Teks -- Joshua 22:19 (NET)

22:19 But if your own land is impure, cross over to the Lord’s own land, where the Lord himself lives, and settle down among us. But don’t rebel against the Lord or us by building for yourselves an altar aside from the altar of the Lord our God.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: Jos 22:19 - Be unclean

If you apprehend it to be so for want of the tabernacle and altar there; as the following words imply: if you now repent of your former choice in preferring the worldly commodities of that country before the advantage of God's presence, and more frequent opportunities of his service.

Wesley: Jos 22:19 - Among us

We will readily resign part of our possessions to you for the prevention of this sin and mischief.

Wesley: Jos 22:19 - Against us

For all the tribes were united in one body politick, and made one commonwealth, and one church; and each tribe was subject to the laws and commands of the whole society, and of the chief ruler or rulers thereof; so its disobedience to their just commands was properly rebellion against them.

Clarke: Jos 22:19 - If the land of your possessions be unclean

If the land of your possessions be unclean - The generous mind of Phinehas led him to form this excuse for them. If ye suppose that this land is impure, as not having been originally included in the covenant, and ye think that ye cannot expect the blessing of God unless ye have an altar, sacrifices, etc., then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lord’ s tabernacle dwelleth, the only legitimate place where sacrifices and offerings can be made. We will divide this land with you, and rather straiten ourselves than that you should conceive yourselves to be under any necessity of erecting a new altar besides the altar of the Lord our God.

TSK: Jos 22:19 - unclean // wherein

unclean : Exo 15:17; Lev 18:25-28; Amo 7:17; Act 10:14, Act 10:15, Act 11:8, Act 11:9

wherein : Jos 18:1; Lev 17:8, Lev 17:9; Deu 12:5, Deu 12:6; 2Ch 11:13, 2Ch 11:16, 2Ch 11:17

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Jos 22:19 - If the land of your possession be clean // Take possession among us // Nor rebel against us

If the land of your possession be clean if you apprehend it to be so for want of the tabernacle and altar there, as the following words imply; if you now repent of your former choice in preferring the worldly commodities of that country before the advantage of God’ s presence and favour, and more frequent opportunities of his service.

Take possession among us we will readily resign part of our possessions to you for the prevention of this sin and mischief; wherein they show great zeal for God’ s honour, and great pity and charity to their brethren.

Nor rebel against us for all the tribes were united in one body politic, and made one commonwealth, and one church; and each tribe was subject to the laws and commands of the whole society, and of the chief ruler or rulers thereof; so its disobedience to their just commands was properly rebellion against them.

Haydock: Jos 22:19 - Unclean

Unclean, as being destitute of the ark, &c. The Israelites had the greatest veneration for the land which God had chosen for their habitation. Naaman loaded two mules with some of the earth. We cannot help admiring the zeal and the disinterestedness of Phinees. He proposes to abandon some of the possessions on the other side of the Jordan, rather than that his brethren should forsake God, or offend him.

Gill: Jos 22:19 - Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean // then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord // wherein the Lord's tabernacle dwelleth // and take possession among us // but rebel not against the Lord // nor rebel against us // in building you an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God

Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean,.... That is, if it was judged to be so by them, because not cleansed from the sins of the former inhabitants of it by sacrifice, or because there was no altar in it to offer up sacrifice for the expiation of sin:

then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord,

wherein the Lord's tabernacle dwelleth; if you repent of the choice you have made of a country to dwell in, quit it, and come over into the land of Canaan, which the Lord has taken possession of, and residence in, and where his tabernacle is fixed, the place of his presence and worship, and where an altar is erected to sacrifice upon:

and take possession among us; they were willing to quit possession of their own, and make room for them in each of their tribes, and even though they straitened themselves, and parted with much of their estates, rather than they should make a schism, or go into idolatrous practices; which was a brave, noble, spirit indeed, and showed their great concern for the honour and glory of God, and his worship, and their love to their brethren, and affectionate regard for their spiritual welfare, above their own private, personal, and temporal good:

but rebel not against the Lord: the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, either Christ the essential Word, the Angel of Jehovah's presence, or his word of command:

nor rebel against us; by breaking off from us, and setting up another religion or form of worship:

in building you an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God: which ought to be common to both, and no other to be set up against it, or used beside it.