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…

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.

10 How the Lorde dried, &c.) She repeateth the principall cause of their fearefulnesse, because the report that was spread abroade of such miracles as they neuer hearde of before, had brought ⟨p. 11⟩this opinion into all their mindes, that God did fight for the Israelites. For it coulde not be doubted, but their passage through the red sea was made by God: when the waters, whose nature was neuer chaunged before, were heaped vp into great heapes, and so stood, which coulde not be, except God the authour of nature had so commaunded them. Wherefore, that maruellous chaunge of the element did openly shew, that God tooke part with that nation, to whom he gaue a drie passage through the waters, and in the middest of the deapthes. The victories also obteined against Og and Sihon, as they were notable, so were they worthie to be rehearsed among the testimonies of Gods fauour towardes the Israelites. Although this latter matter standeth onely vpon a coniecture: yet in passage of the sea there was a full and manifest proofe, no lesse then if God had stretched foorth his hande out of heauen. This persuasion therefore had possessed all their mindes, that God was the chiefe captaine in this enterprise of the children of Israel, wherevpon grew that great feare and terrour. Howbeit, it is not vnlike, but that they were deceiued by this false imagination, as if the God of Israel had obteined the victorie against the Gods of Egypt: as the Poetes feigne, that as euerie God taketh vpon him the defence of any contrie, so he fighteth against the Gods of other countries, whiles euerie one defendeth his Clientes. But the faith of Rahab ascendeth higher, whiles she ascribeth all power and eternitie to the God of Israel onely. For the name of Iehouah conteineth in it that confession. Wherefore, she dreameth not after the common manner of men, that one of the whole companie of the Gods doeth aide the Israelites: but she magnifieth and acknowledgeth him to be that onely true God, which was commonly knowen to fauour them. We see therefore, how by the common report she professed much more than all her countrie fellowes did.