Joshua 22:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 22:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 22:5 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the L..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 22:5 — KJV
“But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
— Joshua 22:5 (KJV)
Joshua 22:5 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 22:5
“For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:5: diligent, commandment, lord
“And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:5: diligent, commandment, lord
“And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: prosper: or, do wisely”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:5: commandment, law, moses
“They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:5: commandment, law, moses
“And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,”
Shares key themes with Joshua 22:5: lord, love, god
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