But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Choose - Service of God in sincerity and truth can only result from a free and willing allegiance of the heart. This accordingly is what Jos…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Amorites. —Here used generically for the inhabitants of Canaan.

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And if it seem evil unto you, and so on. It seems here as if Joshua were paying little regard to what befits an honest and right-hearted l…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And if it seem evil to you to serve the Lord
Irksome and troublesome, a burden, a weariness, and not a pleasure and …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is essential that the service of God's people be performed with a willing mind. For LOVE is the only genuine principle from which all a…

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