Joshua 7:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 7:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 7:15 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: becaus..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 7:15 — KJV
“And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel. folly: or, wickedness”
— Joshua 7:15 (KJV)
Joshua 7:15 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 7:15
“Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:15: taken, accursed, thing
“And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:15: hath, because, transgressed
“And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:15: thing, because, wrought
“If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:15: hath, covenant, lord
“Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 7:15: hath, because, wrought
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