We will serve the Lord
So fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates...
Delighting in the fear of God
Finally, I brought you into the land of the Amorites on the east side of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I destroyed them before...
Don’t neglect the gift of salvation
Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I brought terrible plagues on Egypt; and afterward I brought you out as a free people. But when your...
Remembering the past
Then Joshua summoned all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers. So they came and...
The good land
Then know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive them out of your land...and you will vanish from this good land the...
The chastisement of God
But if you turn away from him and cling to the customs of the survivors of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry with...
A heart of love
Make sure you do not associate with the other people still remaining in the land. Do not even mention the names of their gods, much less...
Bringing out the best in us
I have allotted to you as your homeland all the land of the nations yet unconquered, as well as the land of those we have already...
Life of purpose
The years passed, and the Lord had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old, called together...
Peace at all costs
When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community—the heads of the clans of Israel—heard this from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and...




