“You will get meddling with too much, and get too many irons in the fire.” None of them in your fire, O Satan! In speaking upon the obedience which was enjoined upon Joshua. Self-righteousness is a deadly thing; it is a proud refusal of mercy, and a rebellion against grace. If you cannot serve God as you are, yet trust him as he manifests himself in Christ Jesus; and do this just as you are. Joshua 1 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, Charles Haddon Spurgeon In the way of duty, let us proceed as far as we can, and depend on the Lord. Joshua 1 Commentary; EASY ENGLISH. From his footsteps ne’er depart.”. You would like us to stop, would you not, foul fiend? But gives me neither feet nor hands; He was a man of God, and he was also shrewdly wise, as you may gather from many of his speeches. Is it lying by? 1. 1. You have fat valleys occupied by Canaanites: drive out the present inhabitants.” O sirs, if we would but thoroughly enjoy what God has freely given us, we should be happy to the full, and even anticipate the joys of heaven. 7:18)? Joshua 1:7. Any one mercy from God is linked on to all the mercy that went before it; but provision is also made for adding future blessing. Not in some things, but in all things we are to be observant of the divine will. Each saint may tell his fellow something that he does not know; and in heaven it will be a part of the riches of glory to hold commerce in those specialties which each one has for himself alone. THEODORE EPP. Joshua 1:13-14. God knew where there was one that would be true to them, though they did not. 2:22-23). John Trapp Complete Commentary. The Immutability of God (No. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. We have gone from strength to strength in the Lord’s work. "A little girl when reproved by her mother for some fault, and told that she should teach her little brothers to do right, replied, 'How can I do right when there is no right in me?' Why, to fasten something else behind, and so to lengthen the train. David M. Howard’s introduction to the historical books of the Old Testament is an outstanding work. Moreover, Joshua had not only difficulties to meet with, but he made a great many enemies through his obedience. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Calvin's Commentary on the Bible. The opposite extreme is to leave ordinances alone altogether, and to say there is nothing in them, and that it is of no use to attend to them. Then Joshua commanded (25) etc It may be doubted whether or not this proclamation was made after the spies were sent, and of course on their return. If it be the design of providence to please men, it is a melancholy failure. Jericho resolves Israel shall not be its master. Behind them, they leave the wearying decades of meandering around in a barren wilderness and the tragic memories of countless funerals for an entire generation of people who would not trust God's promises. In the end of the Book of Genesis, you will see how Jacob blessed the two sons of Joseph, and you will observe with what prodigality of benediction he enriched them amongst his sons. A sentinel is set to keep a certain position, and at nightfall, as he is pacing to and fro, the emperor himself comes by. Without love and faith men cannot please God. Judges 1 – Victory and Defeat in the Promised Land A. 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: 2 “Moses My servant is dead. Read Joshua 1 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). (1-4) God promises to assist Joshua. Though we read no commination service; though we do not speak to you from Ebal and Gerizim, with the blessing and the curse; yet rest assured that there is before the living God a separation of tho precious from the vile, and each day there is a judgment which, in God’s apprehension, puts some upon the right hand with the “Come, ye blessed,” and others upon the left hand with the “Depart, ye cursed.” This will be finally done in “that day of days for which all other days were made.” At this hour, my hearer, if you are not the blessed of the Lord, you are resting under the dark shadow of a curse from which I pray God you may at once escape. It is enough, indeed, to make the world ridicule the church to see how many profess to follow Christ, and then keep any rule rather than God’s rule, and obey anybody sooner than the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us joyfully say as a church, “The Lord hath blessed us hitherto.” Strangers will excuse us if we have a little mutual joy in what the Lord has done for us during a considerable period of time. Thanks, eternal thanks to Thee.”. In this matter, I would have you “turn neither to the right hand nor to the left.”, So, too, I think it should be in our general conduct. God does not invariably make the doing of the right to be the means of pecuniary gain to us. We should sin against him most ungratefully and detestably were we to say within ourselves, “God will not desert his people; therefore let us venture into sin;” and we are almost equally wicked if we whisper in our own minds,” God will assuredly fulfill his own decrees, and give the souls of his redeemed as a reward to his Son Jesus. And, what is more, when my text says, “The Lord hath blessed me hitherto,” there is a kind of prophecy in it, for “hitherto” has a window forward as well us backward. They could not do it because they were not disposed to do it, just as it is said of Joseph's brethren (Gen. 37:4) that they "could not speak peaceably unto him" so strong was their personal dislike to him … But an inability arising from this source was obviously inexcusable, on the same grounds that a drunkard's inability to master his propensity for strong drink is inexcusable. All Videos PDFs. Never will you be able to reckon up, even in eternity, the total sum of the benedictions which God has bestowed upon you in promise, in providence, and in grace. And there is not only my back, but hands and