Joshua 24:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.

Fear

Put

In egypt

Ezekiel 20:7

Ezekiel 23:3

General references

Amos 5:25

Bible References

Fear

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you except to fear the Lord your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, and to worship the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul?

Above all, fear the Lord and worship Him faithfully with all your heart; consider the great things He has done for you.

There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.

He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow His instructions have good insight.
His praise endures forever.

But with You there is forgiveness,
so that You may be revered.

Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come with awe to the Lord

and to His goodness in the last days.

So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, being built up and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, and it increased in numbers.

Put

So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.

Do not have other gods besides Me.

They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons that they have prostituted themselves with. This will be a permanent statute for them throughout their generations.

You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: “The land you are entering to possess is an impure land. The surrounding peoples have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness by their impurity and detestable practices.

“Then I said to their children in the wilderness: Don’t follow the statutes of your fathers, defile yourselves with their idols, or keep their ordinances.

“House of Israel, was it sacrifices and grain offerings that you presented to Me during the 40 years in the wilderness?

In egypt

I also said to them: Each of you must throw away the detestable things that are before your eyes and not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.

who acted like prostitutes in Egypt, behaving promiscuously in their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin nipples caressed.

General references

“House of Israel, was it sacrifices and grain offerings that you presented to Me during the 40 years in the wilderness?