Joshua 24:2

“And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.”

"And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods." - Joshua 24:2
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What does Joshua 24:2 mean?

Joshua 24:2 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other…

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Recollections of Faith: A Legacy of Choice

As we delve into Joshua 24:2, we confront a moment steeped in history, choice, and divine calling: "And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the…

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A Prayer of Remembrance and Commitment

O Sovereign Lord, Mighty God of Israel, we come before You today with humbled hearts and reverence for Your holy name. We gather in Your presence to meditate on the rich history of our faith, echoing the words spoken by Your servant Joshua: "Thus saith the LORD God of Israel…

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Joshua 24:2 - "And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods."
Joshua 2:24 - "And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us."
Joshua 24:24 - "And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey."
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,"
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 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 24:30 the location of mountains
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."
"And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us." - Joshua 2:24
Joshua 18:24 - "And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:"
"And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD." - Joshua 24:21
Joshua 12:24 - "The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one."
"Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth," - Joshua 15:24
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 21:24 - "Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities."