Joshua 23:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 23:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 23:5 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 23:5 — KJV
“And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.”
— Joshua 23:5 (KJV)
Joshua 23:5 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 23:5
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 23:5: lord, god, before
“Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.”
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“And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. meet...: Heb. sons of power”
Shares key themes with Joshua 23:5: lord, god, before
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with Joshua 23:5: lord, god, before
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 23:5: lord, god, before
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