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Joshua 7:13 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Joshua 7:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 7 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”
Joshua 7:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 7:13
God's command demands corporate sanctification before confronting hidden sin. The verb 'sanctify' (qadash, קָדַשׁ) appears twice—Joshua must sanctify the people, and they must sanctify themselves. Qadash means to set apart, purify, or consecrate for holy purposes, involving ritual washing and moral preparation (compare Exodus 19:10-14). The phrase 'against tomorrow' (lemachar, לְמָחָר) creates urgency—immediate preparation for divine encounter. God's declaration 'There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee' (cherem beqirbcha, חֵרֶם בְּקִרְבְּךָ) reveals that the holy community harbors what...
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Cross-References for Joshua 7:13
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“and turn again to Yahweh.”
“Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow Yahweh will do wonders among you.”
“I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner”
“and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.”
“only keep yourselves from the devoted thing”
“they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: yes”
“Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments,,And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵךְ אֶל־הָעָם וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר וְכִבְּסוּ שִׂמְלֹתָם׃ ,And the LORD said unto Moses: Go unto the people”
“and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles”
“And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you”
“yes”