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Confederacy Against Israel. . 1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, 3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh. 4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. 5 And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. 6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. 7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. 8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. We are here entering upon the story of another campaign that Joshua made, and it was a glorious one, no less illustrious than the former in the success of it, though in respect of miracles it was inferior to it in glory. The wonders God then wrought for them were to animate and encourage them to act vigorously themselves. Thus the war carried on by the preaching of the gospel against Satan's kingdom was at first forwarded by miracles; but, the war being by them sufficiently proved to be of God, the managers of it are now left to the ordinary assistance of divine grace in the use of the sword of the Spirit, and must not expect hail-stones nor the standing still of the sun. In this story we have, I. The Canaanites taking the field against Israel. They were the aggressors, God hardening their hearts to begin the war, that Israel might be justified beyond exception in destroying them. Joshua and all Israel had returned to the camp at Gilgal, and perhaps these kings knew no other than that they intended to sit down content with the conquest they had already made, and yet they prepare war against them. Note, Sinners bring ruin upon their own heads, so that God will be justified when he speaks, and they alone shall bear the blame for ever. Judah had now couched as a lion gone up from the prey; if the northern kings rouse him up, it is at their peril, Genesis 49:9 . Now, 1. Several nations joined in this confederacy, some in the mountains and some in the plains, Joshua 11:2 ; Joshua 11:2 . Canaanites from east and west, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, c. ( Joshua 11:3 ; Joshua 11:3 ), of different constitutions and divided interests among themselves, and yet they here unite against Israel as against a common enemy. Thus are the children of this world more unanimous, and therein wiser, than the children of light. The oneness of the church's enemies should shame the church's friends out of their discords and divisions, and engage them to be one. 2. The head of this confederacy was Jabin king of Hazor ( Joshua 11:1 ; Joshua 11:1 ), as Adoni-zedec was of the former; it is said ( Joshua 11:10 ; Joshua 11:10 ) Hazor had been the head of all those kingdoms, which could not have revolted without occasioning ill-will; but this was forgotten and laid aside upon this occasion, by consent of parties, Luke 23:12 . When they had all drawn up their forces together, every kingdom bringing in its quota, they were a very great army, much greater than the former, as the sand on the sea shore in multitude, and upon this account much stronger and more formidable, that they had horses and chariots very many, which we do not find the southern kings had; hereby they had a great advantage against Israel, for their army consisted only of foot, and they never brought horses nor chariots into the field. Josephus tells us that the army of the Canaanites consisted of 300,000 foot, 10,000 horses, and 20,000 chariots. Many there be that rise up against God's Israel; doubtless their numbers made them very confident of success, but it proved that so much the greater slaughter was made of them. II. The encouragement God gave to Joshua to give them the meeting, even upon the ground of their own choosing ( Joshua 11:6 ; Joshua 11:6 ): Be not afraid because of them. Joshua was remarkable for his courage--it was his master grace, and yet it seems he had need to be again and again cautioned not to be afraid. Fresh dangers and difficulties make it necessary to fetch in fresh supports and comforts from the word of God, which we have always nigh unto us, to be made use of in every time of need. Those that have God on their side need not be disturbed at the number and power of their enemies; more are those that are with us than those that are against us; those have the hosts of the Lord that have the Lord of hosts engaged for them. For