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 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 24:22
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What does Joshua 24:22 mean?

Joshua 24:22 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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." This verse comes at the end of Joshua's farewell address to the…

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Witnesses for the Lord: A Sacred Commitment

In the book of Joshua, we find a pivotal moment in Israel’s history. After years of wandering, battles, and the establishment of their identity in the Promised Land, Joshua stands before the people and challenges them to affirm their commitment to God. The verse Joshua 24:22…

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A Covenant of Witnesses: A Prayer of Commitment and Service

Heavenly Father, As we gather in your presence today, we bow our heads in reverence and praise, acknowledging Your sovereignty and grace that has brought us to this moment. We come before You with hearts full of gratitude for the gift of life, for the countless blessings you…

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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."
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Joshua 22:24 - "And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?"
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."
Joshua 22:1 - "Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,"
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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 22:6 - "So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents."
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 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 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 10:22 - "Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave."
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Joshua 18:22 - "And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,"
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