Joshua 23:8 — Meaning and Application

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“But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. {But cleave...: or, For if ye will cleave, etc}”

Joshua 23:8

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Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom {to} the right hand or {to} the left;

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear {by them}, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. {But cleave...: or, For if ye will cleave, etc}

For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but {as for} you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. {For the LORD...: or, Then the LORD will drive}

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he {it is} that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

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Joshua 23:1

"And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old {and} stricken in age. {stricken...: Heb. come into days}"

Joshua 23:2

"And Joshua called for all Israel, {and} for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old {and} stricken in age:"

Joshua 23:3

"And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God {is} he that hath fought for you."

Joshua 23:4

"Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. {westward: Heb. at the sunset}"

Joshua 23:5

"And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you."

Joshua 23:6

"Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom {to} the right hand or {to} the left;"

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