Joshua 1:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Book

Thou shalt

1 Timothy 4:14

Observe

General references

Deuteronomy 17:19

Joshua 10:8

Isaiah 48:15

Bible References

Book

These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,

Fix these words of mine into your mind and being, and tie them as a reminder on your hands and let them be symbols on your forehead.

When he sits on his royal throne he must make a copy of this law on a scroll given to him by the Levitical priests.

For the thing is very near you -- it is in your mouth and in your mind so that you can do it.

when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them within their hearing.

The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.

Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me, for I trust in your word.

"As for me, this is my promise to them," says the Lord. "My spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward," says the Lord.

The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Thou shalt

Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord's commands; he meditates on his commands day and night.

May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.

In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,

My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.

Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.

Observe

If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.

Now these are the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord your God instructed me to teach you so that you may carry them out in the land where you are headed

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven -- only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

But he replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!"

If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him."

But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.

Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates.

General references

It must be with him constantly and he must read it as long as he lives, so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God and observe all the words of this law and these statutes and carry them out.

The Lord told Joshua, "Don't be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. Not one of them can resist you."

I, I have spoken -- yes, I have summoned him; I lead him and he will succeed.