Joshua 22:18
But that ye must turn away this day from following the Lord? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the Lord, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.
Cross-references
Joshua 22:16 is the direct accusation that the eastern tribes have turned from following the Lord—verse 18 repeats this charge.
Joshua 22:20 cites Achan's sin where one man's trespass brought wrath on all Israel, illustrating the warning here.
Joshua 7:1 records Achan's trespass that kindled God's anger against Israel, the precedent cited in the warning here.
Joshua 7:11 details Israel's sin of taking the accursed thing, which led to God's anger—the pattern warned against here.
Joshua 6:18 warns that taking accursed things makes the whole camp a curse — the same collective consequence for sin warned here.
Joshua 7:12 shows the result of Achan's sin — God's withdrawal and Israel's defeat — confirming the warning here that rebellion brings wrath on all.
Numbers 16:22 questions if one man's sin brings wrath on all, mirroring the warning here that one tribe's rebellion could anger God against the whole congregation.
2 Chronicles 34:33 describes people faithfully following the LORD, directly contrasting the warning here about rebellion and turning away.
Ezra 9:14 fears God's consuming anger for repeated rebellion, exactly the same consequence warned about here for turning away.
1 Chronicles 21:14 shows God's anger on all Israel for David's sin — exactly the collective wrath warned about here when rebellion spreads.
2 Kings 17:21 cites Jeroboam causing Israel to turn from following the Lord—a historical fulfillment of the rebellion warned about in Joshua 22:18.
1 Kings 9:6 repeats the same conditional warning: if you turn from following God, disaster follows—directly parallel to Joshua 22:18.
Deuteronomy 7:4 warns that turning away from God will kindle His anger—the same consequence Joshua 22:18 anticipates for the whole congregation.
Leviticus 10:6 warns that improper mourning could bring wrath on all Israel — same principle of collective consequences for sin echoed here.
Nehemiah 13:18 echoes the same warning that disobedience brings God's wrath on the whole community, citing past sins.
2 Chronicles 28:13 warns against adding more sin because fierce wrath is already on Israel — echoes the same idea that continued rebellion brings greater wrath.
1 Samuel 12:20 urges not to turn aside from following the Lord—parallel to Joshua 22:18's warning against turning away.
2 Chronicles 25:27 shows Amaziah turning from following the Lord leading to his death—similar consequence to the anger Joshua 22:18 warns.
1 Samuel 12:14 promises blessing for not rebelling against the Lord—contrasting the rebellion Joshua 22:18 warns will bring anger.
1 Chronicles 21:17 has David pleading for individual punishment instead of collective — a different response to the same principle of corporate wrath.
Ephesians 5:6 similarly warns that God's wrath comes on children of disobedience, reinforcing the principle of corporate judgment.