his encouragement, 1. God assures him of success, and fixes the hour: To-morrow about this time, when an engagement (it is probable) was expected and designed on both sides, I will deliver them up slain. Though they were to be slain by the sword of Israel, yet it is spoken of as God's work, that he would deliver them up. 2. He appoints him to hough their horses, hamstring them, lame them, and burn their chariots, not only that Israel might not use them hereafter, but that they might not fear them now, their God designing this contempt to be put upon them. Let Israel look upon their chariots but as rotten wood designed for the fire, and their horses of war as disabled things, scarcely good enough for the cart. This encouragement which God here gave to Joshua no doubt he communicated to the people, who perhaps were under some apprehensions of danger from this vast army, notwithstanding the experience they had had of God's power engaged for them. And the wisdom and goodness of God are to be observed, (1.) In infatuating the counsels of the enemy, that all the kings of Canaan, who were not dispersed at such a distance from each other but that they might have got all together in a body, did not at first confederate against Israel, but were divided in to the southern and northern combination, and so became the less formidable. And, (2.) In preparing his people to encounter the greater force, by breaking the less. They first engage with five kings together, and now with many more. God proportions our trials to our strength and our strength to our trials. III. Joshua's march against these confederate forces, Joshua 11:7 ; Joshua 11:7 . He came upon them suddenly, and surprised them in their quarters. He made this haste, 1. That he might put them into the greater confusion, by giving them an alarm, when they little thought he was near them. 2. That he might be sure not to come short of the honour God had fixed, to give him the meeting at the enemies' camp, to-morrow about this time. It is fit we should keep time with God. IV. His success, Joshua 11:8 ; Joshua 11:8 . He obtained the honour and advantage of a complete victory; he smote them and chased them, in the several ways they took in their flight; some fled towards Zidon, which lay to the northwest, others towards Mizpeh, eastward, but the parties Joshua sent out pursued them each way. So the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel; they would not deliver themselves into the hands of Israel to be made proselytes and tributaries, and so offered up to God's grace ( Romans 15:16 ), and therefore God delivered them into their hands to be made sacrifices to his justice; for God will be honoured by us or upon us. V. His obedience to the orders given him, in destroying the horses and chariots ( Joshua 11:9 ; Joshua 11:9 ), which was an instance, 1. Of his subjection to the divine will, as one under authority, that must do as he is bidden. 2. Of his self-denial, and crossing his own genius and inclination in compliance with God's command. 3. Of his confidence in the power of God engaged for Israel, which enabled them to despise the chariots and horses which others trusted in, Psalms 20:7 ; Psalms 33:17 . 4. Of his care to keep up in the people the like confidence in God, by taking that from them which they would be tempted to trust too much to. 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이스라엘을 대적하는 연합 군대가 소집되었다. 하솔 왕 야빈이 그 소식을 듣고 마돈 왕 요밥과 시므론 왕과 악삽 왕에게 사람을 보냈으며, 산지와 긴네롯 남쪽 아라바와 평지와 서쪽 돌의 높은 곳에 있는 왕들, 동쪽과 서쪽의 가나안 족속과 아모리 족속과 헷 족속과 브리스 족속과 산지의 여부스 족속과 미스바 땅 헤르몬 아래에 있는 히위 족속에게도 사람을 보냈다. 그들이 군대를 거느리고 나왔는데, 그 수가 해변의 모래와 같이 많았으며 말과 병거도 매우 많았다. 이 모든 왕들이 함께 모여 이스라엘과 싸우려고 메롬 물 가에 진을 쳤다. 여호와께서 여호수아에게 말씀하셨다. "그들로 인해 두려워하지 마라. 내일 이맘때 내가 그들을 이스라엘 앞에 쓰러지게 하겠다. 그들의 말은 발목 힘줄을 끊고 병거는 불로 태워라." 여호수아는 모든 군사를 이끌고 메롬 물 가로 갑자기 들이쳐 그들을 공격하였다. 여호와께서 그들을 이스라엘의 손에 넘겨주시니, 이스라엘이 그들을 치고 큰 시돈과 미스르봇마임까지, 동쪽으로는 미스바 골짜기까지 추격하여 남은 자 없이 쳤다. 여호수아는 여호와께서 명령하신 대로 그들의 말 발목 힘줄을 끊고 병거를 불로 태웠다.
여기서 우리는 여호수아가 수행한 또 한 차례의 전역(戰役) 이야기에 진입한다. 이 전역은 이전 것 못지않게 영광스러운 것이었으며, 성공이라는 면에서 전혀 손색이 없었다. 다만 기적이라는 측면에서는 이전 전역보다 화려함이 덜하였다. 하나님께서 그때에 이스라엘을 위해 행하신 놀라운 이적들은 이스라엘이 스스로 힘차게 싸우도록 북돋우기 위한 것이었다. 마치 복음의 전파로 사탄의 왕국에 맞서는 싸움이 처음에는 기적으로 뒷받침되었지만, 그 싸움이 하나님께 속한 것으로 충분히 증명된 후에는 성령의 검을 사용하는 보통의 신적 은혜로 맡겨진 것처럼, 이제 기적으로 우박이 내리거나 해가 멈추는 일은 기대하지 않는다.
이 이야기에서 다음의 사항들을 살펴볼 수 있다.
