Josué 23
Matthew Henry · Citado em PreceptAustin
Josué 23
Henry adds "Would we cleave (cling - Josh 23:12) to the Lord, we must always stand upon our guard, for many a soul is lost through carelessness (failure to give sufficient attention to avoiding harm or errors; negligence). Love the Lord your God (Expulsive Power of a New Affection), and you will not leave Him. NIV STUDY BIBLE - Obedience to the laws of God requires love and service from the heart. In the ancient Near East, “love” was also a political term, indicating truehearted loyalty to one’s king (see notes on Dt 6:5; 11:1). Take...heed in the Septuagint is the verb phulasso and is a command calling for urgent attention (aorist imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) For fallen men to fulfill this charge, they must learn to rely on the Holy Spirit, Who was active in santifying believers in the Old Testament. Rod Mattoon - No Christian has a right to do as he pleases except when he pleases to do right and obey the Lord. The Greeks said, “Know thyself.” The Romans said, “Control thyself.” Christ said, “Deny thyself.” Teach us to love in truth, to give and to receive with joyful and with open hearts, with all that we believe; to seek another’s good, to honor what is right, to let our will and our desire be held in holy light. GEORGE BUSH Notes Critical and Practical on the Book of Joshua - Chapter 23 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves. Intimating the condition on which the foregoing promise should be made good to them. Let not the assurance of the divine favor, presence, and protection, tend to relax your diligence, or weaken the sense of obligation to love and serve him; on the contrary, let it operate as an additional motive to the most intense affection and devotedness towards your heavenly benefactor. G Campbell
Josué 23
Henry - Let us trust in God's faithfulness, love, and power; let us plead His promises, and cleave to His commandments, then we shall be happy in life, in death, and forever.