Joshua 22:28

The Passion Translation

We have decided among us that if that day should ever come, our descendants would reply: ‘See the replica of the altar of Yahweh, which our fathers made here at the border between us—not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness that we both serve the same God.’

Cross References

Genesis 31:48

And Laban said, “Today, this heap of stones will be a witness between you and me of our enduring friendship.” He called it Witness Heap

Isaiah 19:19

In that day, there will be an altar to the Lord Yahweh in the middle of Egypt and a sacred monument to honor him on her border.

Hebrews 8:5

The priests on earth serve in a temple that is but a copy modeled after the heavenly sanctuary; a shadow of the reality. For when Moses began to construct the tabernacle God warned him and said, “You must precisely follow the pattern I revealed to you on Mount Sinai.”

Joshua 22:27

We built this altar to show to our people and to your people and to the generations to come that we will worship Yahweh at his tabernacle. We will bring all our offerings into Yahweh’s presence there so that your children may never say to our children in the future, ‘You have no part in the worship of Yahweh.’

Joshua 22:29

Far be it from us to rebel against Yahweh or to turn away from following him this day by building an altar on which to present offerings or make sacrifices to Yahweh our God. We would never build an altar to take the place of the altar which stands before his tabernacle, the place of his presence.”

Joshua 24:27

Joshua said to all the people, “Look at this stone! It will serve as a witness, for it heard all the words that Yahweh spoke to us; it will be a witness against you if you rebel against our God.”