Chapter 13:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Deuteronomy Judges
Joshua 13
Concise Complete
Bounds of the land not yet conquered. (1-6) Inheritance
of Reuben. (7-33)
Verses 1-6 At this
chapter begins the account of the dividing of the land of Canaan among the
tribes of Israel by lot; a narrative showing the performance of the promise made
to the fathers, that this land should be given to the seed of Jacob. We are not
to pass over these chapters of hard names as useless. Where God has a mouth to
speak, and a hand to write, we should find an ear to hear, and an eye to read;
and may God give us a heart to profit! Joshua is supposed to have been about one
hundred years old at this time. It is good for those who are old and stricken in
years to be put in remembrance of their being so. God considers the frame of his
people, and would not have them burdened with work above their strength. And all
people, especially old people, should set to do that quickly which must be done
before they die, lest death prevent them,
ecclesiastes 9:10.
God promise that he would make the Israelites masters of all the countries yet
unsubdued, through Joshua was old, and not able to do it; old, and not likely to
live to see it done. Whatever becomes of us, and however we may be laid aside as
despised, broken vessels, God will do his own work in his own time. We must work
out our salvation, then God will work in us, and work with us; we must resist
our spiritual enemies, then God will tread them under our feet; we must go forth
to our Christian work and warfare, then God will go forth before us.
Verses 7-33 The
land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man
should know his own, and not take that which is another's. The world must be
governed, not by force, but right. Wherever our habitation is placed, and in
whatever honest way our portion is assigned, we should consider them as allotted
of God; we should be thankful for, and use them as such, while every prudent
method should be used to prevent disputes about property, both at present and in
future. Joshua must be herein a type of Christ, who has not only conquered the
gates of hell for us, but has opened to us the gates of heaven, and having
purchased the eternal inheritance for all believers, will put them in possession
of it. Here is a general description of the country given to the two tribes and
a half, by Moses. Israel must know their own, and keep to it; and may not, under
pretence of their being God's peculiar people, encroach on their neighbours.
Twice in this chapter it is noticed, that to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no
inheritance: see
numbers
18:20. Their maintenance must be brought out of all the tribes. The
ministers of the Lord should show themselves indifferent about worldly
interests, and the people should take care they want nothing suitable. And happy
are those who have the Lord God of Israel for their inheritance, though little
of this world falls to their lot. His providences will supply their wants, his
consolations will support their souls, till they gain heavenly joy and
everlasting pleasures.
Chapter 13:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Deuteronomy Judges
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
