Joshua 23
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And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:
And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you.
Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.
And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

That ye come Have no civil or social contact with them, as these will infallibly lead to spiritual affinities, in consequence of which, ye will make honourable `mention of the name of their gods,' `swear by them' in their abominable rites; and `bow yourselves unto them,' as your creators and preservers. All this will follow by simply coming among them. He who walks in the counsel of the ungodly, will soon stand in the way of sinners, and sit in the seat of scorners.

Joshua 23:12 Else if you do in any wise go back, and join to the remnant of these …

Exodus 23:33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against …

Deuteronomy 7:2,3 And when the LORD your God shall deliver them before you; you shall …

Proverbs 4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

2 Corinthians 6:14-17 Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship …

Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but …

neither

Exodus 23:13 And in all things that I have said to you be circumspect: and make …

Numbers 32:38 And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: …

Psalm 16:4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: …

Hosea 2:17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they …

to swear

Jeremiah 5:7 How shall I pardon you for this? your children have forsaken me, …

Zephaniah 1:5 And them that worship the host of heaven on the housetops; and them …

But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.
For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

go back

Psalm 36:3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has left off to …

Psalm 125:5 As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead …

Isaiah 1:4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, …

Ezekiel 18:24 But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits …

Zephaniah 1:6 And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have …

Matthew 12:45 Then goes he, and takes with himself seven other spirits more wicked …

John 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Hebrews 10:38,39 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul …

2 Peter 2:18-22 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through …

1 John 2:9 He that said he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness …

cleave

Genesis 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall …

Genesis 34:3 And his soul joined to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved …

1 Samuel 18:1-3 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, …

1 Kings 11:2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of …

Romans 12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; hold …

shall make

Exodus 34:12-16 Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants …

Deuteronomy 7:3 Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall …

1 Kings 11:4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned …

Ezra 9:1,2,11,12 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, …

Nehemiah 13:23-26 In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of …

2 Corinthians 6:14 Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship …

2 Corinthians 6:15-17 And what concord has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that …

Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

will no

Exodus 23:33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against …

Numbers 33:55 But if you will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before …

Deuteronomy 7:16 And you shall consume all the people which the LORD your God shall …

Judges 2:2,3 And you shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; you …

Psalm 106:35-39 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works…

snares

Deuteronomy 7:16 And you shall consume all the people which the LORD your God shall …

Judges 2:3 Why I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they …

1 Kings 11:4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned …

Psalm 69:22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should …

2 Timothy 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, …

until ye perish

Leviticus 26:31-35 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries to …

Deuteronomy 4:26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day…

Deuteronomy 28:63-68 And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to …

Deuteronomy 29:28 And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, …

Deuteronomy 30:18 I denounce to you this day, that you shall surely perish, and that …

2 Kings 17:22,23 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which …

2 Kings 25:21,26 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the …

Luke 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away …

And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
Expanded version courtesy INT Bible ©2013, Used by permission

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