Exo 6:25, Num 25:6-11, 13, 31:6, Jos 22:13, 30-32, 24:33, 1Ch 6:50, 9:20 | TSK | STEP

16:46-48; 2Sa 24:25; 1Ch 21:22 St. Paul reckons only 23,000: Moses includes in the 24,000 he names, the 1,000 men who were slain in consequence of the judicial examination, (ver. 4,) as well as the 23,000 who died of the plague; while St. Paul only refers to the latter.

4,5; 16:49,50; De 4:3,4; 1Co 10:8

turned my.

Jos 7:25,26; 2Sa 21:14; Ps 106:23; Joh 3:36

for my sake. Heb. with my zeal.

2Co 11:2

that I.

Ex 22:5; 34:14; De 4:24; 29:20; 32:16,21; Jos 24:19; 1Ki 14:22

Ps 78:58; Eze 16:38; Na 1:2; Zep 1:18; 3:8; 1Co 10:22

Numbers 25:13

his seed.

1Sa 2:30; 1Ki 2:27; 1Ch 6:4-15,50-53

an everlasting.

Ex 40:15; Isa 61:6; Jer 33:18,22; Heb 7:11,17,18; 1Pe 2:5,9

Re 1:6

zealous.

1Ki 19:10,14; Ps 69:9; 106:31; 119:139; Joh 2:17; Ac 22:3-5

Ro 10:2-4

atonement.

Ex 32:30; Jos 7:12; 2Sa 21:3; Heb 2:17; 1Jo 2:2

Numbers 31:6

a thousand.Twelve thousand in all--a small number in proportion to all Israel, or to the forces which they had to encounter. As they were under the conduct of captains of thousands and hundreds, they probably had no general; for Phinehas seems to have accompanied them simply to take charge of "the holy instruments;" probably the ark and silver trumpets.

Phinehas.

25:7-13

the holy instruments.

14:44; 33:20-22; Ex 25:9; Jos 6:4-6,13-15; 1Sa 4:4,5,17; 14:18

1Sa 23:9; 2Sa 11:11

to blow.

10:8,9; 2Ch 13:12-15

Joshua 22:13

sent.

De 13:14; Jud 20:12; Pr 20:18; Mt 18:15

Phinehas.

Ex 6:25; Nu 25:7,11-13; Jud 20:28; Ps 106:30,31; Pr 25:9-13

Joshua 22:30-32

it pleased them. Heb. it was good in their eyes.It is remarkable, that Joshua is not once named in this transaction; but this only shews, that he did not in his old age assume any regal authority, but left the elders and magistrates to conduct the general business, only acting himself when great occasions made it necessary. Yet we cannot doubt, that his wisdom and piety influenced the counsels of the elders and people at this time.

33; Ge 28:8; Jud 8:3; 1Sa 25:32,33; 29:6; 2Ch 30:4; Es 1:21; *margins

Pr 15:1; Ac 11:18

the Lord is.

3:10; Le 26:11,12; Nu 14:41-43; 2Ch 15:2; Ps 68:17; Isa 12:6

Zec 8:23; Mt 1:23; 1Co 14:25

now. Heb. then.

and brought.

12-14; Pr 25:13

Joshua 24:33

Eleazar.

14:1; Ex 6:23,25; Nu 3:32; 20:26-28

died.

Job 30:23; Ps 49:10; Isa 57:1,2; Zec 1:5; Ac 13:36; Heb 7:24

Heb 9:26,27

Phinehas.

Jud 20:28 CONCLUDING REMARKS ON JOSHUA. The Book of Joshua is one of the most important documents in the Old Testament. The rapid conquest of the Promised Land, and the actual settlement of the Israelites in it, afford a striking accomplishment of the Divine predictions to Abraham and the succeeding patriarchs; and at the same time bear the most unequivocal and ample testimony to the authenticity of this sacred book. Several of the transactions related in it are confirmed in a very extraordinary manner, by the traditions current among heathen nations, and preserved by ancient profane historians of undoubted character. Thus there are monuments still in existence, which prove that the Carthaginians were a colony of Syrians who escaped from Joshua; as also that the inhabitants of Leptis, in Africa, came originally from the Sidonians, who abandoned their country on account of the calamities with which it was overwhelmed. Procopius relates that the Phoenicians fled before the Hebrews into Africa, and spread themselves abroad as far as the pillars of Hercules; and adds, "In Numidia, where now stands the city Tigisis (Tangiers), they have erected two columns, on which, in Phoenician characters, is the following inscription:--"We are the Phoenicians who fled from the face of Jesus (Joshua) the son of Naue" (Nun).

1 Chronicles 6:50

these are, etc.We have already had a list of these, though more extensive.

Eleazar.

3-9; 24:1; Ex 6:23; 28:1; Le 10:16; Nu 3:4,32; 20:26-28; 27:22

Ezr 7:1-5; 8:33

Phinehas.

4; 9:20

1 Chronicles 9:20

Phinehas.

Nu 3:32; 4:16,28,33; 31:6

the Lord.

Nu 25:11-13; 1Sa 16:18; Ac 7:9,10