Joshua 22:27-28
22:27 but as a reminder to us and you,
and to our descendants who follow us, that we will honor the
Lord in his very presence
with burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace.
Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants, ‘You have no right to worship the
Lord.’
22:28 We said, ‘If in the future they say such a thing
to us or to our descendants, we will reply, “See the model of the
Lord’s altar that our ancestors
made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a reminder to us and you.”’
Joshua 22:34
22:34 The Reubenites and Gadites named the altar, “Surely it is a Reminder to us
that the
Lord is God.”
Genesis 31:44-52
31:44 So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement,
you and I, and it will be
proof that we have made peace.”
31:45 So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.
31:46 Then he said to his relatives, “Gather stones.” So they brought stones and put them in a pile. They ate there by the pile of stones.
31:47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
31:48 Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.
31:49 It was also called Mizpah because he said, “May the Lord watch between us when we are out of sight of one another.
31:50 If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize that God is witness to your actions.”
31:51 “Here is this pile of stones and this pillar I have set up between me and you,” Laban said to Jacob.
31:52 “This pile of stones and the pillar are reminders that I will not pass beyond this pile to come to harm you and that you will not pass beyond this pile and this pillar to come to harm me.
Deuteronomy 4:26
4:26 I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you
today that you will surely and swiftly be removed
from the very land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not last long there because you will surely be
annihilated.
Deuteronomy 30:19
30:19 Today I invoke heaven and earth as a witness against you that I have set life and death, blessing and curse, before you. Therefore choose life so that you and your descendants may live!
Deuteronomy 31:19
31:19 Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites!
Deuteronomy 31:21
31:21 Then when
many disasters and distresses overcome them
this song will testify against them,
for their
descendants will not forget it.
I know the
intentions they have in mind
today, even before I bring them
to the land I have promised.”
Deuteronomy 31:26
31:26 “Take this scroll of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the
Lord your God. It will remain there as a witness against you,
Deuteronomy 31:1
Succession of Moses by Joshua
31:1 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.
Deuteronomy 7:12
Promises of Good for Covenant Obedience
7:12 If you obey these ordinances and are careful to do them, the Lord your God will faithfully keep covenant with you as he promised your ancestors.