Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Joshua 22:27

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 109, footnote 5 (Image)

Jerome: Letters and Select Works

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CCEL Footnote 1624 (In-Text, Margin)

... morrow. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” In the holy scriptures “the morrow” signifies the time to come. Thus in Genesis Jacob says: “So shall my righteousness answer for me to-morrow.” Again when the two tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh had built an altar and when all Israel had sent to them an embassy, they made answer to Phinehas the high priest that they had built the altar lest “to-morrow” it might be said to their children, “ye have no part in the Lord.”[Joshua 22:27] You may find many similar passages in the old instrument. While then Christ forbids us to take thought for things future, He has allowed us to do so for things present, knowing as He does the frailty of our mortal condition. His remaining words ...