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Joshua 24:22 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Joshua 24:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 24 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 24:22 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 24:22
Ye are witnesses against yourselves (עֵדִים אַתֶּם בָּכֶם, edim atem bachem)—Joshua makes the people edim ('witnesses') testifying against themselves, a legal concept where one's own words provide evidence for judgment (Job 15:6, Luke 19:22). Their confession that ye have chosen you the LORD establishes culpability—apostasy will be willful violation, not ignorance.This self-testimony echoes Moses' practice (Deuteronomy 30:19, 31:26-28) of calling heaven and earth as witnesses. When Israel later served Baals (Judges 2:11-13), their own covenant pledges condemned them. This prefigures final judg...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 24:22
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“for I have chosen your precepts.”
“that I might not sin against you.”
“which will not be taken away from her.,But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.,,,,,,,,”
“and not I. Yes”
“and that you would walk in his ways”