Joshua 8:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 8:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 8:15 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 8:15 — KJV
“And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.”
— Joshua 8:15 (KJV)
Joshua 8:15 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 8:15
“Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:15: israel, before, way
“But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:15: israel, made, before
“These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:15: joshua, israel, made
“But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. harnessed: or, by five in a rank”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:15: israel, way, wilderness
“For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 8:15: israel, before, wilderness
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