from the plains of Moab unto the mountain Abarim to the top of Pisgah, (one of the heights of the mountain,) whence he was permitted to behold the promised land; after which, on Mount Nebo, another of the peaks of the same mountain, he died "in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord." "And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days."

CHAP. LIII. None of the generation of the Hebrews, whom the Lord had delivered out of the hand of Pharaoh, survived Moses, save the two faithful spies who had brought up a true report of the good land; Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Hoshea, the son of Nun. The name of the latter had been changed by Moses to Joshua (or, as in after ages he was called, Jesus,) which signifies a Saviour-And Joshua was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him, and the children of Israel hearkened unto him."

And the Lord commanded Joshua, saying, Arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give

to them." "There shall not a man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee:" "be strong, and of a good courage:" "for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." And Joshua sent "two men to spy secretly, saying, Go, view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. And it was told the king of Jericho," and he “sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee." "And the woman took the two men, and hid them." "And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us."-and she added, "For the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath." And she made them swear unto her, "It shall be,

* Cruden says that "some think that Rahab was only an hostess, or innkeeper, and that this is the true signification of the original word"-He adds, if she had been a person of improper character, could she, according to the law, have been married to Salmon, a prince of Judah, and an ancestor of Christ?

when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee." And the men returned and came to Joshua, "and told him all things that befel them: and they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord. hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us." "And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you." And they came to Jordan-the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord before the people. And it came to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bare the ark, were dipped in the brim of the water, that the waters of Jordan were divided, and rose up upon an heap, and the priests and all the people passed over on dry ground.

And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the bottom of Jordan for a memorial of the miracle—and by his direction one man of each tribe brought up from Jordan a stone -and Joshua pitched these stones in Gilgal for a testimony to succeeding generations and "that all the people of the earth might

know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty." And the Israelites kept the Passover, on the fourteenth day of the month, at even, in the plains of Jericho: and they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, and the manna ceased on that day.

"And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries ? And he said, Nay, but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant? And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so." We may clearly perceive that this "MAN" whom Joshua worshipped, and in whose awful presence he was commanded, (as Moses had been at the burning bush in Horeb,) to put off his shoes from his feet, could be no other

than the manifested Deity - Jehovah in human form-the same divine Person that had appeared unto Abraham, Jacob, and Moses, and who now, as Captain of the Lord's host, came to encourage and strengthen his servant Joshua.

CHAP. LIV.-"Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel.” "And Jehovah said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho and the king thereof and the mighty men of valour." And, by the command of the Lord, the Israelites compassed the city seven days—the priests bearing before them the ark of the Lord. And on the seventh day, as the priests blew a long blast with ram's horns, "the wall of the city fell down flat." And Joshua took the city and destroyed the inhabitants; save that the two spies, who had been sheltered by Rahab, went to her house, and brought her, "and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had, and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel." "By faith," says the Apostle, "the walls of Jericho fell down, after they