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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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Joshua
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Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 10:9
19th Century
Bishop
And went up. — A better rendering is: And Joshua came upon them suddenly; (for) all the night he had marched (co…
John Gill
On Joshua 10:9
17th Century
Pastor
Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly
Which no doubt threw them into consternation and confusion:
Matthew Henry
On Joshua 10:7–14
17th Century
Minister
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…