Choice

Joshua 24:15   New International Version     15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are...

Patience Not Approval

Joshua 23:12-16   New International Version     12 “But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them and associate with them, 13 then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no...

Hold Fast

Joshua 23:8   New International Version     8 But you are to hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have until now. As Joshua was dying, he called the nations together to give them encouragement. “Cling tightly to the Lord your God.” Joshua had done this...

Overcome

Joshua 23:6-13   New International Version     6 “Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left. 7 Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the...

Establish Family Traditions

Joshua 22:26-28   New International Version     26 “That is why we said, ‘Let us get ready and build an altar—but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.’ 27 On the contrary, it is to be a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship...