Joshua 12

REFLECTIONS UPON CHAP. XII.—Former mercies from God, or services from men must never be forgotten for the glare of present ones. How happy the saints who have possession of manifold blessings on this side the Jordan of death, even while their principal inheritance lies beyond it! How fruitful then was the promised land which could support such multitudes of men! How fearful the guilt, and tremendous the curse, which for many ages have rendered it one of the most barren and useless spots on the earth! How confined was the ancient ambition of kings! and how good was God to Israel, who gave so many nations for their ransom, and people for their life! 2