Joshua 23
23
Joshua’s Farewell Address
1And it happened, after a long time,#Literally “many days” after Yahweh had given rest to Israel from all their surrounding enemies, and after Joshua was old and well-advanced in years,#Literally “he went into the days” 2Joshua summoned all Israel, their elders, heads, judges, and officials, and he said to them, “I am old and well-advanced in years,#Literally “I went into the days” 3and you have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all these nations for your sake,#Literally “because of your presence” for Yahweh your God is fighting for you. 4Look! I have allotted to you these remaining nations as an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, to the Great Sea#That is, the Mediterranean in the west.#Literally “to the setting of the sun” 5And Yahweh your God will push them back before you#Literally “from your presence” and drive them out of your sight,#Literally “from your face” and you will possess their land, just as Yahweh your God promised to you. 6Be very strong to observe carefully all that is written in the scroll of the law of Moses so as not to turn aside from it, to the right or left, 7so as not to go among these remaining nations with you; do not profess#Literally “do not mention” the name of their gods, and do not swear by them, serve them, or bow down to them.#Literally “bow yourselves down to them” 8But hold fast to Yahweh your God, just as you have done up to this day. 9Yahweh has driven out before you great and strong nations; and as for you, nobody has withstood#Literally “a man has not stood in your presence” you to this day. 10One of your men put to flight a thousand, for Yahweh your God is fighting for you, just as he promised you. 11Take utmost care for the sake of your life to love Yahweh your God, 12for if indeed you turn back and join these remaining nations among you,#Literally “with you” and you intermarry with them, marrying their women and they yours,#Literally “you go into them and they into you” 13know for certain that Yahweh your God will not continue to drive out#Literally “will not drive out again” these nations from before you; they will be for you a snare and a trap, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that Yahweh your God has given to you.
14Look! I am about to die,#Literally “I am going today on the way of all the earth” and you know in all your hearts#Hebrew “heart” and souls#Hebrew “soul”; or “inner self” that not one thing failed#Literally “fell” from all the good things that Yahweh your God promised concerning you; everything has been fulfilled;#Literally “has come out” not one thing failed.#Literally “not one thing fell from it” 15But just as all the good things#Hebrew “thing” came to you that Yahweh your God promised, so will Yahweh bring to you all the bad things#Hebrew “things” until he has destroyed you from this good land that Yahweh your God has given to you. 16If you transgress the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded to you, and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them, Yahweh’s anger will be kindled#Literally “Yahweh’s nose will become hot” against you, and you will perish quickly from the good land that he has given to you.”
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Joshua 23
23
Joshua’s Farewell Address
1A long time after that, when the Lord had given Israel rest from all their enemies #23:1 Lit from round about.on every side, and Joshua had grown old and #23:1 Lit and he had entered days.advanced in years, 2that Joshua called all Israel, their elders and their heads and their judges and their officers, and said to them, “I am old and advanced in years. 3And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; for the Lord your God is He who has been fighting for you. [Ex 14:14] 4See, I have allotted to you these nations that remain as an inheritance for your tribes, with all the nations which I have cut off, from the Jordan [on the east] to the Great [Mediterranean] Sea toward the setting sun. 5The Lord your God will push them away from before you and drive them out of your sight and you will take possession of their land, just as the Lord your God #23:5 All through the time of Joshua’s leadership he kept giving as his statement of faith the fact that the Lord had spoken, the Lord had promised.promised you. 6Be steadfast and very determined to keep and to do everything that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not turn aside from it to the right or the left, 7so that you do not associate with these nations which remain among you, or mention the name of their gods, or make anyone swear [an oath by them], or serve them, or bow down to them. 8But you are to cling to the Lord your God, just as you have done to this day. 9For the Lord has driven out great and mighty nations from before you; and as for you, no man has been able to stand [in opposition] before you to this day. 10One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who is fighting for you, just as He #23:10 Lit spoke to.promised you. 11So be very careful and watchful of yourselves to #23:11 The word love is sometimes used to express the covenant relationship between Israel and God. Everything depended on whether or not Israel would continue to be faithful to the covenant established by God. Joshua knew the trap the pagan nations would be to Israel, so he proposed three guidelines: first, there must be obedience to God’s word (23:6); second, there must be a diligent separation from the Canaanite nations (23:7); finally, there must be a dependence on the Lord with heartfelt love (23:8-11).love the Lord your God. 12For if you ever turn back and cling to the rest of these nations, these that are left among you, and intermarry with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, 13know and understand with certainty that the Lord your God will not continue to drive these nations out from before you; but they will be a snare and trap to you, and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.
14“Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God has promised concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed. 15It shall come about that just as every good word which the Lord your God spoke and promised to you has #23:15 Lit come to.been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you every bad thing [about which He warned you], until He has destroyed and eliminated you from this good land which the Lord your God has given you. 16When you transgress (violate) the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you [to follow], and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from the good land which He has given you.”
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