1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Numbers 27:18 | And the Lord said to him: *Take Josue, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and put thy hand upon him. Deuteronomy 3:21. | Spirit of God, which was given to him, when he was appointed a judge; ( Numbers 11:17.) the spirit of prophesy, (Onkelos,) and of wisdom, (Deuteronomy 34:9.) of which he received a fresh increase, by the imposition of the hands of Moses. By the like ceremony people are confirmed, and ministers of religion are still ordained, Acts 6:6., and 1 Timothy 4:14. (Calmet) --- God endues Josue with all the necessary qualifications for his high office. He makes choice of him, and not of any of the relations of Moses, that the people might not be offended at the supreme power being in a manner engrossed by one family; and he appoints one 93 year old, that the success of war might not be attributed to Josue, though he had been long at the head of the armies, and a man of the greatest authority, even the vice-gerent of Moses. He declares his election before all the multitude, with the high priest at their head, that there might be no dispute about the matter; and, on this account, he requires various external ceremonies to be observed. (Salien) |