Joshua 22:29

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“The truth is, we don’t want to be against the Lord. We don’t want to stop following him now. We know that the only true altar is the one that is in front of the Holy Tent. That altar belongs to the Lord our God.”

Cross References

Joshua 24:16

Then the people answered, “We will never stop following the Lord. We will never serve other gods!

Romans 9:14

So what does this mean? That God is not fair? We cannot say that.

Romans 6:2

Of course not! Our old sinful life ended. It’s dead. So how can we continue living in sin?

Romans 3:6

Of course not. If God could not punish us, how could he judge the world?

2 Chronicles 32:12

But Hezekiah himself took away the high places and altars that belonged to that god. He told you people of Judah and Jerusalem that you must worship and burn incense on only one altar.

2 Kings 18:22

Maybe you will say, “We trust the Lord our God to help us.” But I know that Hezekiah destroyed the altars and high places where people worshiped the Lord. Hezekiah told the people of Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship only at this one altar here in Jerusalem.”

1 Kings 21:3

Naboth answered, “By the Lord, I will never give my land to you. This land belongs to my family.”

1 Samuel 12:23

And as for me, I would never stop praying for you. If I stopped praying for you, I would be sinning against the Lord. I will continue to teach you the right way to live a good life.

Joshua 22:26

“So we decided to build this altar. But we did not plan to use it for burning offerings and sacrifices.

Joshua 22:23

Do you think we built our own altar because we want to turn away from the Lord? Do you think we built another altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, and fellowship offerings? If that is why we built this altar, we ask the Lord himself to punish us.

Genesis 44:17

But Joseph said, “I will not make you all slaves! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. You others can go in peace to your father.”

Genesis 44:7

But the brothers said to the servant, “Why does the governor say these things? We wouldn’t do anything like that!

Joshua 22:28

In the future, if it happens that your children say that we don’t belong to Israel, then our children can say, ‘Look, our fathers who lived before us made an altar. That altar is exactly like the Lord’s altar at the Holy Tent. We don’t use this altar for sacrifices—this altar is proof that we are part of Israel.’

Joshua 22:30

Phinehas the priest and the leaders with him heard what the people from Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh said. They were satisfied that they were telling the truth.

Deuteronomy 12:11

Then the Lord your God will choose a place that will be the home for his name. You must bring everything I command you to that place. Bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one-tenth of your crops and animals, your special gifts, and any gifts that you promised to give to the Lord.