约书亚记 24:25

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

約書亞與眾民立約那一天，約書亞就與眾民立約，在示劍為他們訂立律例和典章。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
当 日 ， 约 书 亚 就 与 百 姓 立 约 ， 在 示 剑 为 他 们 立 定 律 例 典 章 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ But if you don't want to serve the Lord , you must choose for yourselves today whom you will serve. You may serve the gods that your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River, or you may serve the gods of the Amorites who lived in this land. As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord ." ¹⁶ Then the people answered, "We will never stop following the Lord to serve other gods! ¹⁷ It was the Lord our God who brought our ancestors out of Egypt. We were slaves in that land, but the Lord did great things for us there. He brought us out and protected us while we traveled through other lands. ¹⁸ Then he forced out all the people living in these lands, even the Amorites. So we will serve the Lord , because he is our God." ¹⁹ Then Joshua said, "You are not able to serve the Lord , because he is a holy God and a jealous God. If you turn against him and sin, he will not forgive you. ²⁰ If you leave the Lord and serve other gods, he will send you great trouble. The Lord may have been good to you, but if you turn against him, he will destroy you." ²¹ But the people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the Lord ." ²² Then Joshua said, "You are your own witnesses that you have chosen to serve the Lord ." The people said, "Yes, we are." ²³ Then Joshua said, "Now throw away the gods that you have. Love the Lord , the God of Israel, with all your heart." ²⁴ Then the people said to Joshua, "We will serve the Lord our God, and we will obey him."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

made: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 24:7, Exodus 24:8, Deuteronomy 5:2, Deuteronomy 5:3, Deuteronomy 29:1, Deuteronomy 29:10-15, 2 Kings 11:17, 2 Chronicles 15:12, 2 Chronicles 15:15, 2 Chronicles 23:16, 2 Chronicles 29:10, 2 Chronicles 34:29-32, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:28, Nehemiah 10:29

in Shechem: Joshua 24:1, Joshua 24:26

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:44 - a witness Genesis 35:4 - the oak Deuteronomy 29:12 - thou shouldest 2 Kings 11:4 - made a covenant 2 Kings 23:3 - made a covenant 2 Chronicles 34:31 - made a covenant Isaiah 24:5 - changed

Cross-References

Genesis 24:4
Instead, go back to my country, to the land of my relatives, and get a wife for my son Isaac."

Genesis 24:8
If the girl won't come back with you, you will be free from this promise. But you must not take my son back there."

Genesis 24:19
After he finished drinking, Rebekah said, "I will also pour some water for your camels."

Genesis 24:21
The servant quietly watched her. He wanted to be sure the Lord had made his trip successful.

Isaiah 32:8
But a good leader plans to do good, and those good things make him a good leader.

1 Peter 4:9
Open your homes to each other, without complaining.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day,.... Proposing to them what was most eligible, and their duty to do, and they agreeing to it, this formally constituted a covenant, of which they selves were both parties and witnesses:

and set statute and an ordinance in Shechem; either made this covenant to have the nature of a statute and ordinance binding upon them, or repeated and renewed the laws of Moses, both moral and ceremonial, which had been delivered at Mount Sinai, and now, upon this repetition in Shechem, might be called a statute and ordinance there.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Made a covenant with the people - i. e. he solemnly ratified and renewed the covenant of Sinai, as Moses had done before him Deuteronomy 29:1. As no new or different covenant was made, no sacrifices were necessary.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 24:25. Joshua made a covenant — Literally, Joshua cut the covenant, alluding to the sacrifice offered on the occasion.

And set then a statute and an ordinance — He made a solemn and public act of the whole, which was signed and witnessed by himself and the people, in the presence of Jehovah; and having done so, he wrote the words of the covenant in the book of the law of God, probably in some part of the skin constituting the great roll, on which the laws of God were written, and of which there were some blank columns to spare. Having done this, he took a great stone and set it up under an oak-that this might be ed or witness that, at such a time and place, this covenant was made, the terms of which might be found written in the book of the law, which was laid up beside the ark. See Deuteronomy 31:26.