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Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brothers armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them;
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Service Beyond Our Rest
Matthew Henry highlights a key principle: even when God has provided for our own needs and given us "rest," we have a responsibility to serve our brothers and sisters. The two and a half tribes had already received their land, but they were commanded to cross the Jordan and fight to help their brethren secure their inheritance. This demonstrates a powerful model of communal obligation and mutual support.
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Joshua
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Armed - Rather, “arrayed” (see Exodus 13:18 note).
On this side Jordan - Compare Deuteronomy 1:1, note.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this sid…
Joshua says to the people, Ye shall pass over Jordan, and shall possess the land; because God had said so to him. We honour the truth of G…