Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

But that you must turn away this day from following the Lord?.... From the worship of the Lord, as the Targum, and so on Joshua 22:16; not content with the former transgression, but must add this revolt unto it, and at a time which sadly aggravates it:

and it will be, that seeing ye rebel to, day against the Lord; against the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, and so on Joshua 22:16,

that tomorrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel; or, in a little time, if a stop is not put to this revolt, the whole body of the people will suffer for it: here they express a concern for the whole nation of Israel, as well as for the glory of God; for sometimes the whole congregation has been charged with the sins of individuals, and punished for it, as a case after mentioned shows; see Joshua 7:1.

Keil & Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

“ And to-day ye turn away from the Lord again,” and are about to bring His wrath upon the whole congregation again through a fresh rebellion.

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

To-morrow — That is, suddenly, as that word is often used.

Congregation — With you for doing so, and with us for suffering, or not punishing it.

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joshua 22:18 But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, [seeing] ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

Ver. 18. That tomorrow he will be wroth,] i.e., Ere long: punishment treadeth upon the heels of sin. Peccantes sequitur ultor a tergo Deus.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To-morrow, i.e. suddenly, as that word is oft used, as Matthew 6:30 1 Corinthians 15:32.

He will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel; with you for doing so, and with us for suffering, or not punishing it.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

18.To-morrow he will be wroth — The moral universe is pervaded by laws as inflexible as those of the physical world, or, rather, more certain in their consequences; for the physical laws may be suspended for moral ends.

With the whole congregation — And not with you eastern tribes only. Such are our social and political relations that the crimes of a part are punished on the whole of the nation.

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments

Joshua 22:18. But ye must turn away this day — Commit more sins of that nature. For whether they intended to worship other gods, or to worship the God of Israel in a manner he did not allow, it was idolatry, in the judgment of Phinehas. Ye rebel to-day, to-morrow he will be wroth — That is, soon and suddenly, as the expression often signifies. With the whole congregation — With you for doing so, and with us for suffering or not punishing it.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

following

16; Deuteronomy 7:4; 1 Samuel 12:14,20; 1 Kings 9:6; 2 Kings 17:21; 2 Chronicles 25:27; 34:33

and it will

Ezra 9:13,14

he will be

20; 7:1,11,21; Numbers 16:22; 2 Samuel 24:1; 1 Chronicles 21:1,14

Reciprocal: Leviticus 10:6 - lest wrath;  Deuteronomy 24:4 - thou shalt;  Joshua 6:18 - make the camp;  Joshua 7:12 - the children;  Joshua 22:15 - General;  1 Chronicles 21:17 - that they should;  2 Chronicles 19:10 - wrath come;  2 Chronicles 28:13 - add more;  Ezra 10:10 - to increase;  Nehemiah 13:18 - ye bring more;  Ephesians 5:6 - cometh