Joshua 8:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 8:28 — by Collins Asein
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Joshua 8:28 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 8:28 — NIV
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Cross-References for Joshua 8:28
“you must gather all the plunder of the town into the middle of the public square and completely burn the town and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. It is to remain a ruin forever, never to be rebuilt.”
Shares the action of burning a city to the ground.
“At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the one who undertakes to rebuild this city, Jericho: “At the cost of his firstborn son he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.””
Relates to a city left in ruins and not rebuilt.
“The man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city there and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.”
Highlights the contrast of rebuilding a city, whereas Ai was left in ruins.
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