Joshua 22:23

“That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;”

"That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;" - Joshua 22:23
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What does Joshua 22:23 mean?

Joshua 22:23 (KJV) "That we have built us an altar to turn from following the Lord, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himself require it;" This verse comes from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament…

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Guarding the Sacred Altar: A Call to Faithfulness

The passage from Joshua 22:23 (KJV) reads: "That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it." This verse is part of a larger narrative…

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A Prayer for Faithfulness and True Worship

Heavenly Father, With humble hearts, we gather before You, acknowledging Your greatness and majesty. As we reflect upon Your Holy Word, we turn to Joshua 22:23, which states, "That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering…

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Joshua 22:23 - "That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;"
"That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;" - Joshua 22:23
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Acts 2:2-3
Joshua 9:22-23 - "Joshua summoned them and said to them, “Why did you deceive us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ while in fact you are living among us? Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall always be slaves, hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.""
Joshua 8:23 - "And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua."
Joshua 22:1 - "Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,"
Joshua 22:6 - "So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents."
Joshua 18:23 - "And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,"
Joshua 15:23 - "And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,"
Joshua 7:22 - "¶ So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it."
Joshua 15:22 - "And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,"
Joshua 11:23 - "So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war."
Joshua 10:22 - "Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave."
"And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua." - Joshua 8:23
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 18:22 - "And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,"
Rubenites buyilding alter in Joshua 22
Joshua 7:23 - "And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD."
"Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh," - Joshua 22:1
Joshua 2:23 - "So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:"
"And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan," - Joshua 15:23
Joshua 24:22 - "And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses."
Joshua 12:22 - "The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;"
"And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah," - Joshua 18:23
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."
Joshua 19:23 - "This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages."
"And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah," - Joshua 15:22
Joshua 12:23 - "The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;"