Joshua 7:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

Shall hear

Exodus 32:12

Numbers 14:13

Environ

Psalm 83:4

Psalm 124:2

What wilt thou

General references

Numbers 14:16

Bible References

Shall hear

Why should the Egyptians say, "He brought them out with an evil intention to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your anger and change your mind about the calamity against your people.

But Moses responded to the LORD, "When Egypt hears that you've brought this people out from among them with a mighty demonstration of power,

Environ

They say, "Let us go and erase them as a nation so the name of Israel will not be remembered anymore."

if the LORD had not been on our side, when men came against us,

What wilt thou

"I said, "I will scatter them, erasing their memory from the human race,

We have sinned, along with our ancestors; we have committed iniquity and wickedness.

I did this so my reputation might not be tarnished among the nations where they were living, among whom I made myself known in their presence when I brought them out of the land of Egypt.

"Therefore tell the house of Israel, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "I'm not about to act for your sake, you house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy reputation, which you have been defiling throughout all of the nations where you've gone.

As they serve between the porch and the altar, let the priests and ministers of the LORD weep and pray: "Spare your people, LORD, and do not make your heritage a disgrace so that nations ridicule them. Why should they say among the people, "Where is their God?"'"

Father, glorify your name."

General references

"The LORD slaughtered this people in the wilderness because he wasn't able to bring them to the land that he promised them.'