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Joshua 22:29 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Joshua 22:29 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 22 verse 29 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.”
Joshua 22:29 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 22:29
God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD—The phrase "God forbid" (חָלִילָה לָּנוּ, chalilah lanu) expresses horror at the very suggestion of rebellion (מֶרֶד, mered). The eastern tribes emphatically reject any interpretation of apostasy—the idea is profane, unthinkable.To build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle—The final affirmation acknowledges only ONE legitimate altar: "the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle." The prepo...
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Cross-References for Joshua 22:29
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“Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh”
“Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:”
“God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?”
“far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.”
“Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my bondservant; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
“Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing!,And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:,וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לָמָּה יְדַבֵּר אֲדֹנִי כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה חָלִילָה לַעֲבָדֶיךָ מֵעֲשׂוֹת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה׃ ,And they said unto him: Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.”
“Yahweh forbid it me”
“how could we live in it any longer?”
“and commanded Judah and Jerusalem”
“We trust in Yahweh our God; isn't that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away”