Joshua 22:23
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;”Joshua 22:23
What Does Joshua 22:23 Mean?
Joshua 22:23 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 22, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Joshua 22:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 18:19“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.”1 Samuel 20:16“So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”Genesis 9:4“But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.”Deuteronomy 12:11“Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:”Joshua 22:29“God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.”2 Chronicles 24:22“Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.”Psalms 10:13“Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.”Ezekiel 3:18“When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.”Ezekiel 33:6“But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.”Ezekiel 33:8“When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.”
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