SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:30
¶ Entonces Josué edificó un altar al SEÑOR Dios de Israel en el monte de Ebal,
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Joshua 8:30
Verse 30. Then Joshua built an altar] This was done in obedience to the express command of God, Deut. xxvii. 4-8. See the notes there.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 30. Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in Mount Ebal .] As was commanded, ( Deuteronomy 27:5). The Samaritan Chronicle says, it was built in Mount Gerizim; but there is a difficulty arises, when this was done by Joshua; it should seem by inserting the account here, that it was done immediately after the destruction of Ai; and Mercator endeavours to prove that Ebal was near to Ai, but what he has said does not give satisfaction; for certain it is, that Ebal and Gerizim were near Shechem in Samaria, at a great distance from Ai, (see Judges 9:6,7). The Jews generally are of opinion, that this was done as soon as Israel, even the very day, they passed over Jordan, which they think the letter of the command required, ( Deuteronomy 11:29 27:4,5); though it does not, only that it should be done after they were passed over it; Ebal being at too great a distance from Jordan for them to accomplish it on that day, being, as they themselves say f136 , sixty miles from Jordan; so that they are obliged to make Israel travel that day an hundred twenty miles, and as they assert they did and which they must do, if what they say was true, it being sixty miles to Ebal, and sixty more to return again to Gilgal that night, where they encamped, but this is incredible: and as this account of Joshua’s building the altar is too soon after he had passed Jordan, what R. Ishmael has pitched upon is too late, who says this was not done till after fourteen years, when the land was conquered, which was seven years doing, and when it was divided, which were seven years more; what Josephus says is more probable than either, which is, that Joshua, five years after he had entered Canaan, when he had placed the tabernacle at Shiloh, went from thence and built an altar at Ebal; as for what R. Eliezer suggests f140 , that Ebal and Gerizim here mentioned are not the Ebal and Gerizim of the Samaritans, only two hills were made, and they were called by these names, cannot merit any belief or regard.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 30-35 - As soon as Joshua got to the mountains Ebal and Gerizim, without delay and without caring for the unsettled state of Israel, or their enemies he confirmed the covenant of the Lord with his people, as appointed, D 11; 27. We must not think to defer covenanting with God till we ar settled in the world; nor must any business put us from minding an pursuing the one thing needful. The way to prosper is to begin with God, Mt 6:33. They built an altar, and offered sacrifice to God, i token of their dedicating themselves to God, as living sacrifices to his honour, in and by a Mediator. By Christ's sacrifice of himself for us, we have peace with God. It is a great mercy to any people to have the law of God in writing, and it is fit that the written law should be in a known tongue, that it may be seen and read of all men __________________________________________________________________
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