So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
Study Helps
Interpretation
It is essential that the service of God's people be performed with a willing mind. For LOVE is the only genuine principle whence all acceptable service of God can spring.
Glossary
- Joshua Tribe
- Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A. V. ), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 .
- Shechem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.