Znaleziono 7081 Wyniki dla: Word Of The Lord
if you do not keep true to the covenant the Lord your God has made with you. Enslave yourselves to the worship of other gods, and the Lord’s vengeance will come upon you swiftly and suddenly, till the fair land he has given you knows you no more. (Joshua 23, 16)
And once more Josue gathered all the tribes of Israel at Sichem, with their elders, judges, chieftains and magistrates. They stood there in the Lord’s presence, (Joshua 24, 1)
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)
It was to me, the Lord, that Israel cried out for aid; and I put a curtain of darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea back to overwhelm them. What was done in Egypt was done under your eyes.For a long while you dwelt in the desert. (Joshua 24, 7)
And now, will you fear the Lord, giving him full and loyal service, will you banish the gods your fathers obeyed in Egypt, or in Mesopotamia, and serve the Lord only? (Joshua 24, 14)
If the Lord’s service mislikes you, choose some other way. Shall it be the gods your fathers worshipped in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorrhites, in whose land you dwell? I and mine will worship the Lord. (Joshua 24, 15)
And with that, the whole people cried in answer, Never will we forsake the Lord, and yield ourselves to alien gods! (Joshua 24, 16)
Never will we forsake the Lord our God, who rescued us and our fathers from slavery in Egypt, who did signal miracles under our very eyes, who protected us on our long journey, so beset by enemies, (Joshua 24, 17)
who dispossessed all these tribes, of native Amorrhite stock, to make room for us here. Serve we the Lord; he is our own God. (Joshua 24, 18)
You? said Josue. You are not fit to serve the Lord; he is a God set apart, fiercely jealous in his love, not one to overlook such sinful rebellions as yours; (Joshua 24, 19)
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)
