Teks -- Joshua 22:22 (NET)

22:22 “El, God, the Lord! El, God, the Lord! He knows the truth! Israel must also know! If we have rebelled or disobeyed the Lord, don’t spare us today!

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Wesley: Jos 22:22 - The Lord

That Jehovah, whom we no less than you acknowledge and adore as the God of gods, infinitely superior to all that are called gods. The multiplying of his titles, and the repetition of these words, shew their zeal and earnestness in this matter.

Wesley: Jos 22:22 - He knoweth

To him we appeal who knoweth all things, and the truth of what we are now saying. Not only our present words, but our future and constant course shall satisfy all Israel of our perseverance in the true religion.

Wesley: Jos 22:22 - In rebellion

If this have been done by us with such design, or in such a manner.

Wesley: Jos 22:22 - Save us not

Thou, O Lord, to whom we have appealed, and without whom we cannot be saved and preserved, save us not from any of our enemies, nor from the sword of our brethren. It is a sudden apostrophe to God, usual in such vehement speeches.

Clarke: Jos 22:22 - The Lord God of gods

The Lord God of gods - The original words are exceedingly emphatic, and cannot be easily translated. אל אלהים יהוה El Elohim Yehovah , are the three principal names by which the supreme God was known among the Hebrews, and may be thus translated, the strong God, Elohim, Jehovah, which is nearly the version of Luther, der starcte Gott der Herr , "The strong God the Lord."And the Reubenites, by using these in their very solemn appeal, expressed at once their strong unshaken faith in the God of Israel; and by this they fully showed the deputation from the ten tribes, that their religious creed had not been changed; and, in the succeeding part of their defense they show that their practice corresponded with their creed. The repetition of these solemn names by the Reubenites, etc., shows their deep concern for the honor of God, and their anxiety to wipe off the reproach which they consider cast on them by the supposition that they had been capable of defection from the pure worship of God, or of disaffection to their brethren

Clarke: Jos 22:22 - Save us not this day

Save us not this day - This was putting the affair to the most solemn issue; and nothing but the utmost consciousness of their own integrity could have induced them to make such an appeal, and call for such a decision. "Let God the Judge cause us to perish this day, if in principle or practice we have knowingly departed from him."

TSK: Jos 22:22 - Lord God // he knoweth // Israel // if it be

Lord God : יהוה [Strong’ s H3068] אלהים [Strong’ s H430] אל [Strong’ s H410], El Elohim Yehowah , literally ""The strong God, Elohim Jehovah,""which is nearly the version of Luther, der starke Gott , der Herr , ""The strong God, the Lord.""Exo 18:11; Deu 10:17; Psa 82:1, Psa 95:3, Psa 97:7, Psa 136:2; Dan 2:47, Dan 11:36; 1Ti 6:16; Rev 19:16

he knoweth : 1Ki 8:39; Job 10:7, Job 23:10; Psa 7:3, Psa 44:21, Psa 139:1-12; Jer 12:3, Jer 17:10; Joh 2:24, Joh 2:25, Joh 21:17; Act 1:24; 2Co 11:11, 2Co 11:31; Heb 4:13; Rev 2:23

Israel : Psa 37:6; Mic 7:9; Mal 3:18; Acts 11:2-18; 2Co 5:11

if it be : 1Sa 15:23; Job 31:5-8, Job 31:38-40; Psa 7:3-5; Act 25:11

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Poole: Jos 22:22 - The Lord God of gods // If it be // Save us not this day

The Lord God of gods that Jehovah whom we, no less than you, acknowledge and adore as the God of gods , infinitely superior to all that are called gods. The multiplying of his titles, and the repetition of these words, show their zeal and earnestness in this matter, and their abhorrency of the very thoughts of it. He knoweth ; to him we appeal who knoweth all things, and the truth of what we are now saying. Israel he shall know ; not only our present words, but our future and constant course shall satisfy all Israel of our perseverance in the true religion.

If it be if this have been done by us with such design, or in such a manner.

Save us not this day thou, O Lord, to whom we have appealed, and without whom we cannot be saved or preserved, save us not from any of our enemies, nor from the sword of our brethren. It is a sudden apostrophe to God, usual in such vehement speeches.

Haydock: Jos 22:22 - God

God. In Hebrew there are three terms, (Calmet) El, Elohim, Yehova, "the strong, the judge, the self-existent Being." To him they make their appeal. Him they acknowledge in the first place, as the only true God, as they had been accused of departing from him, ver. 19. (Haydock) ---

They are willing to undergo any punishment, if they had any evil intention. (Menochius)

Gill: Jos 22:22 - The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods // he knoweth // and Israel he shall know // if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord // save us not this day

The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods,.... They first set out in their answer with asserting their firm belief of Jehovah, the God of Israel, being the supreme God, God over all; over all that are called gods, whether angels, of whom Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it; or civil magistrates and judges of the earth, who bare the same name; nor are the gods of the Gentiles to be spoken of with Jehovah, the God of Israel, who is the supreme Being, self-existent, the Being of beings, eternal and immutable, all which is contained in his name Jehovah; now this is repeated by them for the confirmation of their faith in this great article of it, and shows the steadiness of it, and to express their earnest and vehement affection for this truth, and to clear themselves from any imputation of idolatry, or thought of it, or doing anything that might have a tendency to it:

he knoweth; he is the omniscient God, the searcher of the hearts and the trier of the reins of the children of men; he knows our cordial belief of this truth, the integrity of our hearts, the intention of our minds, that we never had a thought in us of departing from his worship, and of setting up an altar beside his in opposition to it:

and Israel he shall know; our brethren the Israelites that dwell in the land of Canaan, whose representatives you are, shall know, not only by our present declaration, but by our future conduct, and strict adherence to the pure worship of God in time to come, that it was never our view by what we have done to depart from it:

if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord; with a design to rebel against his word, and transgress his command:

save us not this day; this is said with respect to God, and as an apostrophe to him, as Jarchi, Kimchi, and Abarbinel observe; as expressing their desire to have no mercy shown them by him, but that vengeance might be taken on them by him, to whom all things were naked and open, and who full well knew whether they were guilty or not; or else the address is to Phinehas, and the princes, that they would rise up and put them to death by sword, if this appeared to be the case; or that all the other tribes would rise up, and make war against them, and cut them off with the edge of the sword, and not spare them.