Joshua 24:15

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And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

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Interpretation

It is essential that the service of God's people be performed with a willing mind. For LOVE is the only genuine principle whence all acceptable service of God can spring.

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This thought runs through Joshua 24:15-19.

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Glossary

Euphrates Place: Biblical river. Modern identification: Euphrates River.
Amorites People: Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan ( Gen. 14:7 ), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions.

Joshua 24:15 quoted in popular culture

Joshua
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Wikiquote match for "as for me and my house" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "as for me and my house". Snippet: River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house , we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24,14-15 (NKJV). In him, the Fathers

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The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
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Wikiquote match for "as for me and my house" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "as for me and my house". Snippet: strengthen you, for you shall go over Jordan to lead the people. Joshua: As for me and my house , we shall serve the Lord. Moses: Mered, give me the books. Eleazar

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