Joshua 9:15
9:15 Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community
sealed it with an oath.
Joshua 9:18-20
9:18 The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the
Lord God of Israel.
The whole community criticized
the leaders,
9:19 but all the leaders told the whole community, “We swore an oath to them in the name of
the
Lord God of Israel. So now we can’t hurt
them!
9:20 We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.”
Joshua 9:1
The Gibeonites Deceive Israel
9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan – in the hill country, the lowlands, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –
Joshua 20:1
Israel Designates Cities of Refuge
20:1 The Lord instructed Joshua:
Joshua 20:1
Israel Designates Cities of Refuge
20:1 The Lord instructed Joshua:
Joshua 20:1
Israel Designates Cities of Refuge
20:1 The Lord instructed Joshua:
Joshua 1:15
1:15 until the
Lord gives your brothers a place like yours to settle and they conquer the land the
Lord your God is ready to hand over to them. Then you may go back to your allotted land and occupy the land Moses the
Lord’s servant assigned you east of the Jordan.”
Joshua 1:2
1:2 “Moses my servant is dead. Get ready!
Cross the Jordan River!
Lead these people into the land which I am ready to hand over to them.
Joshua 1:13
1:13 “Remember what Moses the
Lord’s servant commanded you.
The
Lord your God is giving you a place to settle and is handing this land over to you.
Jeremiah 12:16
12:16 But they must make sure you learn to follow the religious practices of my people.
Once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god Baal.
But then, they must swear oaths using my name, saying, “As surely as the
Lord lives, I swear.”
If they do these things,
then they will be included among the people I call my own.