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Joshua challenges Israel to choose who they will serve — and they choose God.
Near the end of his life, Joshua gathers all of Israel at Shechem and lays out their history — everything God has done from Abraham to the conquest. Then he delivers one of the most quoted lines in Scripture: 'As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.' The people pledge their loyalty to God, and Joshua sets up a stone of witness. He dies at 110 years old.
Joshua is old and knows his time is almost up. He gathers all of Israel for one last speech — reminding them of everything God has done, and warning them that the same God who kept every good promise will keep the hard ones too.
JoshuaThe Speech That Demanded an AnswerJoshua gathers the entire nation for one final moment. He walks them through everything God has done — from Abraham to the conquest — then asks the most famous question in the Old Testament. What follows is a commitment, a warning, and a stone that still hasn't forgotten. hasn't forgotten.
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