Joshua 24:15

The Israelites Promise To Serve Yahweh

¹⁴ “Therefore, fear the Lord and worship Him in sincerity and truth. Get rid of the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and worship Yahweh. ¹⁵ But if it doesn’t please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh.” ¹⁶ The people replied, “We will certainly not abandon the Lord to worship other gods!

As for Me and My House

Beyond the River

In Me

Servants of the Lord

Serve the Lord

Worship the Lord

Amorite

Amorites

Euphrates

Jehovah

No

Judges 6:10

I said to you: I am Yahweh your God. Do not fear the gods of the Amorites whose land you live in. But you did not obey Me.’”

Ruth 1:15-16

Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law.”

1 Kings 18:21

Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If Yahweh is God, follow Him. But if Baal, follow him.” But the people didn’t answer him a word.

Genesis 18:19

For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfill to Abraham what He promised him.”

Exodus 23:24

You must not bow down to their gods or worship them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them and smash their sacred pillars to pieces.

Exodus 23:32-33

You must not make a covenant with them or their gods.

Exodus 34:15

“Do not make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land, or else when they prostitute themselves with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.

Deuteronomy 13:7

any of the gods of the peoples around you, near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other—

Deuteronomy 29:18

Be sure there is no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Be sure there is no root among you bearing poisonous and bitter fruit.

Ezekiel 20:39

“As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Lord God says: Go and serve your idols, each of you. But afterward you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.

Psalm 101:2

I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.

Psalm 119:106

I have solemnly sworn
to keep Your righteous judgments.

Psalm 119:111-112

I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;
indeed, they are the joy of my heart.

John 6:67-68

Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve, “You don’t want to go away too, do you?”

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart,