JOSHUA 22:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord?”
Is the iniquity of Peor not enough for us, from which even now we have not cleansed ourselves, and for which a plague came upon the congregation of the LORD — The historical reference to Peor's idolatry (Numbers 25) and its plague establishes the stakes: covenant violation regarding false worship invites divine judgment. The reminder that Israel 'has not cleansed ourselves' suggests ongoing covenant vulnerability; a new sanctuary offense would repeat the ancient sin.
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