu 27:23; De 31:7

turn not.

De 5:32; 12:32; 28:14; Pr 4:27; 8:20

that.

De 29:9; 1Ki 2:3; 1Ch 22:13

prosper. or, do wisely.

8; *marg:

book.

De 6:6-9; 11:18,19; 17:18,19; 30:14; 31:11; Ps 37:30,31; 40:10

Ps 119:42,43; Isa 59:21; Mt 12:35; Eph 4:29

thou shalt.

Ps 1:2,3; 19:14; 119:11,15,97,99; Pr 2:1-5; 3:1; Col 3:16

1Ti 4:14-16

observe.

De 5:29,32,33; 6:1-3; Mt 7:21,24; 28:20; Lu 11:28; Joh 13:17; 14:21

Jas 1:22-25; Re 22:14

have good success. or, do wisely.

7; *marg:

Have.

De 31:7,8,28; Jud 6:14; 2Sa 13:28; Ac 4:19

Be strong.

6,7

be not.

Ge 28:15; De 20:1; Ps 27:1,2; Jer 1:7,8

for the Lord.

Ps 46:7; Isa 43:1,5

2 Kings 2:8-10

his mantle.[Ten meloten autou,] his sheep skin, says the Septuagint; the skins of sheep being formerly worn by prophets as the simple insignia of their office: see Note on ch. 1:8.

1Ki 19:13,19

were.

14; Ex 14:21,22; Jos 3:14-17; Ps 114:5-7; Isa 11:15; Heb 11:29

Re 16:12

Ask what.

13:14-19; Nu 27:16-23; De 34:9; 1Ch 29:18,19; Ps 72:1,20

Lu 24:45-51; Joh 17:9-13; Ac 1:8; 8:17; 20:25-36

Elisha said.

Nu 11:17,25; 1Ki 3:9; 2Ch 1:9,10; Joh 14:12-14; 16:7; 1Co 12:31

a double portion.This probably refers to the law respecting the first-born, who had a double portion of the property of his father. As Elisha may have considered himself as the first-born of Elijah, so he requested a double portion of his spiritual influence.

Nu 27:20; De 21:17; Zec 9:12; 12:8; 1Ti 5:17

Thou hast.

Mr 11:22-24; Joh 16:24

asked a hard thing. Heb. done hard in asking. if thou see.

12; Ac 1:9,10