feet, and head and heart are such a mass of iniquity that it's myself I want to get rid of before I can get peace. Joshua was especially exhorted to continue in the path of obedience. Keyword: Filter: Page 1 | Found: 27 sermons: Show only exact verse | SORT. Updated: Tue, 01/17/2017 - 20:17 By admin. Let us dwell upon his verdict as to human ability. - The complete King James Version with Charles Spurgeon’s commentaries. Neither to the right hand nor to the left must the Christian turn, with regard to the reliance of his soul, in the matter of his eternal salvation. Joshua Directed and Encouraged. JOSHUA was very highly favored in the matter of … 796 The trifles in the house, and the jewels of the house, equally belong to the children. He bids the sun stand still, and the moon is stayed; and even when that long day has passed, yet the morning sees him sword in hand still. In the beginning refers to the timeless eternity of Genesis 1:1: In the beginning, God created the heavens and earth. I beseech you, do not slacken in any way, but press on. One would be contented with what he has if he could keep it always, while another would be more pleased if life could be shortened. Download the Holy Bible now on your phone and bring the power of the Word to your daily life. Have done with it. The providence of God directed the spies to the house of Rahab. Acceptance. Joshua was like one of those old knights who slept in their armor. But I have noticed others who have come right straight out, and rent away the cords which entangled them, and they have said, “I will do the right, if I die for it;” and though they have had to suffer (I could mention some cases where they have suffered for years, very much to the sorrow of him who gave them the advice upon which they acted, not because he regretted giving them the advice, but regretted that they had to suffer), yet always there has been a turn somewhere or other, and by-and-by they have had to say, “I thank God after all, notwithstanding all my crosses and losses, that I was led to be faithful to my convictions, for I am a happier man, if not a richer man.” In some cases they have absolutely been richer men, for after all, even in this world, “honesty is the best policy.” It is a very low way of looking at it, but right and righteousness do in the end, in the long run, get the respect and the esteem of men. End this warfare by saying, “It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.” Do not say, “He blessed me up to a certain point, and then he changed his hand.” This is a most slanderous falsehood. But Joshua was not therefore to say within himself, “These covenant engagements will surely be fulfilled, and I may therefore sit still and do nothing.” Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are saving ordinances, according to certain ignorant people. (1-6) The Lord encourages joshua-Joshua encourages the people. Get into the state of that poor man who was so greatly blessed to pious Tauler. They will be doing this, and that, and I know not what beside, all in the twinkling of an eye. Their inability was wholly of the moral kind. I have a commission to put spikes on the top of those stones. He who would do the right and the true thing in cold blood in the teeth of ridicule, is a bolder man than he who flings himself before the cannon’s mouth for fame; ay, and let me add, to persist in scrupulous obedience throughout life may need more courage than even the martyr evinces when once for all he gives himself to burn at the stake. Joshua 8:1 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: Ver. So is it with us who are believers. About this commentary: The Book of Joshua Commentary by ROBERT JAMIESON CHAPTER 1 (See "Introduction to the Pentateuch and Historical Books") Jos 1:1-18.THE LORD APPOINTS JOSHUA TO SUCCEED MOSES. The very essence of obedience, I have said, lies in exactness. See AGES Software for their full selection of highly recommended resources), And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord. They pull the blinds down on Sunday. The carnal mind is inclined to self-will, self-seeking, lust, enmity, pride, and all other evils. Read the text, “Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee.” You supposed when you heard the words, “Only be thou strong and very courageous,” that some great exploit was to be performed, and the supposition was correct, for all exploits are comprehended in that one declaration, “That thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee.” The highest exploit of the Christian life is to obey Christ. Surely the proper thing is to believe that, as acts of obedience, they are acceptable to God; and us signs and tokens of great spiritual truths, they are instructive and edifying to the saints, and therefore not to be neglected. — B. W. Newton My dear brethren, I wish the Christian church really thought this. I cannot comprehend how a man can bear to partake in the doings of any church, whatever that church may be, when he knows those doings to be wrong — making it a part of his religion to do wrong; winking at and shutting his eye to what his own conscience tells him is not according to the will of God. He should be cheerful, but not frivolous. Joshua 1:1-15 Who Me? As a spur to energy, let us always regard the gracious promises of our God. THE DISCOURAGEMENT WHICH ARISES FROM THIS TRUTH. Their portions had been marked out by a higher hand than Joshua’s long before. He who was called to honour, had been long used to business. Joshua 1 - Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible . If thou wouldst prosper, keep close to the word of God, and to thy conscience, and thou shalt have the best prosperity. The Lord appoints Joshua to succeed Moses. CHAPTER 1 Joshua 1:1-18. Joshua 1:1-9. I find I have not only sins to take away, but there is myself; what is to be done with that? I have had to mourn over some Christians who, when They have had enough, did not know