Verse 24

And if we have not, in fact, done this designedly and with purpose, having in our minds the fear that in time to come your children might say to our children, What have you to do with the Lord, the God of Israel?

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 4:6 : 6 So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?
  • Gen 18:19 : 19 For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.
  • Gen 30:33 : 33 And so you will be able to put my honour to the test in time to come; if you see among my flocks any goats which are not marked or coloured, or any sheep which is not black, you may take me for a thief.
  • Exod 13:14 : 14 And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for this? say to him, By the strength of his hand the Lord took us out of Egypt, out of the prison-house:
  • Deut 6:20 : 20 And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for these rules and laws and decisions which the Lord our God has given you?