Jos 23 | TSK | STEP | Joshua's exhortation before his death; by former benefits; by promises; and by threatenings. the Lord. waxed old. stricken in age. Heb. come into days.

Joshua 23

1 Joshua's exhortation before his death;

3 by former benefits;

5 by promises;

11 and by threatenings.

the Lord.

11:23; 21:44; 22:4; Ps 46:9

waxed old.

13:1; Ge 25:8; De 31:2

stricken in age. Heb. come into days.

all Israel.

24:1; De 31:28; 1Ch 28:1; Ac 20:17-35

and for their elders.Or, "even for their elders," etc.; for it is probably that Joshua gave the following charge only to the elders, judges, etc., to communicate to the people.

And ye.

De 4:9; Ps 44:1,2; Mal 1:5

for the.

10:14,42; Ex 14:14; De 20:4; Ps 44:3

Behold.

13:2,6,7; 18:10

westward. Heb. at the sunset.

he shall.

12,13; 13:6; Ex 23:30,31; 33:2; 34:11; De 11:23

as the Lord.

Nu 33:52,53

very.

1:7-9; Jer 9:3; 1Co 16:13; Eph 6:10-19; Heb 12:4; Re 21:8

that ye.

De 5:32; 12:32; 17:20; 28:14; Pr 4:26,27

That ye come.Have no civil or social contacts with them, as these will infallibly lead to spiritual affinities, in consequence of which, ye will make honourable "mention of the name of their gods," "swear by them" "and serve" them in their abominable rites; and "bow yourselves unto them," as your creators and preservers. All this will follow by simply coming among them. He who walks in the counsel of the ungodly, will soon stand in the way of sinners, and sit in the seat of scorners.

12; Ex 23:33; De 7:2,3; Pr 4:14; 1Co 15:33; 2Co 6:14-17; Eph 5:11

neither.

Ex 23:13; Nu 32:38; Ps 16:4; Ho 2:17

to swear.

Jer 5:7; Zep 1:5

or, For if ye will cleave, etc.

22:5; De 4:4; 10:20; 11:22; 13:4; Ac 11:23

For the Lord. or, Then the Lord will drive.

5; 21:43,44; De 11:23

no man.

1:5,8,9; 15:14

One man.