"You foundhis heartfaithfulbeforeYou, And madea covenantwith him To give[him] the landof the Canaanite,Of the Hittiteand the Amorite,Of the Perizzite,the Jebusiteand the Girgashite--To give[it] to his descendants.And You have fulfilledYour promise,For You are righteous.
The LORDappearedto Abramand said,"To your descendantsI will givethisland."So he builtan altarthereto the LORDwho had appearedto him.
Then he believedin the LORD;and He reckonedit to him as righteousness.
He said,"Do not stretchout your handagainstthe lad,and donothingto him; for nowI knowthat you fearGod,since you have not withheldyour son,your onlyson, from Me."
"As for God,His wayis blameless;The wordof the LORDis tested;He is a shieldto allwho takerefugein Him.
and the Jebusites,the Amorites,the Girgashites,
[The covenant] whichHe madewith Abraham,And His oathto Isaac.
"O LORDGodof Israel,You are righteous,for we have been leftan escapedremnant,as [it is] thisday;behold,we are beforeYou in our guilt,for noonecan standbeforeYou becauseof this."
"However, You are justin allthat has comeupon us; For You have dealtfaithfully,but we have actedwickedly.
Graciousis the LORD,and righteous;Yes, our Godis compassionate.
"So I said,I will bringyou up out of the afflictionof Egyptto the landof the Canaaniteand the Hittiteand the Amoriteand the Perizziteand the Hiviteand the Jebusite,to a landflowingwith milkand honey."'
"So I have comedownto deliverthem from the powerof the Egyptians,and to bringthem up from that landto a goodand spaciousland,to a landflowingwith milkand honey,to the placeof the Canaaniteand the Hittiteand the Amoriteand the Perizziteand the Hiviteand the Jebusite.
"Sonof man,they who livein thesewasteplacesin the landof Israelare saying,Abrahamwas [only] one,yet he possessedthe land;so to us whoare manythe landhas been givenas a possession.'
"Amalekis livingin the landof the Negevand the Hittitesand the Jebusitesand the Amoritesare livingin the hillcountry,and the Canaanitesare livingby the seaand by the sideof the Jordan."
"Godis not a man,that He should lie,Nora sonof man,that He should repent;Has He said,and will He not doit? Or has He spoken,and will He not makeit good?
"AfterHe had removedhim, He raisedup Davidto be their king,concerning whomHe alsotestifiedand said,I HAVE FOUNDDAVIDthe son of Jesse,A MANAFTERMY HEART,whowill doallMy will.'
"You shall goto the priestwhois in office at that timeand sayto him, 'I declarethis dayto the LORDmy Godthat I have enteredthe landwhichthe LORDsworeto our fathersto giveus.'
"The Rock!His workis perfect,For allHis waysare just;A Godof faithfulnessand withoutinjustice,Righteousand uprightis He.
"Whenthe LORDyour Godbringsyou into the landwhereyou are enteringto possessit, and clearsawaymanynationsbeforeyou, the Hittitesand the Girgashitesand the Amoritesand the Canaanitesand the Perizzitesand the Hivitesand the Jebusites,sevennationsgreaterand strongerthanyou,
"It is not for your righteousnessor for the uprightnessof your heartthat you are goingto possesstheir land,but [it is] becauseof the wickednessof thesenations[that] the LORDyour Godis drivingthem out beforeyou, in orderto confirmthe oathwhichthe LORDsworeto your fathers,to Abraham,Isaacand Jacob.
in the hopeof eternallife,whichGod,who cannot lie,promisedlong agesago,
By faithAbraham,when he was tested,offeredup Isaac,and he who had receivedthe promiseswas offeringup his only begotten[son];
sothat by twounchangeablethingsin whichit is impossiblefor Godto lie,we who have taken refugewould havestrongencouragementto take holdof the hopeset beforeus.
So Joshuatookthe wholeland,according to allthat the LORDhad spokento Moses,and Joshuagaveit for an inheritanceto Israelaccording to their divisionsby their tribes.Thus the landhadrestfrom war.
to the Canaaniteon the eastand on the west,and the Amoriteand the Hittiteand the Perizziteand the Jebusitein the hillcountry,and the Hiviteat the footof Hermonin the landof Mizpeh.
"Now behold,todayI am goingthe wayof allthe earth,and you knowin allyour heartsand in allyour soulsthat not onewordof allthe goodwordswhichthe LORDyour Godspokeconcerningyou has failed;allhave been fulfilledfor you, not oneof them has failed.
Now it cameabout when allthe kingswhowere beyondthe Jordan,in the hillcountryand in the lowlandand on allthe coastof the GreatSeatowardLebanon,the Hittiteand the Amorite,the Canaanite,the Perizzite,the Hiviteand the Jebusite,heardof it,
Ifwe confessour sins,He is faithfuland righteousto forgiveus our sinsand to cleanseus from allunrighteousness.