**I. 가나안 족속이 이스라엘에 먼저 전쟁을 걸어온 것이다.** 그들이 먼저 싸움을 시작했으니, 하나님께서 그들의 마음을 완악하게 하사 그들이 스스로 시작한 이 전쟁으로 이스라엘이 그들을 멸절할 정당성을 얻게 하셨다. 여호수아와 온 이스라엘은 길갈 진영으로 돌아와 있었고, 이 왕들은 이스라엘이 이미 이룬 정복에 만족하여 앉아 있을 것이라 여겼을지 모른다. 그런데도 그들은 이스라엘에게 전쟁을 준비하였다. 죄인들은 스스로 멸망을 자초하므로, 하나님은 말씀하실 때 의로우시고 그들만 영원히 책임을 져야 한다. 유다 지파가 사자처럼 먹이를 놓고 엎드렸을 때, 북방의 왕들이 그를 일으키려 하다가는 자기 위험을 자초하는 것이다(창 49:9).
1. 이 연합에는 여러 민족이 참여하였다. 산지와 평지에 있던 가나안 족속과 아모리 족속, 헷 족속, 브리스 족속 등(1-3절)이 서로 다른 성품과 갈라진 이해관계를 가지고 있으면서도 이스라엘을 공동의 적으로 여기며 하나로 뭉쳤다. 이처럼 세상의 자녀들이 빛의 자녀들보다 더욱 단결하며, 그 점에서 더 지혜롭다. 교회의 적들이 하나 되는 모습은 교회의 친구들이 불화와 분열에서 벗어나 하나 될 것을 촉구해야 마땅하다.
2. 이 연합의 주도자는 하솔 왕 야빈이었는데(1절), 이전 전쟁에서는 아도니세덱이 주도자였다. 하솔은 그 모든 왕국들의 머리였다고 기록되어 있다(10절). 이런 주도적 지위는 반란을 일으키면 반감을 살 수도 있었지만, 이 때는 모든 당사자들의 동의 아래 그런 과거 감정이 접어두어졌다(눅 23:12). 군대를 총집결하였을 때 그 수는 이전 연합보다 훨씬 커서, 바닷가 모래 같이 많았고, 더욱이 이전 남방 왕들에게는 없었던 말과 병거가 매우 많았다. 이것이 이스라엘에게는 큰 불리함이었는데, 이스라엘 군대는 보병뿐이어서 말이나 병거를 전장에 내보인 적이 없었기 때문이다. 요세푸스는 가나안 연합군이 보병 30만, 기병 1만, 병거 2만이었다고 전한다. 하나님의 이스라엘을 대적하여 일어나는 자들이 많지만, 그들의 수효가 많으면 많을수록 오히려 더 큰 패배를 당할 뿐이다.
**II. 하나님께서 여호수아에게 나아가 싸우도록 격려하셨다(6절).** "그들로 인해 두려워하지 마라." 여호수아는 용기로 유명하였다. 용기는 그의 탁월한 은혜였다. 그런데도 그는 두려워하지 말라는 권면을 거듭 들어야 했다. 새로운 위험과 어려움이 닥칠 때마다 하나님 말씀에서 새로운 지지와 위로를 끌어와야 한다. 하나님을 자기 편으로 둔 자는 적의 숫자와 권세에 흔들릴 필요가 없다. 하나님의 격려는 두 가지였다.
1. 하나님께서 성공을 보증하시고 시간도 못 박으셨다. "내일 이맘때 내가 그들을 이스라엘 앞에 쓰러지게 하겠다." 이스라엘의 칼로 쓰러지게 될 것이지만, 이를 하나님의 일로 말씀하신 것은 하나님이 이 일의 주체임을 보여준다.
2. 하나님께서 말 발목 힘줄을 끊고 병거를 불태우라 명하셨다. 이는 이스라엘이 나중에 그것들을 사용하지 못하게 하려는 것이기도 하지만, 지금 그것들을 두려워하지 않게 하려는 것이기도 하다. 이스라엘은 병거들을 불태울 썩은 나무로, 전마들을 무력한 것으로 여기게 하셨다. 하나님이 이들에게 이런 경멸을 받게 하려 하신 것이다. 하나님의 지혜와 선하심은 다음에서 나타난다. (1) 가나안 왕들의 계략을 어리석게 하신 것이니, 서로 멀리 흩어져 있지 않았던 가나안의 모든 왕들이 처음부터 하나의 군대로 뭉치지 않고, 남방 연합과 북방 연합으로 나뉘어 덜 위협적인 존재가 되었다. (2) 더 강한 적과 맞서기 전에 약한 적과 먼저 싸우게 하심으로써 이스라엘을 준비시키신 것이다. 처음에는 다섯 왕을 상대하고 이제 더 많은 왕들을 상대한다. 하나님은 우리의 시련을 우리의 힘에 맞추시고, 우리의 힘을 우리의 시련에 맞추신다.
