Joshua 22:29

New Century Version

“Truly, we don’t want to be against the Lord or to stop following him by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices. We know the only true altar to the Lord our God is in front of the Holy Tent.”

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

But Joseph said, “I will not make you all slaves! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back safely to your father.”

Genesis 44:7

But the brothers said to the servant, “Why do you say these things? We would not do anything like that!

1 Kings 21:3

Naboth answered, “May the Lord keep me from ever giving my land to you. It belongs to my family.”

2 Kings 18:22

You might say, “We are depending on the Lord our God,” but Hezekiah destroyed the Lord’s altars and the places of worship. Hezekiah told Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship only at this one altar in Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 32:12

Hezekiah himself removed your Lord’s places of worship and altars. He told you people of Judah and Jerusalem that you must worship and burn incense on only one altar.

Romans 3:6

No! If God could not punish us, he could not judge the world.

Romans 6:2

No! We died to our old sinful lives, so how can we continue living with sin?

Romans 9:14

So what should we say about this? Is God unfair? In no way.

Deuteronomy 12:11

Then the Lord your God will choose a place where he is to be worshiped. To that place you must bring everything I tell you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your offerings of a tenth of what you gain, your special gifts, and all your best things you promised to the Lord.

Joshua 22:23

If we broke God’s law, we ask the Lord himself to punish us. We did not build this altar to offer burnt offerings or grain and fellowship offerings.

Joshua 22:26

“That is why we decided to build this altar. But it is not for burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Joshua 22:28

“In the future if your children say that, our children can say, ‘See the altar made by our ancestors. It is exactly like the Lord’s altar, but we do not use it for sacrifices. It shows that we are part of Israel.’

Joshua 22:30

When Phinehas the priest and the ten leaders heard the people of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh, they were pleased.

Joshua 24:16

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

1 Samuel 12:23

I will surely not stop praying for you, because that would be sinning against the Lord. I will teach you what is good and right.