Bible Cross References
Arise
Joshua 7:10-26
10
The LORD said to Joshua, "Get up! Why are you lying on the ground like this?
11
Israel has sinned! They have broken the agreement with me that I ordered them to keep. They have taken some of the things condemned to destruction. They stole them, lied about it, and put them with their own things.
12
This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They retreat from them because they themselves have now been condemned to destruction! I will not stay with you any longer unless you destroy the things you were ordered not to take!
13
Get up! Purify the people and get them ready to come before me. Tell them to be ready tomorrow, because I, the LORD God of Israel, have this to say: 'Israel, you have in your possession some things that I ordered you to destroy! You cannot stand against your enemies until you get rid of these things!'
14
So tell them that in the morning they will be brought forward, tribe by tribe. The tribe that I pick out will then come forward, clan by clan. The clan that I pick out will come forward, family by family. The family that I pick out will come forward, one by one.
15
The one who is then picked out and found with the condemned goods will be burned, along with his family and everything he owns, for he has brought terrible shame on Israel and has broken my covenant."
16
Early the next morning Joshua brought Israel forward, tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was picked out.
17
He brought the tribe of Judah forward, clan by clan, and the clan of Zerah was picked out. Then he brought the clan of Zerah forward, family by family, and the family of Zabdi was picked out.
18
He then brought Zabdi's family forward, one by one, and Achan, the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi, was picked out.
19
Joshua said to him, "My son, tell the truth here before the LORD, the God of Israel, and confess. Tell me now what you have done. Don't try to hide it from me."
20
"It's true," Achan answered. "I have sinned against the LORD, Israel's God, and this is what I did.
21
Among the things we seized I saw a beautiful Babylonian cloak, about five pounds of silver, and a bar of gold weighing over one pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. You will find them buried inside my tent, with the silver at the bottom."
22
So Joshua sent some men, who ran to the tent and found that the condemned things really were buried there, with the silver at the bottom.
23
They brought them out of the tent, took them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and laid them down in the presence of the LORD.
24
Joshua, along with all the people of Israel, seized Achan, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, together with Achan's sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys, and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned; and they took them to Trouble Valley.
25
And Joshua said, "Why have you brought such trouble on us? The LORD will now bring trouble on you!" All the people then stoned Achan to death; they also stoned and burned his family and possessions.
26
They put a huge pile of stones over him, which is there to this day. That is why that place is still called Trouble Valley. Then the LORD was no longer furious.
1 Chronicles 22:16
with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you."
1 Chronicles 22:19
Now serve the LORD your God with all your heart and soul. Start building the Temple, so that you can place in it the Covenant Box of the LORD and all the other sacred objects used in worshiping him."
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Work hard at whatever you do, because there will be no action, no thought, no knowledge, no wisdom in the world of the dead---and that is where you are going.
for this matter
Ezra 7:23-28
23
You must be careful to provide everything which the God of Heaven requires for his Temple, and so make sure that he is never angry with me or with those who reign after me.
24
You are forbidden to collect any taxes from the priests, Levites, musicians, guards, workers, or anyone else connected with this Temple.
25
"You, Ezra, using the wisdom which your God has given you, are to appoint administrators and judges to govern all the people in West-of-Euphrates who live by the Law of your God. You must teach that Law to anyone who does not know it.
26
If any disobey the laws of your God or the laws of the empire, they are to be punished promptly: by death or by exile or by confiscation of their property or by imprisonment."
27
Ezra said, "Praise the LORD, the God of our ancestors! He has made the emperor willing to honor in this way the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem.
28
By God's grace I have won the favor of the emperor, of his counselors, and of all his powerful officials; the LORD my God has given me courage, and I have been able to persuade many of the heads of the clans of Israel to return with me."
Mark 13:34
It will be like a man who goes away from home on a trip and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch.
we also will
Joshua 1:16-18
16
They answered Joshua, "We will do everything you have told us and will go anywhere you send us.
17
We will obey you, just as we always obeyed Moses, and may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses!
18
Whoever questions your authority or disobeys any of your orders will be put to death. Be determined and confident!"
1 Chronicles 28:10
You must realize that the LORD has chosen you to build his holy Temple. Now do it---and do it with determination."
1 Chronicles 28:21
The priests and the Levites have been assigned duties to perform in the Temple. Workers with every kind of skill are eager to help you, and all the people and their leaders are at your command."
be of good
Isaiah 35:3
Give strength to hands that are tired and to knees that tremble with weakness.
Isaiah 35:4
Tell everyone who is discouraged, "Be strong and don't be afraid! God is coming to your rescue, coming to punish your enemies."
Hebrews 10:24
Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another to show love and to do good.
Hebrews 12:12
Lift up your tired hands, then, and strengthen your trembling knees!
Hebrews 12:13
Keep walking on straight paths, so that the lame foot may not be disabled, but instead be healed.