Josh.24.20

Joshua 24:20

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If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.

Choose Whom You Will Serve

Cross References

Acts 7:42

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Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

The Rebellion of Israel

Stephen’s Defense

Deuteronomy 4:25

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¶ When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger:

A Warning against Idolatry

Israel Urged to Obey God’s Law

Deuteronomy 4:26

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I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

A Warning against Idolatry

Israel Urged to Obey God’s Law

Joshua 24:21

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And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the Lord.

Choose Whom You Will Serve

1 Samuel 12:15

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But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers.

Samuel’s Farewell Address

The King Confirmed

1 Samuel 12:25

KJV

But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.