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God's Perfect Faithfulness
All three commentators affirm that this verse is a powerful declaration of God's complete faithfulness. He fulfilled His sworn promise to the patriarchs, giving Israel both rest from war and total victory over their enemies. Matthew Henry notes that this historical fulfillment serves as an assurance of the future promise of heavenly rest for all of God's people.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 21:43–45
18th Century
Theologian
There is no real inconsistency between the declarations of these verses and the fact that the Israelites had not yet taken possession of all the ci…
John Gill
On Joshua 21:44
17th Century
Pastor
And the Lord gave them rest round about
Not only from their travels, with which they had been fatigued forty years i…
Matthew Henry
On Joshua 21:43–45
17th Century
Minister
God promised to give the land of Canaan to the seed of Abraham as a possession, and now they possessed it and dwelled there. And the promise of the…