Joshua 23:8

“But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.”

"But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day." - Joshua 23:8
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What does Joshua 23:8 mean?

Joshua 23:8 (KJV) states: "But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day." This verse comes from the Old Testament, specifically from the book of Joshua. The book of Joshua details the conquest and division of the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua…

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Cleave Unto the Lord: A Devotional on Faithfulness

In the book of Joshua 23:8, we find a profound exhortation: "But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day." This command, spoken by Joshua to the leaders of Israel, encapsulates the essence of faithfulness and perseverance in our covenant relationship with…

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A Prayer of Devotion and Commitment to God

Gracious Heavenly Father, As we come before Your throne of grace today, we acknowledge that You are the Sovereign Lord, the Creator of all that is seen and unseen. We thank You for the gift of life and the blessings You bestow upon us daily. In the spirit of humility and…

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Joshua 23:8 - "But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day."
Joshua 8:23 - "And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua."
"And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua." - Joshua 8:23
Joshua 18:23 - "And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,"
Joshua 15:23 - "And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,"
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 9:8 - "And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?"
Joshua 8:30 - "¶ Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,"
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 8:28 - "And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day."
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."
Joshua 8:15 - "And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness."
Joshua 1:8
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
"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 8:9 - "¶ Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people."
Joshua 19:23 - "This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages."
Joshua 8:3 - "¶ So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night."
Joshua 12:23 - "The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;"
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 4:1-8
2 Kings 23:8 - "And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city."
Joshua 21:23 - "And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,"
Joshua 8:10 - "And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai."
Joshua 8:18 - "And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city."
Joshua 8:27 - "Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua."
Joshua 8:21 - "And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai."