Joshua 22:5
22:5 But carefully obey the commands and instructions Moses the
Lord’s servant gave you. Love
the
Lord your God, follow all his instructions,
obey
his commands, be loyal to him,
and serve him with all your heart and being!”
Joshua 22:27
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.’
Joshua 23:16
23:16 If you violate the covenantal laws of the
Lord your God which he commanded you to keep,
and follow, worship, and bow down to other gods,
the
Lord will be very angry with you and you will disappear
quickly from the good land which he gave to you.”
Joshua 24:2
24:2 Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the
Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors
lived beyond the Euphrates River,
including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped
other gods,
Joshua 24:19
24:19 Joshua warned the people, “You will not keep worshiping the Lord, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God who will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
Joshua 24:31
24:31 Israel worshiped
the
Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive.
These men had experienced firsthand everything the
Lord had done for Israel.