Joshua 2:10

10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt,^[a] and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings you completely destroyed^[b] across the Jordan.

Joshua 2:10 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 2:10

For we have heard how the Lord dried up the waters of the Red
sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt
To make a passage for them through it, to walk in as on dry land; this they had heard of and remembered, though it was forty years ago:

and what you did unto the kings of the Amorites that [were] on the
other side Jordan:
which were things more recent, done but a few months ago:

Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed;
the history of which see in ( Numbers 21:21-35 ) ; who were destroyed by them under Moses and Joshua their commanders; and Hercules, who is thought to be the same with Joshua, is by Lucian ^F7 called Ogmius, from slaying Og, as is supposed ^F8.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 In Hercule.
F8 Dickinson. Delph. Phoenic. c. 4. p. 44.

Joshua 2:10 In-Context

8 Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the roof

9 and said to them, "I know that the Lord has given you this land and that dread of you has fallen on us, and everyone who lives in the land is panicking because of you.

10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings you completely destroyed across the Jordan.

11 When we heard this, we lost heart, and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below.

12 Now please swear to me by the Lord that you will also show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

Footnotes

• [a]. Ex 14:21-30
• [b]. Nm 21:23-30, 33-35; Dt 2:32-34; 3:1-3