**III. 여호수아의 진군(7절).** 그는 갑자기 들이쳐 적의 진영을 기습하였다. 그가 이렇게 서두른 것은 첫째, 더 큰 혼란에 빠뜨리기 위함이었고, 둘째, "내일 이맘때"라는 하나님의 정하신 시간에 정확히 맞추기 위함이었다. 하나님과 보조를 맞추는 것이 마땅하다.
**IV. 그 성과(8절).** 완전한 승리의 영예와 실익을 얻었다. 시돈 쪽으로, 미스르봇마임 쪽으로, 미스바 쪽으로 도망치는 자들을 끝까지 추격하여 남김없이 쳤다. 여호와께서 그들을 이스라엘의 손에 넘겨주셨다. 그들은 이스라엘의 손에 스스로 항복하여 하나님의 은혜를 받는 개종자·조공 바치는 자가 되기를 거부하였고(롬 15:16), 그러므로 하나님께서 그들을 이스라엘의 손에 넘겨주사 하나님의 공의의 제물이 되게 하셨다. 하나님은 우리를 통해 영광을 받으시거나 아니면 우리 위에서 영광을 받으신다.
**V. 여호수아의 순종(9절).** 말 발목 힘줄을 끊고 병거를 불태운 것은 다음을 보여준다. 첫째, 권위 아래 있는 자로서 명령에 복종하는 것이다. 둘째, 하나님의 명령에 따르기 위해 자신의 성향과 뜻을 꺾는 것이다. 셋째, 하나님의 능력에 대한 신뢰이니, 이 신뢰 덕분에 다른 이들이 의지하는 병거와 말을 경멸할 수 있었다(시 20:7; 33:17). 넷째, 백성 안에 동일한 하나님 신뢰를 세우려는 배려이니, 그들이 지나치게 의지하게 될 것을 그들에게서 취함으로써 오른손 같은 것을 잘라내는 것이다.
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J O S H U A CHAP. XI. This chapter continues and concludes the history of the conquest of Canaan; of the reduction of the southern parts we had an account in the foregoing chapter, after which we may suppose Joshua allowed his forces some breathing-time; now here we have the story of the war in the north, and the happy success of that war. I. The confederacy of the northern crowns against Israel, Joshua 11:1-5 . II. The encouragement which God gave to Joshua to engage them, Joshua 11:6 . III. His victory over them, Joshua 11:7-9 . IV. The taking of their cities, Joshua 11:10-15 . V. The destruction of the Anakim, Joshua 11:21 ; Joshua 11:22 . VI. The general conclusion of the story of this war, Joshua 11:16-20 ; Joshua 11:23 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-1-9" class="com-number"
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여호수아 11장은 가나안 정복의 역사를 계속하며 마무리 짓는 장이다. 앞 장에서는 남부 지역의 평정을 다루었고, 그 이후 여호수아는 군대에게 얼마간의 휴식을 허락했을 것이다. 이 장에서는 북방 전쟁의 이야기와 그 전쟁의 빛나는 결말을 다룬다. 첫째, 이스라엘을 대적하는 북방 왕들의 연합(1-5절). 둘째, 여호수아로 하여금 그들과 맞서도록 하나님이 주신 격려(6절). 셋째, 여호수아의 승리(7-9절). 넷째, 그들의 성읍 함락(10-15절). 다섯째, 아낙 자손의 멸절(21-22절). 여섯째, 이 전쟁 이야기의 전체적 결론(16-20절; 23절).
