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John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 31:7
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Moses called unto Joshua, etc.] Who might be at some distance from him, with the tribe to which he belonged. The Targum of Jonathan adds, “out of the midst of the people:” and said unto him, in the sight of all Israel; now assembled together, and what follows was said in their hearing, to make him the more respectable to them: be strong and of a good courage; the same that is said to the people in (<053106>Deuteronomy 31:6), and which was still more necessary in him, who was to be their general, and to go at the head of them, and lead them on to battle; and though Joshua was a man of courage and valour, as well as had military skill, as appears by his fight with Amalek, (<021709>Exodus 17:9-13); yet such an exhortation was not needless, seeing he had so much work to do, and so many enemies to contend with: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them, and thou shalt cause them to inherit it; the Targum of Jonathan is, “which the Word of the Lord hath sworn to give;” the land of Canaan, thither he must go with them; this was the will and determination of God, and he must go alone without him, Moses, which would be a trial of his courage.
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