The Meaning of Joshua 24:23 Explained

Joshua 24:23

KJV: Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

YLT: and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'

Darby: Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.

ASV: Now therefore put away,'said he , the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Discover Joshua 24:23

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joshua 24:23?

MEANING: What does Joshua 24:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joshua 24:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joshua 24:23?

What is the context of Joshua 24:23?

The Response of the People (Joshua 24:16-28)
The Covenant Renewal (Joshua 24:14-28)
Choose Whom You Will Serve (Joshua 24:14-28)
“We Will Serve the Lord ” (Joshua 24:14-28)
The Israelites Promise to Serve Yahweh (Joshua 24:14-33)
Joshua Reviews Israel’s History (Joshua 24:1-28)
The Covenant Renewed at Shechem (Joshua 24:1-28)
The Covenant at Shechem (Joshua 24:1-28)
The Lord’s Covenant Renewed (Joshua 24:1-28)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now therefore put away, [said he], the strange gods which [are] among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

What does Joshua 24:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 24:16-33 - Joshua's Last Service To His People

Joshua did well to discourage their proud vauntings, and to show that the people could not in their own might realize God's ideal, Psalms 105:4. The book of Judges is a bitter commentary on these lofty words.

What the stone of witness was to Israel, the ordinances of the Lord's Supper and Baptism are to the Church and to the world. The walls of our private chambers have listened to our prayers and tears. God help us to be true to them!

Joshua and the elders, while they lived, were a steadying influence to Israel. Such was the influence of the Apostles on the early Church. Let us learn the value of character. Compare Joshua 24:32 with Genesis 50:25 and Exodus 13:19. Take heart! The fulfillment of God's promise may tarry, but His word is sure as the morning light, Hosea 6:1-4.

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Chapter Summary: Joshua 24

¹ Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem
² A brief history of God's benefits from Terah
¹⁴ He renews the covenant between them and God
²⁶ A stone the witness of the covenant
²⁹ Joshua's age, death, and burial
³² Joseph's bones are buried
³³ Eleazar dies

What do the individual words in Joshua 24:23 mean?

Now therefore [he said] put away the gods foreign which [are] among you and incline - your heart to Yahweh God of Israel

וְעַתָּ֕ה הָסִ֛ירוּ אֶת־ אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַנֵּכָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וְהַטּוּ֙ אֶת־ לְבַבְכֶ֔ם אֶל־ יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וְעַתָּ֕ה	Now therefore
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now.
הָסִ֛ירוּ	[he said] put away
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural Root: סוּר Sense: to turn aside, depart.
אֱלֹהֵ֥י	gods
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
הַנֵּכָ֖ר	foreign
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נֵכָר Sense: foreign, alien, foreignness, that which is foreign.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	which [are]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם	among you
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: קֶרֶב Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.
וְהַטּוּ֙	and incline
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural Root: נָטָה Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
לְבַבְכֶ֔ם	your heart
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: לֵבָב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
יְהוָ֖ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵ֥י	God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

What are the major concepts related to Joshua 24:23?

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