Joshua 7:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

Shall hear

Exodus 32:12

Numbers 14:13

Environ

Psalm 83:4

Psalm 124:2

What wilt thou

General references

Numbers 14:16

Bible References

Shall hear

Do not let the Egyptians say: 'He was planning all along to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth. That is why he brought them out of our land.' Do not be so angry. Reconsider your decision to bring this disaster on your people.

Moses said to Jehovah: You brought these people out of Egypt by your power. When the Egyptians hear what you have done to your people,

Environ

They say: Come and let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.

If Jehovah was not on our side when men rose up against us:

What wilt thou

I would have said: 'I will cut them to pieces. I will remove the memory of them from men.'

We have sinned like our fathers! We have committed iniquity and have behaved wickedly.

But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name. In the presence of the people among whom they were living I had announced to Israel that I was going to lead them out of Egypt.

So tell the people of Israel, 'the Lord Jehovah says: I am about to do something, people of Israel. I will not do this for your sake but for the sake of my holy name, which you have dishonored among the nations wherever you have gone.'

Let the priests and the ministers of Jehovah weep between the Temple porch and the altar! Let them say: Spare your people, O Jehovah, and do not give reproach to your heritage. That the nations should rule over them and say among the peoples, 'where is their God?'

Father, glorify your name. A voice came from heaven: I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

General references

Jehovah was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them, so he slaughtered them in the desert.