Joshua 23:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

That ye come

Ephesians 5:11

Neither

To swear

Jeremiah 5:7

Zephaniah 1:5

General references

Numbers 33:52

Bible References

That ye come

"But if you do at all go back, and hold fast to the remnant of these nations, even these who remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you;

They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you."

and when Yahweh your God shall deliver them up before you, and you shall strike them; then you shall utterly destroy them: you shall make no covenant with them, nor show mercy to them;

Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.

Don't be deceived! "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."

Don't be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

Neither

"Be careful to do all things that I have said to you; and don't invoke the name of other gods, neither let them be heard out of your mouth.

and Nebo, and Baal Meon, (their names being changed), and Sibmah: and they gave other names to the cities which they built.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.

For I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth, and they will no longer be mentioned by name.

To swear

"How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken me, and sworn by what are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the prostitutes' houses.

those who worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by Yahweh and also swear by Malcam,

General references

then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured [stones], and destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their high places: