Joshua 9:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 9:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 9:12 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 9:12 — KJV
“This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:”
— Joshua 9:12 (KJV)
Joshua 9:12 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 9:12
“And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:12: day, came, behold
“Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:12: bread, day, came
“And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:12: bread, came, now
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:12: came, forth, now
“And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: sacrifice: or, feast”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:12: day, came, now
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