43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers , and they possessed it and lived in it. 44 And the Lord gave them rest on every side , according to all that He had sworn to their fathers , and no one of all their enemies stood before them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hand . 45 Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed ; all came to pass .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 21:43-45
Commentary on Joshua 21:43-45
(Read Joshua 21:43-45)
God promised to give to the seed of Abraham the land of Canaan for a possession, and now they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And the promise of the heavenly Canaan is as sure to all God's spiritual Israel; for it is the promise of Him that cannot lie. There stood not a man before them. The after-prevalence of the Canaanites was the effect of Israel's slothfulness, and the punishment of their sinful inclination to the idolatries and abominations of the heathen whom they harboured and indulged. There failed not aught of any good thing, which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. In due season all his promises will be accomplished; then will his people acknowledge that the Lord has exceeded their largest expectations, and made them more than conquerors, and brought them to their desired rest.