Joshua 23:1-13
THE URGENT EXHORTATION TO BE FAITHFUL TO THE LORD... [ Continue Reading ]
THE URGENT EXHORTATION TO BE FAITHFUL TO THE LORD... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, when the heathen nations had been brought to a state of fear which kept them from undertaking any attack against Israel, THAT JOSHUA WAXED OLD AND STRICKEN IN AGE, advanced in days, wit... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua called for all Israel, in its representatives, AND FOR THEIR ELDERS, AND FOR THEIR HEADS, AND FOR THEIR JUDGES, AND FOR THEIR OFFICERS, the first designation being the general one, and the heads being divided into judges and officers, both the judicial and the executive branches of the go... [ Continue Reading ]
and ye have seen all that the Lord, your God, hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord, your God, is He that hath fought for you, for it had been evident throughout that the Lord was battling for Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, those that had not yet been exterminated, TO BE AN INHERITANCE FOR YOUR TRIBES, FROM JORDAN, WITH ALL THE NATIONS THAT I HAVE CUT OFF, EVEN UNTO THE GREAT SEA WESTWARD, toward the going down of the sun; for tribes of the heathen natio... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord, your God, He shall expel them. from before you, thrust them out altogether, AND DRIVE THEM FROM OUT OF YOUR SIGHT; AND YE SHALL POSSESS THEIR LAND AS THE LORD, YOUR GOD, HATH PROMISED UNTO YOU, Exodus 23:23; Numbers 33:53.... [ Continue Reading ]
Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, for that was the condition of the covenant upon which the Lord insisted, THAT YE TURN NOT ASIDE THEREFROM TO THE RIGHT HAND OR TO THE LEFT;... [ Continue Reading ]
that ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you, to enter into any fellowship with them; NEITHER MAKE MENTION OF THE NAME OF THEIR GODS, namely, for the purpose of calling upon them or of proclaiming them, to swear by them, to serve them by offerings, and to bow down to them in pra... [ Continue Reading ]
but cleave unto the Lord, your God, as ye have done unto this day, for the congregation as such had adhered firmly to the worship of Jehovah while Joshua was leader.... [ Continue Reading ]
For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong, Deuteronomy 4:38; BUT (or "and") AS FOR YOU, NO MAN HATH BEEN ABLE TO STAND BEFORE YOU UNTO THIS DAY, the assistance of Jehovah making them invincible and giving them the power to conquer everything before them, Deuteronomy 7:24.... [ Continue Reading ]
One man of you shall chase a thousand, as Moses had promised, Leviticus 26:8; Deuteronomy 32:30; FOR THE LORD, YOUR GOD, HE IT IS THAT FIGHTETH FOR YOU, AS HE HATH PROMISED YOU, Exodus 14:14; Exodus 23:27; Deuteronomy 3:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
Take heed, therefore, unto yourselves, they were to watch very carefully over their own souls, in keeping them in the Law of the Lord, THAT YE LOVE THE LORD, YOUR GOD; for this love is the fulfillment of the Law.... [ Continue Reading ]
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, be joined to them in friendship and affection, EVEN THESE THAT REMAIN AMONG YOU, AND SHALL MAKE MARRIAGES WITH THEM, thus entering into the most intimate relationship with them and setting aside the loyalty toward Jehov... [ Continue Reading ]
know for a certainty that the Lord, your God, will no more drive out any of these nations from before you, an achievement which was possible only with His assistance, BUT THEY SHALL BE SNARES AND TRAPS UNTO YOU, Numbers 33:55; Isaiah 8:14, AND SCOURGES IN YOUR SIDES, to punish them, AND THORNS IN YO... [ Continue Reading ]
And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth, for Joshua was on his way to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord, your God, spake concerning you, not a singl... [ Continue Reading ]
AN EARNEST WARNING... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore it shall come to pass that, as all good things are come upon you which the Lord, your God, promised you, so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, as He had threatened, Leviticus 26:14; Deuteronomy 28:15, UNTIL HE HAVE DESTROYED YOU FROM OFF THIS GOOD LAND WHICH THE LORD, YOUR GOD,... [ Continue Reading ]
When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord, your God, which He commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, for faithfulness to Jehovah was the essence of the covenant, AND BOWED YOURSELVES TO THEM, THEN SHALL THE ANGER OF THE LORD BE KINDLED AGAINST YOU, AND YE SHALL PERISH QUICKLY F... [ Continue Reading ]