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Joshua said to all the people, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
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A Humble Beginning
Joshua begins his final address by reminding Israel that their ancestors, including Terah (Abraham's father), were idolaters "beyond the River" (the Euphrates). Commentators stress this is to show that God's covenant with them was an act of pure grace. He didn't choose them for their righteousness or merit, but out of His own sovereign good pleasure.
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Joshua
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The other side of the flood - Better: “On the other side of the river,” that is, the Euphrates. See the marginal reference.
They s…
19th Century
Anglican
(b) JOSHUA’S LAST CHARGE TO THE PEOPLE.
Joshua gathered all the tribes ... —At the former address the rule…
16th Century
Protestant
Your fathers dwelt on the other side, etc. He begins his address by referring to their gratuitous adoption, by which God had anticipated a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Joshua said unto all the people Then present, or to all Israel by their representatives:
thus…
We must never think our work for God is done until our life is done. If He lengthens our days beyond what we expected, like those of Joshua, it is …