it — when they were doing as much as they could do with health to their souls, and had no more need of gain, yet they must needs launch out into something else that would take away all opportunities of serving God’s cause, and all time for reflection and thought, and that would thus bring barrenness and leanness into their souls. This leaves him with undiminished responsibility; for he ought to be able to serve God, and his inability is his fault (Jer. 1. There is sure to be a right hand, there is sure to be a left hand, and both are probably wrong. I have known some, and some whom I very greatly respect, talk in this way. You will find it so, young man, in a mercantile house. Jos 1:1-18. The first conflicts were something terrible. The thief though he takes a short way to get rich, yet takes such a dangerous way that it does not pay; but he who walks straight along the narrow road shall find it to be the shortest way to the best kind of prosperity, both in this world and in that which is to come. “Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall.” Moses also, ere he died, seemed to glow with a divine fervor when he came to the tribe of Joseph, and blessed him in some respects above his brethren. Do people say of him, “He is such an honest man that he would not steal a horse “? In like manner, the "cannot" of the impenitent sinner, in regard to the performance of his duty, is equally inexcusable. He has blessed us, and only blessed us. JOSHUA was very highly favoured in the matter of promises. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. The records of the bankruptcy court will tell you what I mean. If I profess to obey the Lord Jesus Christ, the crucial test will not be in great actions, but in little ones. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. This was naturally so. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Ultimate Commentary On Joshua: A Collective Wisdom On The Bible. We have not seen our Lord as he is, but we have seen him; and the joy of that sight will never be taken from as. 13:23). Am I his, or am I not?”. The best they could render as unrenewed men would lack heart and intent, and therefore must be unacceptable. He was the captain, but there was a great Commander-in-chief who save him his marching orders. But, for all that, he could not satisfy everybody. Perhaps you are free from troubles; then you are bound to bless the Lord for a smooth path. You and I, who are in Christ, are partakers of all covenant blessings in Christ Jesus. It seems to me that the path of truth is to believe them both; to hold firmly that salvation is by grace, and to hold with equal firmness that the ruin of any man is wholly and entirely his own fault; to maintain the sovereignty of God, and to hold the responsibility of man also; to believe in the free agency of both God and man; neither to dishonor God by making him a lacquey to his creatures’ will, nor, on the other hand, to rid man of all responsibility, by making him to be a mere log or a machine. 1:15)? Used by Permission. Count well the cost, you who have just enlisted under my Lord’s banner: you shall not find it to be child’s play to “follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.” To put on the pilgrim’s dress of white linen, and then carelessly to bespatter it with unholiness, and anon to profess repentance only to fall again, and bemire it in the dirt, and then time after time to wash it, or say you have washed it — this is easy enough. This is known as a "wake up call". In America, we use the term "wake up call" to mean something that has happened to get our attention or make us alert. (16-18) Commentary on Joshua 1:1-4 (Read Joshua 1:1-4) Joshua had attended upon Moses. I think we may delight ourselves in the works of God, and find much pleasure therein, and get much advanced towards God himself by considering his works. He was in the beginning with God. Download this high quality and practical app and do your Bible study comfortable on the coach. Be very courageous to do what the Lord Jesus bids you in all things, and let men judge you to be an idiot if you will, you shall be one of the Lord’s champions, a true Knight of the Cross. He has blessed us in his providence, — in the brightness and in the darkness of it, in its calms and in its storms, in its harvests and in its famines. … Here is a merchant, and he boasts, “I have a clerk, who is such a good accountant that you would not find a mistake of a single penny in six months’ reckoning.” It would not have meant much if he had said, “You would not find a mistake of ten thousand pounds in six months’ reckoning.” And yet if a man stands to little things, and is minute and particular, worldlings charge him with being tee stringent, too strict, too straitlaced, and I know not what besides; while all the time, according to their own showing, the essence of honesty and of correctness is exactness in little things. Where did the Israelites obtain these provisions? Twelve were taken from the disciples; three were taken out of the twelve; one greatly beloved was taken out of the three. Do not wish to have your portion in this life, lest you get it; for thee you will be as the ungodly. 7 Outlines . Joshua Installed as Leader. Joshua 1:8 Commentary Updated: Tue, 01/17/2017 - 20:17 By admin Joshua 1:8 "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth , but you shall meditate on it day and night , so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous , … Infinite felicity closes the volume of revealed history. You will notice, in connection with the ordinances of God’s house, one extreme about sacraments is that they are channels of grace. Commentary on Joshua 3:1-6 (Read Joshua 3:1-6) The Israelites came to Jordan in faith, having been told that they should pass it. , so is grace composed of many graces not received all that is the short way of joshua 1 commentary spurgeon has. 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