Joshua 5:1
And it came to pass when the kings of the Amorites who were beyond Jordan heard, and the kings of Phoenicia by the sea, that the Lord God had dried up the river Jordan from before the children of Israel when they passed over, that their hearts failed, and + 5:1 Gr. their minds or thoughts melted. they were terror-stricken, and there was no sense in them + 5:1 Gr. from the face of. because of the children of Israel.
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Genesis 10:15And Chanaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and the Chettite,
Genesis 15:18In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.
Exodus 15:14The nations heard and were angry, pangs have seized on the dwellers among the Phylistines.
Numbers 13:29Only the nation that dwells upon it is bold, and they have very great and strong walled towns, and we saw there the children of Enach.
Joshua 2:11And when we heard it we were amazed in our heart, and there was no longer any spirit in any of us because of you, for the Lord your god is God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath.
Joshua 3:17And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood on dry land in the midst of Jordan; and all the children of Israel went through on dry land, until all the people had completely gone over Jordan.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 5:1
Israel have now got over Jordan, and the waters which had opened before them, to favour their march forward, are closed again behind them, to forbid their retreat backward. They have now got footing in Canaan, and must apply themselves to the conquest of it, in order to which this chapter tells us, I. How their enemies were dispirited, ver. 1 . II. What was done at their first landing to assist and encourage them. 1. The covenant of circumcision was renewed, ver. 2-9 . 2. The feast of the passover was celebrated,… Read the whole commentary →