Joshua 22:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 22:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 22:29 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 22:29 — KJV
“God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.”
— Joshua 22:29 (KJV)
Joshua 22:29 in Context — About the Book of Joshua
Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.
Cross-References for Joshua 22:29
“Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:29: god, rebel, against
“Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD'S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:29: god, rebel, against
“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:29: god, lord, day
“The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:29: lord, day, altar
“That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:29: lord, turn, following
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