Joshua 4:6

God's Word

This will be a sign for you. In the future your children will ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

Cross References

Psalm 44:1

O God, we have heard it with our own ears. Our ancestors have told us about the miracle you performed in their day, in days long ago.

Psalm 71:18

Even when I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me live to tell the people of this age what your strength has accomplished, to tell about your power to all who will come.

Exodus 12:14

“This day will be one for you to remember. This is a permanent law for generations to come: You will celebrate this day as a pilgrimage festival in the Lord’s honor.

Exodus 13:14

“In the future when your children ask you what this means, tell them, ‘The Lord used his mighty hand to bring us out of slavery in Egypt.

Exodus 13:9

This ⌞festival⌟ will be ⌞like⌟ a mark on your hand or a reminder on your forehead that the teachings of the Lord are ⌞always⌟ to be a part of your conversation. Because the Lord used his mighty hand to bring you out of Egypt,

Exodus 31:13

“Say to the Israelites, ‘Be sure to observe my days of rest as holy days. This will be a sign between me and you for generations to come so that you will know that I am the Lord who makes you holy.

Isaiah 38:19

Those who are living praise you as I do today. Fathers make your faithfulness known to their children.

Isaiah 55:13

Cypress trees will grow where thornbushes grew. Myrtle trees will grow where briars grew. This will be a reminder of the Lord’s name and an everlasting sign that will never be destroyed.

Ezekiel 20:12

I also gave them certain days to worship me as a sign between us so that they would know that I, the Lord, made them holy.

Ezekiel 20:20

Set apart certain holy days to worship me. This will be a sign between me and you so that you will know that I am the Lord your God.”

Numbers 16:38

The incense burners of these men who sinned and lost their lives are holy, because they were offered to the Lord. Hammer them into thin metal sheets to cover the altar. This will be a sign to the Israelites.”

Acts 2:39

This promise belongs to you and to your children and to everyone who is far away. It belongs to everyone who worships the Lord our God.”

Deuteronomy 11:19

Teach them to your children, and talk about them when you’re at home or away, when you lie down or get up.

Joshua 22:27

but it will stand as a witness between us for generations to come. It will stand as a witness that we may worship in the presence of the Lord with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings.’ Then your descendants cannot say to our descendants, ‘You have no connection with the Lord!’

Joshua 4:21

He said to the people of Israel, “In the future when children ask their parents, ‘What do these stones mean?’

Joshua 4:5

He said to them, “Go to the middle of the Jordan River in front of the ark of the Lord your God. Each man must take a stone on his shoulder, one for each tribe of Israel.