Joshua 4:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Exodus 13:14

“In the future, your children will ask why you do this. They will say, ‘What does all this mean?’ And you will answer, ‘The Lord used his great power to save us from Egypt. We were slaves in that place, but he led us out and brought us here.

Joshua 4:21

Then Joshua told the Israelites, “In the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these rocks mean?’

Psalm 44:1

God, we have heard about you. Our fathers told us what you did in their lifetime. They told us what you did long ago.

Joshua 22:27

The real reason we wanted our altar was to show our people that we worship the same God you do. This altar will be the proof to you and us and to all our future children that we worship the Lord. We give our sacrifices, grain offerings, and fellowship offerings to the Lord. We wanted your children to grow up and know that we are also Israelites like yourselves.

Deuteronomy 11:19

Teach these laws to your children. Talk about these things when you sit in your houses, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.

Isaiah 55:13

Large cypress trees will grow where there were thornbushes. Myrtle trees will grow where there were weeds. All this will happen to make the Lord known, to be a permanent reminder of his goodness and power.”

Isaiah 38:19

People who are alive, people like me, are the ones who will praise you. Fathers should tell their children about how faithful you are.

Psalm 71:18

Now that I am old and my hair is gray, don’t leave me, God. I must tell the next generation about your power and greatness.

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you. It is also for your children and for the people who are far away. It is for everyone the Lord our God calls to himself.”

Ezekiel 20:20

Show that my days of rest are important to you. Remember, they are a special sign between us. I am the Lord, and these days show you that I am your God.”

Ezekiel 20:12

I also told them about all the special days of rest, which were a special sign between us. They showed that I am the Lord and that I was making them special to me.

Exodus 31:13

“Tell the Israelites this: ‘You must follow the rules about my special days of rest. You must do this because they will be a sign between you and me for all generations. This will show you that I, the Lord, have made you my special people.

Exodus 13:9

“This festival will help you remember; it will be like a string tied on your hand. It will be like a sign before your eyes. This festival will help you remember the Lord’s teachings. It will help you remember that the Lord used his great power to take you out of Egypt.

Exodus 12:14

“You will always remember tonight—it will be a special festival for you. Your descendants will honor the Lord with this festival forever.

Joshua 4:5

He said to them, “Go out into the river where the Holy Box of the Lord your God is. Each of you must find one rock. There will be one rock for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. Carry that rock on your shoulder.