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Joshua 7:12
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Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
About Joshua 7:12
In Joshua, Joshua 7:12 addresses the theme of Loving Enemies with clarity and depth. This Old Testament history text remains central to Christian understanding and devotional practice on this subject.
Related Verses
- Proverbs 22:1
“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.”
- 2 Kings 21:14
“And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;”
- Joshua 21:44
“And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.”
- Judges 2:14
“And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.”
- Nehemiah 9:27
“Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.”
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How to Apply Joshua 7:12
Use Joshua 7:12 as a daily declaration. Speak it over your circumstances, inserting your name where relevant. Let its promise from Joshua anchor your perspective as you navigate decisions related to on the theme of Loving Enemies, and share it with one person who might need it today.