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As Yahweh commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.
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Obedience to Divine Order
The verse emphasizes that Israel's division of the land was an act of direct obedience to God's commands given through Moses. Commentators note this obedience was carried out by their appointed leaders—Eleazar the priest and Joshua the judge—who followed the specific structure God had established for governing His people.
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Joshua
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19th Century
Anglican
(Joshua 14-19, inclusive).
And these are the countries which ... Eleazar ... and Joshua ... distributed. Here w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did , &c.] Particularly with respect to the division of the l…
Presbyterian
The Israelites must occupy the new conquests. Canaan would have been subdued in vain if it had not been inhabited. Yet not every man could go and s…