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Joshua's Victories. . 10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms. 11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire. 12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. 13 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. 14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe. We have here the same improvement made of this victory as was made of that in the foregoing chapter. 1. The destruction of Hazor is particularly recorded, because in it, and by the king thereof, this daring design against Israel was laid, Joshua 11:10 ; Joshua 11:11 . The king of Hazor, it seems, escaped with his life out of the battle, and thought himself safe when he had got back into his own city, and Joshua had gone in pursuit of the scattered troops another way. But it proved that that which he thought would be for his welfare was his trap; in it he was taken as in an evil net; there he was slain, and his city, for his sake, burned. Yet we find that the remains of it being not well looked after by Israel the Canaanites rebuilt it, and settled there under another king of the same name, Judges 4:2 . 2. The rest of the cities of that part of the country are spoken of only in general, that Joshua got them all into his hands, but did not burn them as he did Hazor, for Israel was to dwell in great and goodly cities which they builded not ( Deuteronomy 6:10 ) and in these among the rest. And here we find Israel rolling in blood and treasure. (1.) In the blood of their enemies; they smote all the souls ( Joshua 11:1 ; Joshua 11:1 ), neither left they any to breathe ( Joshua 11:14 ; Joshua 11:14 ), that there might be none to infect them with the abominations of Canaan, and none to disturb them in the possession of it. The children were cut off, lest they should afterwards lay claim to any part of this land in the right of their parents. (2.) In the wealth of their enemies. The spoil, and the cattle, they took for a prey to themselves, Joshua 11:14 ; Joshua 11:14 . As they were enriched with the spoil of their oppressors when they came out of Egypt, wherewith to defray the charges of their apprenticeship in the wilderness, so they were now enriched with the spoil of their enemies for a stock wherewith to set up in the land of Canaan. Thus is the wealth of the sinner laid up for the just. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-15-23" class="com-number"
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여호수아의 승리가 계속된다. 10절에서 11절까지는 이 담대한 이스라엘 대적 음모가 꾸며진 하솔의 멸망이 특별히 기록된다. 하솔 왕은 전투에서 목숨을 건져 자기 성읍으로 돌아와 안전하다고 여겼고, 여호수아는 흩어진 군사들을 다른 방향으로 추격하고 있었다. 그러나 자기 복이 될 것이라 여겼던 그곳이 그의 덫이 되었다. 거기서 그는 잡혀 살해되었고, 그 성읍도 그 왕으로 인해 불에 탔다. 그런데 이스라엘이 그 땅을 제대로 관리하지 않아 가나안 족속이 다시 그 성을 재건하고 동명의 왕 아래 정착하게 된다(삿 4:2).
그 지역의 나머지 성읍들에 대해서는 여호수아가 모두 손에 넣었다고만 간략히 언급하는데, 하솔처럼 불태우지는 않았다. 이는 이스라엘이 자기들이 짓지 않은 크고 아름다운 성읍들에서 살게 될 것이기 때문이다(신 6:10). 여기서 이스라엘이 피와 재물 위에 뒹구는 모습을 볼 수 있다. (1) 적의 피: 모든 사람을 쳤고(11절) 숨 쉬는 자를 하나도 남기지 않았으니(14절), 이는 가나안의 가증한 일들로 이스라엘을 오염시킬 자가 없게 하고, 자기 부모의 권리를 주장하여 이 땅에 대한 소유권을 요구할 자가 없게 하려 함이었다. (2) 적의 재물: 노략물과 가축은 자신들의 것으로 취하였으니(14절), 이는 그들이 이집트를 나올 때 압제자들의 재물로 부요하게 되어 광야 생활의 비용을 충당한 것처럼, 이제는 적들의 재물로 가나안 땅에서 살아갈 기반을 마련하게 된 것이다. 이처럼 죄인의 재물은 의인을 위해 쌓인다.
