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Joshua 23

Joshua 23:16

Joshua’s Charge to Leaders · Joshua 23:1–16
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Translations

Modern
If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”
Traditional
When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
Literal
In your transgressing the covenant of YHWH your God that He commanded you, and have gone and served other gods and bowed down to them, the anger of YHWH will burn against you, and you shall perish quickly from the good land that He has given to you.”
Latin
…eo quod præterieritis pactum Domini Dei vestri, quod pepigit vobiscum, et servieritis diis alienis, et adoraveritis eos: cito atque velociter consurget in vos furor Domini, et auferemini ab hac terra optima, quam tradidit vobis.

Original

Hebrew
English
If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”

Notes

Joshua 23:15–16

God had blessed the Israelites, but he would also judge them if they turned away from him. Joshua’s warning about apostasy was prophetic.

Israel did turn away from the Lord. As a result, God did not drive out the remaining Canaanites (Judges 2:20–23).

Joshua 23:12–16

Apostasy (turning away from the true God) leads to destruction.

Because God is holy, Joshua could speak with confidence about God’s promises and about the good land God had given the people. God does not change in his holy character, even when his people change.

The rebellion of God’s people does not harm God’s holiness. However, rebellion does bring destruction on those who choose it.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua

Glossary

Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of King Rest Tribe of Dan

Topics

Anger: Anger of God Fear of God: A Motive of Obedience Having Other Gods The Anger of God: Against: Idolatry