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So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Made a covenant with the people - that is, he solemnly ratified and renewed the covenant of Sinai, as Moses had done before him ([Referenc…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

So Joshua made a covenant —i.e., a covenant that idolatry should not be tolerated in Israel, or permitted to exist. We re…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

So Joshua made a covenant, etc. This passage demonstrates the purpose for which the meeting had been called, namely, to bind the people mo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day
Proposing to them what was most eligible, and their duty to do, a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is essential that the service of God's people be performed with a willing mind. For LOVE is the only genuine principle from which all a…

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