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15 As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. 16 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same; 17 Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle. 20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses. 21 And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war. We have here the conclusion of this whole matter. I. A short account is here given of what was done in four things:-- 1. The obstinacy of the Canaanites in their opposition to the Israelites. It was strange that though it appeared so manifestly that God fought for Israel, and in every engagement the Canaanites had the worst of it, yet they stood it out to the last; not one city made peace with Israel, but the Gibeonites only, who understood the things that belonged to their peace better than their neighbours, Joshua 11:19 ; Joshua 11:19 . It is intimated that other cities might have made as good terms for themselves, without ragged clothes and clouted shoes, if they would have humbled themselves, but they never so much as desired conditions of peace. We here are told whence this unaccountable infatuation came: It was of the Lord to harden their hearts, Joshua 11:20 ; Joshua 11:20 . As Pharaoh's heart was hardened by his own pride and wilfulness first, and afterwards by the righteous judgment of God, to his destruction, so were the hearts of these Canaanites. To punish them for all their other follies, God left them to this, to make those their enemies whom they might have made their friends. This was it that ruined them: they came against Israel in battle, and gave the first blow, and therefore might have no favour shown them. Those know not what they do who give the provocation to divine justice, or the authorized instruments of it. Are we stronger than God? Observe here, That hardness of heart is the ruin of sinners. Those that are stupid and secure, and heedless of divine warnings, are already marked for destruction. What hope is there of those concerning whom God has said, Go, make their hearts fat? 2. The constancy of the Israelites in prosecuting this war ( Joshua 11:18 ; Joshua 11:18 ): Joshua made war a long time; some reckon it five years, others seven, that were spent in subduing this land: so long God would train up Israel to war, and give them repeated instances of his power and goodness in every new victory that he gave them. 3. The conquest of the Anakim at last, Joshua 11:21 ; Joshua 11:22 . Either this was done as they met with them where they were dispersed, as some think, or rather it should seem the Anakim had retired to their fastnesses, and so were hunted out and cut off at last, after all the rest of Israel's enemies. The mountains of Judah and Israel were the habitations of those mountains of men; but not their height, nor the strength of their caves, nor the difficulty of the passes to them, could secure, no, not these mighty men, from the sword of Joshua. The cutting off of the sons of Anak is particularly mentioned because these had been such a terror to the spies forty years before, and their bulk and strength had been thought an insuperable difficulty in the way of the reducing of Canaan, Numbers 13:28 ; Numbers 13:33 . Even that opposition which seemed invincible was got over. Never let the sons of Anak be a terror to the Israel of God, for even their day will come to fall. Giants are dwarfs to Omnipotence; yet this struggle with the Anakim was reserved for the latter end of the war, when the Israelites had become more expert in the arts of war, and had had more experience of the power and goodness of God. Note, God sometimes reserves the sharpest trials of his people by affliction and temptation for the latter end of their days. Therefore let not him that girds on the harness boast as he that puts it off. Death, that tremendous son of Anak, is the last enemy that is to be encountered; but it is to be destroyed, 1 Corinthians 15:26 . Thanks be to God, who will give us the victory. 4. The end and issue of this long war. The Canaanites were rooted out, not perfectly (as we shall find after in the book of Judges), but in a good measure; they were not able to make any head either, (1.) So as to keep the Israelites out of possession of the land: Joshua took all that land, Joshua 11:16 ; Joshua 11:17 . And we may suppose the people dispersed themselves and their families into the countries they had conquered, at least those that lay nearest to the head-quarters at Gilgal, until an orderly distribution should be made by lot, that every man might know his own. Or, (2.) So as to keep them in action, or give them any molestation ( Joshua 11:23 ; Joshua 11:23 ): The land rested from war. It ended not in a peace with the Canaanites (that was forbidden), but in a peace from them. There is a rest, a rest from war, remaining for the people of God, into which they shall enter when their warfare is accomplished. II. That which was now done is here compared with that which had been said to Moses. God's word and his works, if viewed and considered together, will mutually illustrate each other. It is here observed in the close, 1. That all the precepts God had given to Moses relating to the conquest of Canaan were obeyed on the people's part, at least while Joshua lived. See how solemnly this is remarked ( Joshua 11:15 ; Joshua 11:15 ): As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, by whose hand the law was given, so did Moses command Joshua, for Moses was faithful, as a law-giver, to him that appointed him; he did his part, and then he died: but were the commands of Moses observed when he was in his grave? Yes, they were: So did Joshua, who was, in his place, as faithful as Moses in his. He left nothing undone (Heb. he removed nothing) of all that the Lord commanded Moses. Those that leave their duty undone do what they can to remove or make void the command of God, by which they are bound to do it; but Joshua, by performing the precept, confirmed it, as the expression is, Deuteronomy 27:26 . Joshua was himself a great commander, and yet nothing was more his praise than his obedience. Those that rule others at their will must themselves be ruled by the divine will; then their power is indeed their honour, and not otherwise. The pious obedience for which Joshua is here commended respects especially the command to destroy the Canaanites, and to break down their altars and burn their images, Deuteronomy 7:2-5 ; Exodus 23:24 ; Exodus 34:13 . Joshua, in his zeal for the Lord of hosts, spared neither the idols nor the idolaters. Saul's disobedience, or rather his partial obedience, to the command of God, for the utter destruction of the Amalekites, cost him his kingdom. It should seem Joshua himself gives this account of his most careful and punctual observance of his orders in the execution of his commission, that in all respects he had done as Moses commanded him; and then it intimates that he had more pleasure and satisfaction in reflecting upon his obedience to the commands of God in all this war, and valued himself more upon that, than upon all the gains and triumphs with which he was enriched and advanced. 2. That all the promises God had given to Moses relating to this conquest were accomplished on his part, Joshua 11:23 ; Joshua 11:23 . Joshua took the whole land, conquered it, and took possession of it, according to all that the Lord said unto Moses. God had promised to drive out the nations before them ( Exodus 33:2 ; Exodus 34:11 ), and to bring them down, Deuteronomy 9:3 . And now it was done. There failed not one word of the promise. Our successes and enjoyments are then doubly sweet and comfortable to us when we see them flowing to us from the promise (this is according to what the Lord said ), as our obedience is then acceptable to God when it has an eye to the precept. And, if we make conscience of our duty, we need not question the performance of the promise. return to ' Top of Page ' Joshua Jos 10 Joshua Jos Joshua Jos 12 Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. Bibliographical Information Henry, Matthew. "Complete Commentary on Joshua 11". 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source-manifest/mhm— Matthew Henry Complete Commentary (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological
여기서는 이 전체 사안의 결론이 제시된다.
