A commentary of M. John Calvin, upon the book of Joshua finished a little…A commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the booke of Iosue finished a little…

But when she considereth, that she hath to do with GOD, she determineth with her self, that there is none other remedy to avoid the mischief, but humbly and quietly to give place and yield: for that in resisting she should nothing prevail. But what do all the other wretched inhabitants of the land: Although they lie along amazed with fear, yet their obstinacy is not broken, but that they encourage them selves to encounter with them.

But when she considereth, that she hath to doe with GOD, she determineth with her selfe, that there is none other remedie to auoyde the mischiefe, but humbly and quietly to geue place and yeeld: for that in resisting she should nothing preuaile. But what doe all the other wretched inhabitantes of the lande: Although they lie along amazed with feare, yet their obstinacie is not broken, but that they encourage them selues to encounter with them.

10 How the Lord dried, &c.) She repeateth the principal cause of their fearfulness, because the report that was spread abroad of such miracles as they never heard of before, had brought ⟨p. 11⟩this opinion into all their minds, that God did fight for the Israelites. For it could not be doubted, but their passage through the red sea was made by God: when the waters, whose nature was never changed before, were heaped up into great heaps, and so stood, which could not be, except God the author of nature had so commanded them. Wherefore, that marvellous change of the element did openly show, that God took part with that nation, to whom he gave a dry passage through the waters, and in the middest of the depths. The victories also obtained against Og and Sihon, as they were notable, so were they worthy to be rehearsed among the testimonies of Gods favour towards the Israelites. Although this latter matter standeth only upon a conjecture: yet in passage of the sea there was a full and manifest proof, no less then if God had stretched forth his hand out of heaven. This persuasion therefore had possessed all their minds, that God was the chief captain in this enterprise of the children of Israel, whereupon grew that great fear and terror. Howbeit, it is not unlike, but that they were deceived by this false imagination, as if the God of Israel had obtained the victory against the Gods of Egypt: as the Poets feign, that as every God taketh upon him the defence of any country, so he fighteth against the Gods of other countries, whiles every one defendeth his Clients. But the faith of Rahab ascendeth higher, whiles she ascribeth all power and eternity to the God of Israel only. For the name of Jehovah containeth in it that confession. Wherefore, she dreameth not after the common manner of men, that one of the whole company of the Gods doeth aide the Israelites: but she magnifieth and acknowledgeth him to be that only true God, which was commonly known to favour them. We see therefore, how by the common report she professed much more than all her country fellows did.