JOSHUA 24:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.”
If you are unwilling to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD — Joshua's most famous declaration articulates a stark covenantal choice: 'choose this day' (baḥrû lakem et-hayôm). The choice matrix presents competing loyalties: ancestral gods (beyond the River, in Egypt), Canaanite gods (in the land), or YHWH. Joshua's personal declaration ('as for me and my house,' ʾănî ûbêtî) provides prophetic example; leadership by personal covenant fidelity. The phrase 'we will serve the LORD' (naʿăbōd et-YHWH) commits Joshua and his household to exclusive loyalty.
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