**I. 네 가지 사항에 대한 간략한 요약:**
**1. 이스라엘을 대적하는 가나안 족속의 완강함.** 하나님이 이스라엘을 위해 싸우신다는 것이 이토록 분명하게 드러나고, 모든 전투에서 가나안 족속이 참패를 당했음에도 끝까지 버텼다. 기브온 사람들만 자기들의 평화를 도모하는 방법을 이웃들보다 더 잘 알고 화친을 맺었을 뿐, 이스라엘과 화친을 맺으려 한 성읍은 하나도 없었다(19절). 다른 성읍들도 헌 옷과 기운 신발 없이도 기브온 사람들처럼 좋은 조건을 받을 수 있었지만, 그들은 화친 조건조차 구하지 않았다. 이 이해할 수 없는 미혹이 어디서 왔는지 성경은 말해준다. "여호와께서 그들의 마음을 완악하게 하셨기 때문이다"(20절). 바로의 마음이 먼저 자신의 교만과 완고함으로 굳어지고, 이후 하나님의 의로운 심판으로 더욱 완악하게 되어 멸망에 이른 것처럼, 이 가나안 족속들의 마음도 그러하였다. 그들의 다른 모든 어리석음에 대한 징벌로, 하나님은 그들이 친구로 삼을 수 있었던 자들을 적으로 삼게 내버려 두셨다. 그들을 망하게 한 것은 바로 이것이었다. 그들이 이스라엘에게 먼저 전쟁을 걸어 첫 타격을 가했으므로, 어떤 관용도 받지 못할 것이었다. 하나님의 공의나 그 권위 있는 도구를 자극하는 자들이 자기들이 무슨 일을 하는지 알지 못하는 것이다. 마음의 완악함이 죄인의 파멸임을 기억하라. 하나님의 경고를 무감각하고 무심하게 무시하는 자들은 이미 멸망으로 표시된 것이다.
**2. 이스라엘이 이 전쟁을 수행하는 데 있어서의 항상성(18절).** "여호수아는 이 모든 왕들과 오랫동안 전쟁하였다." 어떤 이들은 5년, 어떤 이들은 7년으로 계산한다. 그동안 하나님은 이스라엘을 전쟁에 훈련하시고, 매번 새로운 승리로 하나님의 능력과 선하심을 거듭 나타내셨다.
**3. 마침내 아낙 자손을 정복한 것(21-22절).** 이 아낙 자손들은 흩어진 곳에서 만날 때마다 처치되었을 수도 있고, 아니면 아낙 자손들이 자기들의 요새로 물러나 있었다가 다른 모든 적들이 다 제거된 후에 마지막으로 사냥되어 처치되었을 가능성이 더 크다. 유다와 이스라엘의 산지는 이 산 같은 거인들의 거처였다. 그러나 그들의 높이도, 그들의 굴의 견고함도, 그리로 이르는 통로의 험함도, 이 용사들을 여호수아의 칼로부터 지키지 못하였다. 아낙 자손을 처치한 것이 특별히 언급되는 이유는 그들이 사십 년 전 정탐꾼들에게 큰 공포를 주었고, 그들의 거대한 체구와 힘이 가나안 정복의 길에 도저히 넘을 수 없는 장애물처럼 여겨졌기 때문이다(민 13:28, 33). 불가능해 보였던 바로 그 장애물이 극복되었다. 아낙 자손이 하나님의 이스라엘에게 결코 공포가 되지 않게 하라. 그들도 넘어질 날이 있을 것이기 때문이다. 거인들도 전능하신 분 앞에서는 난쟁이일 뿐이다. 그러나 아낙 자손과의 이 싸움은 전쟁 말미를 위해 남겨졌으니, 이스라엘이 전쟁 기술에 더 능숙해지고 하나님의 능력과 선하심을 더 많이 경험한 후였다. 하나님은 때로 당신의 백성을 위한 가장 날카로운 시련을 그들의 생의 말미를 위해 남겨두신다. 그러므로 전투복을 입는 자가 갑옷을 벗는 자처럼 자랑하지 말라. 죽음이라는 그 무서운 아낙 자손은 마지막으로 상대해야 할 원수이지만(고전 15:26), 결국 멸망될 것이다. 우리에게 승리를 주실 하나님께 감사하라.
