Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
We were sore
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Bible References
The lord
Exodus 23:31
"I'll set your borders from the Reed Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the River, bringing the inhabitants of the land under your control, and you are to drive them out ahead of you.
Numbers 33:51
"Tell the Israelis that when they have crossed the Jordan River to the land of Canaan,
Deuteronomy 7:1
"When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, he will drive out many nations before you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations who are more numerous and stronger than you.
Deuteronomy 20:15
Do this to all the cities that are distant from you that is, to those cities that are not in neighboring nations."
We were sore
Exodus 15:14
"The people heard and they quaked, anguish has seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
Job 2:4
Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! The man will give up everything that he owns in exchange for his health.
Matthew 10:28
Stop being afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.
General references
Numbers 22:3
As a result, Moab greatly feared the people, because they were so numerous. Because a sense of impending doom was afflicting the Moabites as they faced the Israelis,
Deuteronomy 2:25
Starting today I will begin to instill fear and terror of you on the part of every nation under heaven who hears reports about you. They'll tremble in anguish before you.'"
Deuteronomy 20:16
"You are not to leave even one person alive in the cities of these nations that the LORD your God is about to give you as an inheritance.