Joshua 3:5
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”Joshua 3:5
What Does Joshua 3:5 Mean?
Joshua 3:5 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 3, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Holiness.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Joshua 3:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Kings 7:1“Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.”Leviticus 20:7“Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.”Joshua 7:13“Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”1 Samuel 16:5“And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.”Joel 2:16“Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.”John 17:19“And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.”Exodus 19:10“And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,”Leviticus 10:3“Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.”Psalms 86:10“For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.”Job 1:5“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.”Joshua 3:13“And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.”Joshua 11:6“And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.”Joshua 3:15“And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)”Psalms 114:1“When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;”Numbers 11:8“And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.”
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