Joshua 9:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 9:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 9:4 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 9:4 — KJV
“They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;”
— Joshua 9:4 (KJV)
Joshua 9:4 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 9:4
“Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. clusters: or, lumps”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:4: made, took, asses
“And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:4: work, made, old
“These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. all...: or, excellent things clothes: Heb. foldings”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:4: work, made, old
“Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. bottles: or, sacks of skin, or, leather”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:4: old, sacks, wine
“And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles. bottles: or, sacks of skin”
Shares key themes with Joshua 9:4: old, sacks, wine
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