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Joshua 24:16 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Joshua 24:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 24 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;”
Joshua 24:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 24:16
God forbid that we should forsake the LORD (חָלִילָה לָּנוּ מֵעֲזֹב אֶת־יְהוָה, chalilah lanu me'azov et-YHWH)—The people's emphatic response uses chalilah ('far be it from us'), the strongest Hebrew expression of rejection, like Abraham's protest in Genesis 18:25. Their declaration echoes the Shema's exclusive devotion (Deuteronomy 6:4-5).Yet this passionate pledge, made at Shechem's covenant renewal, tragically proved hollow—Judges 2:10-13 records the next generation's immediate apostasy. Their confidence was sincere but self-deluded, illustrating what Jesus warned in Matthew 26:33-35 when P...
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Cross-References for Joshua 24:16
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“my soul has no pleasure in him.{Habakkuk 2:3-4},Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.,,,,,,,,”
“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.”
“how could we live in it any longer?”
“God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?”