Joshua 24:18

The Lord drove out all the nations before us, all the Amorites who lived in the land. So we will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”

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In The King James Version

And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.

In Context

17It is the Lord our God who has brought us and our ancestors out of the land of Egypt, out of that slave-pen, who wrought these great portents before our eyes, who preserved us wherever we went and among all the nations through whom we passed.

19Joshua said to the people, “You may not be able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God, a jealous God, he will not forgive any sinful disloyalty of yours.

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Cross References

Psalms 116:16Ah, Lord! I am your servant, your servant, child of your handmaid. You have loosened my bonds.

Zechariah 8:23The Lord of hosts says: In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, “We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:16-29

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord , choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord . 16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord , to serve other gods; 17 For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which… Read the whole commentary →

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