Joshua 24:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Whether the gods

Joshua 24:14

Or the gods

Judges 6:10

As for me

Acts 11:23

General references

Leviticus 14:42

1 Samuel 1:21

Bible References

Whether the gods

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 River, and in Egypt; and serve you the LORD.

Or the gods

You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but you shall utterly overthrow them, and completely break down their images.

Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go play the harlot after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call you, and you eat of his sacrifice;

Namely, of the gods of the people who are round about you, near unto you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

Lest there should be among you a man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that bears bitterness or wormwood;

And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but you have not obeyed my voice.

As for me

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will you come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep your righteous judgments.

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? you have the words of eternal life.

Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cling unto the Lord.

General references

And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house.

And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.