And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
Joshua thought his work was finished, yet God stretched his days longer still, and he seized the chance to press Israel once more toward God. We must never lay down our labor for Him while breath remains; if He extends our years beyond expectation, it is because He has further service waiting for us to do.
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Commenting on Joshua 24:1-14
And I sent the hornet before you,.... Of which See Gill on Exo 23:28, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; who were Sihon and Og, and not only them, and the Amorites under them, but the other nations, Hivites, Hittites, &c.
Your fathers lived beyond the Euphrates in idolatry, serving false gods as Laban did, mixing a faint knowledge of the true God with material images. Yet from that pagan stock God called Abraham and built your nation not by your merit but by His free grace alone.
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Commenting on Joshua 24:2-13