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When your ancestors cried out to the Lord, I put darkness between you and the
Egyptians. I brought the sea crashing down on the Egyptians, drowning them.
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With your very own eyes
you saw what I did.
Then you lived in the wilderness for many years.
8 “Finally, I brought you into the land of the Amorites on the east side of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I destroyed them before you. I gave you victory
over them, and you took possession of their land. 9 Then Balak son of Zippor, king
of Moab, started a war against Israel. He summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse
you, 10 but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I
rescued you from Balak.
11 “When you crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho, the men of Jericho
fought against you, as did the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
But I gave you
victory over them.
And I sent terror ahead of you to drive out the two kings of the Amorites. It was
not your swords or bows that brought you victory. 13 I gave you land you had not
worked on, and I gave you towns you did not build—the towns where you are
now living. I gave you vineyards and olive groves for food, though you did not
plant them.
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“So fear the LORD
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and serve him
wholeheartedly.
Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the
Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord alone. 15 But if you refuse to serve
the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your
ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in
whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”
16 The people replied, “We would never abandon the Lord and serve other gods.
17 For the Lord our God is the one who rescued us and our ancestors from slavery
in the land of Egypt. He performed mighty miracles before our very eyes. As we
traveled through the wilderness among our enemies, he preserved us. 18 It was the
Lord who drove out the Amorites and the other nations living here in the land.
So we, too, will serve the Lord, for he alone is our God.”
19 Then Joshua warned the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord, for he is
a holy and jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins. 20 If you
“He summoned
Balaam
son of Beor
to curse you,
but I would not
listen to him.
Instead,
I made Balaam
BLESS YOU
&
so I rescued you
from Balak.”
Joshua 24:9-10
