Joshua 24:23

“Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.”

"Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel." - Joshua 24:23
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What does Joshua 24:23 mean?

Joshua 24:23 (KJV) says, "Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel." This verse comes towards the end of the book of Joshua, where Joshua is addressing the people of Israel before his death. In this…

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A Heart Inclined to God: Casting Away Strange Gods

The verse Joshua 24:23, from the King James Version (KJV), reads, "Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel." This powerful statement comes from a pivotal moment in the history of the Israelites as…

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A Prayer for Dedication and Purification

Heavenly Father, As I approach Your throne today, my heart is filled with reverence for Your greatness and unfathomable love. In the stillness of this moment, I am reminded of the covenant You made with Your people, and I echo the profound words found in Joshua 24:23, "Now…

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Joshua 24:23 - "Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto 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 8:23 - "And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua."
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 18:23 - "And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,"
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 15:23 - "And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,"
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 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 24:30 the location of mountains
"And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua." - Joshua 8:23
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 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 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 18:24 - "And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:"