Löydetty 1518 Tulokset: Chosen People
But Josue still told the sons of Joseph, the men of Ephraim and Manasses, So great, so powerful a people as you are must not be content with one lot. (Joshua 17, 17)
Israelite or alien who had shed blood unwittingly, and would escape from the vengeance of the next of kin, must make his way to one of the cities thus set apart, until he could stand his trial before the people. (Joshua 20, 9)
yet always keeping carefully in mind, and carrying out in act, the terms of that law which the Lord’s servant Moses enjoined upon you. You must still love the Lord your God, and follow the paths he has chosen, obeying his commandments, keeping close to him, and offering him the service of your heart and soul. (Joshua 22, 5)
With this message the general assembly of the Lord’s people had entrusted them: What means this impiety? Would you forsake the Lord God of Israel, withdraw from his worship, and raise an unhallowed altar? (Joshua 22, 16)
Think how the Lord’s vengeance fell on the whole people, when Achan son of Zare transgressed his commands; that was but one man’s sin, and alas, how many died for it! (Joshua 22, 20)
and he spoke thus to the people; Here is a message from the Lord your God. Long ago, these ancestors of yours, Thare and his sons Abraham and Nachor, had a home beyond the Euphrates, and there worshipped alien gods. (Joshua 24, 2)
And with that, the whole people cried in answer, Never will we forsake the Lord, and yield ourselves to alien gods! (Joshua 24, 16)
That shall never be, cried the people; the Lord, we will serve the Lord! (Joshua 24, 21)
I call you to witness, said Josue, that you have chosen the Lord’s service; and they answered, We are thy witnesses. (Joshua 24, 22)
And the people told Josue, We will worship the Lord our God, and obey his commandments. (Joshua 24, 24)
This stone, he said to the people, shall bear witness that it has heard all these warnings the Lord has given you; so that you will never be able to deny it, and cheat the Lord your God of his due. (Joshua 24, 27)
And when all the men of his generation had become a part of their people, a new generation arose, to whom the Lord’s power was still untried, his dealings with Israel still unknown. (Judges 2, 10)
