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Idols: Hidden or in the Heart?
Commentators debate if the "foreign gods" were physical idols hidden among the people or sinful inclinations of the heart. John Gill argues for literal idols, while John Calvin suggests it was a call to purify their thoughts. The lesson is that commitment to God requires removing both external temptations and internal loyalties that compete with Him.
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Joshua
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John Calvin
On Joshua 24:23
16th Century
Theologian
Now, therefore, put away the strange gods, etc. How can it be that those who were recently such stern avengers of superstition have themse…
John Gill
On Joshua 24:23
17th Century
Pastor
Now therefore put away, [said he]
Which last words are rightly supplied, for they are the words of Joshua:
Matthew Henry
On Joshua 24:15–28
17th Century
Minister
It is essential that the service of God's people be performed with a willing mind. For LOVE is the only genuine principle from which all a…