Joshua 24:21

“And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.”

"And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD." - Joshua 24:21
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What does Joshua 24:21 mean?

Joshua 24:21 (KJV) - “And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the Lord.” Meaning and Commentary: This verse comes from the Book of Joshua in the Old Testament. It is located at the end of Joshua's address to the Israelites, following the conquest of Canaan and…

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Faithful Commitment: Choosing to Serve the Lord

In Joshua 24:21, we find a definitive proclamation from the Israelite people, echoing through time: "And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD." This moment serves as a profound testament to their commitment to God amidst the overwhelming temptations of…

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A Commitment to Serve: A Prayer Inspired by Joshua 24:21

O Sovereign Lord, In humility and reverence, we gather before Your throne of grace today, recognizing that You are not only our Creator but our Redeemer and Sustainer. We reflect on the bold declaration made by the people in the days of Joshua, when they firmly affirmed, “Nay…

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Joshua 24:21 - "And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD."
Joshua 21:24 - "Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities."
"Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities." - Joshua 21:24
Joshua 24:24 - "And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey."
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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 10:21 - "And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel."
Joshua 21:21 - "For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,"
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 18:24 - "And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:"
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."
Joshua 12:24 - "The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one."
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."
"Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth," - Joshua 15:24