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So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
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A Renewal, Not a New Law
Multiple commentators (Barnes, Calvin, Gill) agree that this was not a new covenant with new laws. Rather, Joshua was leading the people in a solemn renewal and formal ratification of the existing covenant God made with Israel at Mount Sinai. The 'statute and ordinance' were a re-emphasis of the Law of Moses, solidifying the people's commitment.
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Joshua
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Made a covenant with the people - that is, he solemnly ratified and renewed the covenant of Sinai, as Moses had done before him ([Referenc…
19th Century
Anglican
So Joshua made a covenant —i.e., a covenant that idolatry should not be tolerated in Israel, or permitted to exist. We re…
16th Century
Protestant
So Joshua made a covenant, etc. This passage demonstrates the purpose for which the meeting had been called, namely, to bind the people mo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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