Joshua 24:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 24:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 24:4 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went do..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 24:4 — KJV
“And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.”
— Joshua 24:4 (KJV)
Joshua 24:4 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 24:4
“And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 24:4: mount, children, went
“The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them. succeeded: Heb. inherited stead: or, room”
Shares key themes with Joshua 24:4: gave, esau, seir
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with Joshua 24:4: possess, children, went
“So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would. as they...: Heb. according to their will”
Shares key themes with Joshua 24:4: gave, possess, children
“So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,”
Shares key themes with Joshua 24:4: jacob, went, down
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