{"id":199866,"date":"2026-05-26T04:18:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/?p=199866"},"modified":"2026-05-22T03:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:21:57","slug":"68-u-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/68-u-65\/","title":{"rendered":"68.u.       Joshua 24:15-17\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"verseid:6.24.15\"><strong>Joshua 24:15-17<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.\u201d\u00a0Then the people answered, \u201cFar be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods,\u00a0for it is the LORD our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"verseid:11.18.21\">1 Kings 18:21<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And Elijah came near to all the people and said, \u201cHow long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.\u201d And the people did not answer him a word.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"verseid:2.34.15\">Exodus 34:15<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and you are invited<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"verseid:5.29.18\">Deuteronomy 29:18<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"verseid:7.6.10\">Judges 6:10<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And I said to you, \u2018I am the LORD your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.\u2019 But you have not obeyed my voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"verseid:5.13.7\"><strong>Deuteronomy 13:6-8<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u201cIf your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, \u2018Let us go and serve other gods,\u2019 which neither you nor your fathers have known,\u00a0some of the gods of the peoples who are around you, whether near you or far off from you, from the one end of the earth to the other,\u00a0you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"verseid:44.11.23\">Acts 11:23<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Joshua 24:15-17\u00a0\u00a0And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. 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