**4. 이 오랜 전쟁의 종결과 결과.** 가나안 족속이 완전히 뿌리 뽑히지는 않았지만(사사기에서 나타나듯이), 상당한 정도로 제거되었다. 그들은 더 이상 이스라엘을 이 땅의 소유에서 막거나(여호수아가 온 땅을 취하였으니, 16-17절), 이스라엘을 전쟁에 끌어들일 수 없었다(23절). "그 땅이 전쟁에서 평온하였다." 이는 가나안 족속과의 화친(그것은 금지되었다)이 아니라, 그들로부터의 평온이었다. 하나님의 백성을 위한 안식, 전쟁에서의 안식이 남아 있으며, 그들이 싸움을 마칠 때 그 안식으로 들어갈 것이다.
**II. 지금 이루어진 일이 전에 모세에게 하신 말씀과 비교된다.** 하나님의 말씀과 그분의 행하심을 함께 보면 서로를 아름답게 조명한다.
**1. 가나안 정복과 관련하여 하나님이 모세에게 주신 모든 명령이 이행되었다(15절).** 적어도 여호수아가 살아 있는 동안은 그러하였다. "여호와께서 그의 종 모세에게 명령하신 대로 모세는 여호수아에게 명령하였고 여호수아는 그대로 행하였다. 여호와께서 모세에게 명령하신 모든 것을 조금도 소홀히 하지 않았다." 아무것도 소홀히 하지 않은 자는 명령을 확증한 것이다(신 27:26). 여호수아는 위대한 사령관이었지만, 그의 가장 큰 영예는 순종이었다. 다른 이들을 자기 뜻대로 통솔하는 자도 하나님의 뜻에 지배받아야 한다. 그렇게 할 때만 그의 권위가 진정한 영예가 된다. 여호수아가 여기서 칭찬받는 경건한 순종은 특히 가나안 족속을 멸절하고 그들의 제단을 헐며 우상을 불태우라는 명령(신 7:2-5; 출 23:24; 34:13)과 관련된다. 여호수아는 하나님을 향한 열심으로 우상도 우상숭배자도 용납하지 않았다. 사울은 아말렉 족속의 완전한 멸절 명령에 불순종 혹은 부분적 순종으로 자기 왕국을 잃었다. 여호수아 스스로 이처럼 자기의 임무 수행에 있어서 명령을 얼마나 세심하고 정확하게 지켰는지 기록함으로써, 자신이 모세가 명령한 대로 행하였음을 밝히고 있다. 이는 그가 이 모든 전쟁에서 하나님의 명령에 순종한 것에서 얻은 기쁨과 만족이, 자신이 얻은 이익과 영광보다 더 크고 소중하였음을 나타낸다.
**2. 이 정복과 관련하여 하나님이 모세에게 주신 모든 약속이 이루어졌다(23절).** "여호와께서 모세에게 말씀하신 대로 여호수아는 온 땅을 취하였다." 하나님은 열방을 그들 앞에서 몰아내겠다고 약속하셨고(출 33:2; 34:11), 그들을 낮추겠다고 하셨는데(신 9:3), 이제 그대로 이루어졌다. 약속의 말씀 하나도 실패하지 않았다. 우리의 성공과 소유는 그것이 약속에서 흘러온다는 것을 볼 때("이는 여호와께서 말씀하신 대로이다") 갑절로 달콤하고 위로가 된다. 우리가 자기 의무에 충실하면 약속의 성취를 의심할 필요가 없다.
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