“Get up! Command the people to purify themselves in preparation for tomorrow. For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Hidden among you, O Israel, are things set apart for the Lord. You will never defeat your enemies until you remove these things from among you.

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John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Up, sanctify the people, etc. Although the word קדש has a more extensive meaning, yet as the subject in question is the expiation of the p…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Up, sanctify the people
The word "up" not only signifies getting up from the ground on which he lay, but to bestir h…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God awakens Joshua to inquiry, by telling him that when this accursed thing was put away, all would be well. Times of danger and trouble should be …