SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:7
¶ Entonces el SEÑOR dijo a Josué: Desde este día comenzaré a hacerte grande delante de los ojos de todo Israel, para que entiendan que como fui con Moisés, así seré contigo.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Joshua 3:7
Verse 7. This day will I begin to magnify thee] By making him the instrument in this miraculous passage, he did him honour and gave him high credit in the sight of the people: hence his authority was established, and obedience to him as their leader fully secured. What must have confirmed this authority was, his circumstantially foretelling how the waters should be cut off as soon as the feet of the priests had touched them, ver. 13. This demonstrated that the secret of the Lord was with him.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 7. And the Lord said unto Joshua , etc.] Out of the tabernacle: this day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel ; by working the miracle afterwards related; dividing the waters, which was done on this day, and was but the beginning of wonders; for other great and marvellous things were done for him and by him, by which it appeared he was high in the favour of God, greatly esteemed and honoured by him, and so would be great and honourable in the account of the people: that they may know that as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee ; by dividing the waters of Jordan for him, as he had divided the waters of the Red sea for Moses; which, as it was a token of his powerful presence with him, this would be a like token of it with Joshua. The Targum is, “as my Word was for the help of Moses, so shall my Word be for thy help.”
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-13 - The waters of Jordan shall be cut off. This must be done in such a wa as never was done, but in the dividing of the Red sea. That miracle i here repeated; God has the same power to finish the salvation of his people, as to begin it; the WORD of the Lord was as truly with Joshu as with Moses. God's appearances for his people ought to encourag faith and hope. God's work is perfect, he will keep his people Jordan's flood cannot keep out Israel, Canaan's force cannot turn the out again.
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 יהוה 3068 אל 413 יהושׁע 3091 היום 3117 הזה 2088 אחל 2490 גדלך 1431 בעיני 5869 כל 3605 ישׂראל 3478 אשׁר 834 ידעון 3045 כי 3588 כאשׁר 834 הייתי 1961 עם 5973 משׁה 4872 אהיה 1961 עמך׃ 5973
