Joshua 24:16

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The people replied, "Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!

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  • 1 Sam 12:23 : 23 As for me, far be it from me to sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. Instead, I will instruct you in the good and upright way.
  • Rom 3:6 : 6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?
  • Rom 6:2 : 2 Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
  • Heb 10:38-39 : 38 But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he draws back, My soul will have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but among those who have faith for the preservation of the soul.

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  • Josh 24:17-24
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    85%

    17For the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. He performed great signs before our eyes, protected us along the entire way we traveled, and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed.

    18The LORD drove out all the peoples before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, for He is our God.

    19Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.

    20If you abandon the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring harm to you and destroy you, after He has been good to you.

    21But the people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the LORD.

    22Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD." And they said, "We are witnesses."

    23Now then," Joshua said, "put away the foreign gods that are among you, and direct your hearts toward the LORD, the God of Israel.

    24The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.

  • Josh 24:14-15
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    81%

    14Now, fear the LORD and serve Him with sincerity and truth. Put away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.

    15But if it seems undesirable to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve—whether the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.

  • Josh 22:29
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    29Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices other than the altar of the LORD our God that stands in front of His tabernacle.

  • 2 Kgs 17:35
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    35The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, 'Do not fear other gods, do not bow down to them, do not serve them, and do not sacrifice to them.'

  • Jer 22:9
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    9And the answer will be: 'Because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD their God and worshiped and served other gods.'

  • Josh 22:23-24
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    74%

    23If we have built an altar to turn away from following the LORD, or to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings, or to offer fellowship sacrifices on it, may the LORD Himself call us to account.

    24We did this because we feared that someday your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?’

  • Deut 6:14
    73%

    14Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.

  • Deut 30:17
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    17But if your heart turns away and you do not obey, and if you are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,

  • Josh 1:16
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    16They answered Joshua, saying, “We will do everything you have commanded us, and we will go wherever you send us.

  • Ezra 10:12
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    12The whole assembly responded with a loud voice, "You are right! We must do as you say.

  • Exod 19:8
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    8And all the people answered together, saying, 'We will do everything the LORD has spoken.' Moses brought their words back to the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 7:19
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    19But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,

  • Exod 24:3
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    3Moses came and told the people all the LORD's words and laws. The people responded with one voice, saying, "We will do everything the LORD has said."

  • Deut 11:16
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    16But be careful, or your heart might be deceived, and you will turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.

  • Judg 2:12
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    12They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods, the gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger.

  • 2 Chr 7:22
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    22And the answer will be: 'Because they abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them. That is why He has brought all this disaster upon them.'

  • 1 Sam 12:20
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    20Samuel said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil, yet do not turn away from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.'

  • Exod 14:12
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    12Isn't this what we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone so we can serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.

  • 1 Kgs 9:6
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    6'But if you or your descendants turn away from Me and do not keep My commands and statutes that I have given you, and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them,

  • Jer 42:13
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    13But if you say, 'We will not stay in this land,' and do not listen to the voice of the LORD your God,

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
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    12They served idols, about which the Lord had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing.'

  • Deut 29:26
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    26Therefore the LORD’s anger burned against this land, bringing upon it every curse written in this book.

  • 1 Sam 8:19
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    19The people refused to listen to Samuel and said, 'No! We want a king to rule over us.'

  • Josh 9:24
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    24They answered Joshua, 'Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you this entire land and destroy all its inhabitants before you. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.'

  • 1 Kgs 9:9
    71%

    9And the people will answer, 'Because they abandoned the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they embraced other gods, worshiped them, and served them. That is why the LORD brought all this disaster on them.'

  • Josh 23:7-8
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    71%

    7Do not associate with these nations that remain among you. Do not invoke the names of their gods, swear by them, serve them, or bow down to them.

    8But you are to cling to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.

  • Josh 22:27
    71%

    27but as a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the LORD at His sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD.’

  • 1 Sam 12:10
    71%

    10Then they cried out to the LORD, saying, 'We have sinned, for we have abandoned the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now, deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve You.'

  • Deut 1:14
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    14And you answered me and said, 'What you have proposed is good for us to do.'

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    7But they replied to him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

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    14You must not turn aside from any of the words I am commanding you today, neither to the right nor to the left, to follow other gods and serve them.

  • Hos 10:3
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    3Now they will say, 'We have no king, for we did not fear the LORD. And as for the king, what could he do for us?

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    6Do not follow other gods to serve them or worship them. Do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands; then I will not bring disaster upon you.'

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    26Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use them to worship the LORD our God. And until we arrive there, we will not know what we are to use to worship the LORD."

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