Joshua 24:21
The people said to Joshua,“No! We really will worship the LORD.
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- Exod 19:8 : 8 and all the people answered together,“All that the LORD has commanded we will do!” So Moses brought the words of the people back to the LORD.
- Exod 20:19 : 19 They said to Moses,“You speak to us and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, lest we die.”
- Exod 24:3 : 3 Moses came and told the people all the LORD’s words and all the decisions. All the people answered together,“We are willing to do all the words that the LORD has said,”
- Exod 24:7 : 7 He took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people, and they said,“We are willing to do and obey all that the LORD has spoken.”
- Deut 5:27-28 : 27 You go near so that you can hear everything the LORD our God is saying and then you can tell us whatever he says to you; then we will pay attention and do it.” 28 When the LORD heard you speaking to me, he said to me,“I have heard what these people have said to you– they have spoken well.
- Deut 26:17 : 17 Today you have declared the LORD to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him.
- Isa 44:5 : 5 One will say,‘I belong to the LORD,’ and another will use the name‘Jacob.’ One will write on his hand,‘The LORD’s,’ and use the name‘Israel.’”
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Josh 24:22-254 verses91%
22Joshua said to the people,“Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the LORD?” They replied,“We are witnesses!”
23Joshua said,“Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the LORD God of Israel.”
24The people said to Joshua,“We will worship the LORD our God and obey him.”
25That day Joshua drew up an agreement for the people, and he established rules and regulations for them in Shechem.
- Josh 24:14-163 verses85%
14Now obey the LORD and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the LORD.
15If you have no desire to worship the LORD, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the LORD.
16The people responded,“Far be it from us to abandon the LORD so we can worship other gods!
- Josh 24:18-203 verses80%
18The LORD drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship the LORD, for he is our God!”
19Joshua warned the people,“You will not keep worshiping the LORD, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God who will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
20If you abandon the LORD and worship foreign gods, he will turn against you; he will bring disaster on you and destroy you, though he once treated you well.”
- Josh 1:16-172 verses77%
16They told Joshua,“We will do everything you say. We will go wherever you send us.
17Just as we obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. But may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses!
- Josh 9:22-254 verses76%
22Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them,“Why did you trick us by saying,‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby?
23Now you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
24They said to Joshua,“It was carefully reported to your subjects how the LORD your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified we would lose our lives, so we did this thing.
25So now we are in your power. Do to us what you think is good and appropriate.”
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7The people worshiped the LORD throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.
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8But they said to Joshua,“We are willing to be your subjects.” So Joshua said to them,“Who are you and where do you come from?”
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27Joshua said to all the people,“Look, this stone will be a witness against us, for it has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.”
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3Moses came and told the people all the LORD’s words and all the decisions. All the people answered together,“We are willing to do all the words that the LORD has said,”
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31Israel worshiped the LORD throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had experienced firsthand everything the LORD had done for Israel.
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13“You must not disobey the LORD your God by saying,‘We will not stay in this land.’
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8and all the people answered together,“All that the LORD has commanded we will do!” So Moses brought the words of the people back to the LORD.
- Josh 7:7-82 verses71%
7Joshua prayed,“O, Sovereign LORD! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us? If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan!
8O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated before its enemies?
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10Joshua Prepares for the Invasion Joshua instructed the leaders of the people:
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19But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said,“No! There will be a king over us!
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14He answered,“Truly I am the commander of the LORD’s army. Now I have arrived!” Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground and asked,“What does my master want to say to his servant?”
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15The LORD told Joshua,
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2Joshua told all the people,“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods,
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24They told Joshua,“Surely the LORD is handing over all the land to us! All who live in the land are cringing before us!”
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25Then Joshua said to them,“Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Be strong and brave, for the LORD will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.”
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8The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. Not one of them can resist you.”
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9Joshua told the Israelites,“Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God!”
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1Israel Designates Cities of Refuge The LORD instructed Joshua:
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31Then the Gadites and the Reubenites answered,“Your servants will do what the LORD has spoken.
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2and told them:“You have carried out all the instructions of Moses the LORD’s servant, and you have obeyed all I have told you.
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20Then Samuel said to the people,“Don’t be afraid. You have indeed sinned. However, don’t turn aside from the LORD. Serve the LORD with all your heart.
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29Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD by turning back today from following after the LORD by building an altar for burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace aside from the altar of the LORD our God located in front of his dwelling place!”
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35The LORD made a covenant with them and instructed them,“You must not worship other gods. Do not bow down to them, serve them, or offer sacrifices to them.
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7He took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people, and they said,“We are willing to do and obey all that the LORD has spoken.”
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27and that day made them woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the LORD at the divinely chosen site.(They continue in that capacity to this very day.)
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6They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel,“We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.”
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21So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died,
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28Joshua son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his choice young men, said,“My lord Moses, stop them!”