Joshua 24:19

“And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.”

"And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins." - Joshua 24:19
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What does Joshua 24:19 mean?

"Joshua 24:19 (KJV) - And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins." The book of Joshua is the sixth book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. This…

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The Seriousness of Covenant Commitment

Joshua 24:19 presents a profound warning that reverberates through time: "And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins." This declaration is not merely a reminder of…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Commitment to God

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, humbly acknowledging Your greatness and holiness, as proclaimed in the words of Joshua 24:19, where he declared, "Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your…

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Joshua 24:19 - "And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins."
Joshua 19:24 - "¶ And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families."
"¶ And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families." - Joshua 19:24
Joshua 24:24 - "And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey."
Joshua 19:19 - "And Haphraim, and Shion, and Anaharath,"
Joshua 24:21 - "And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD."
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Joshua 24:28 - "So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance."
Joshua 24:25 - "So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem."
Joshua 15:24 - "Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,"
"And Haphraim, and Shion, and Anaharath," - Joshua 19:19
Joshua 24:31 - "And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel."
Joshua 24:26 - "¶ And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD."
Joshua 24:29 - "¶ And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old."
"And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey." - Joshua 24:24
Joshua 19:4 - "And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,"
Joshua 19:42 - "And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,"
Joshua 24:1 - "And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God."
Joshua 19:44 - "And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,"
Joshua 19:43 - "And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,"
Joshua 19:36 - "And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,"
Joshua 19:20 - "And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,"