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Joshua therefore came on them suddenly; [for] he went up from Gilgal all the night.
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Faith Requires Action
Commentators observe that immediately after God promised victory, Joshua undertook a difficult, all-night march. Matthew Henry notes that God's promises are not meant to make our efforts cease, but to energize them. Joshua's faith was not passive; it was demonstrated through immediate and strenuous action.
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19th Century
Anglican
And went up. — A better rendering is: And Joshua came upon them suddenly; (for) all the night he had marched (co…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly
Which no doubt threw them into consternation and confusion:
Presbyterian
The humblest and weakest, who have just begun to trust the Lord, are as much entitled to be protected as those who have long and faithfully been hi…
