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Joshua 7:10 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Joshua 7:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 7 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? liest: Heb. fallest”
Joshua 7:10 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 7:10
God's response is abrupt and corrective: 'Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?' This isn't rebuke for praying but for misdirected prayer. The time for intercession has passed; time for action has come. God essentially says: 'Stop praying and deal with the sin!' The Hebrew קוּם (qum—arise, get up) is imperative—urgent command to act. Joshua's prolonged prostration, while expressing proper humility, delays necessary discipline. God redirects Joshua's attention from divine abandonment to human sin. The question 'wherefore liest thou thus' challenges Joshua's assumption that praye...
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Cross-References for Joshua 7:10
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“How long will you mourn for Saul”
“Why do you cry to me? Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward.,And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה מַה־תִּצְעַק אֵלָי דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִסָּעוּ׃ ,And the LORD said unto Moses: Wherefore criest thou unto Me? speak unto the children of Israel”
“Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices”
“the silver”