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The cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they split the wood of the cart, and offered up the cattle for a burnt offering to Yahweh.
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Spontaneous and Joyful Worship
Commentators highlight the immediate and joyful worship of the Beth-shemites. Upon the Ark's return, they didn't hesitate, resourcefully using the cart for wood and the cows for an offering. This act demonstrates a powerful example of heartfelt, spontaneous praise born from overwhelming gratitude.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A great stone - (Judges 13:19). This great stone was probably used as an altar on this occasion, and the cows stopping at it of …
19th Century
Anglican
The field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite. —The great stone—most likely a mass of natural rock rising from the soil—was the reason the c…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite , in that part of the valley where they were reaping wheat which bel…
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