Joshua 22:5
But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Cross-reference
Joshua 24:15 presents the choice to serve God, complementing the command here to serve him with all heart.
Joshua 24:14 reiterates the call to serve the LORD with faithfulness, reinforcing the same wholehearted devotion commanded here.
In Joshua 23:8, the same phrase 'hold fast to the LORD your God' repeats Joshua's earlier command, emphasizing perseverance in covenant loyalty.
Joshua 23:11 repeats the same charge to 'be very careful to love the LORD', a direct echo within the same farewell speech.
In 1 John 5:3, love for God is defined as keeping his commandments — the exact same principle Joshua commands, now explicitly stated.
Exodus 20:6 shows God's promise of steadfast love to those who love and keep his commandments — reinforcing Joshua's call.
In 1 John 5:2, loving God and obeying his commands is the proof of loving others — reinforcing Joshua's link between love for God and obedience.
In John 14:21-23, Jesus directly links loving him with keeping his commands, echoing Joshua's same call to love God through obedience and promising divine indwelling.
Matthew 22:37 quotes the great commandment from Deuteronomy — the same love command Joshua 22:5 emphasizes.
Psalm 119:4-6 stresses diligent keeping of precepts and fixing eyes on commandments, closely matching Joshua's call.
1 Chronicles 28:8 gives a similar charge to observe all commandments, linking obedience to possession of the land.
1 Samuel 12:24 repeats the command to serve the LORD faithfully with all your heart, reinforcing the same covenant requirement.
1 Samuel 12:20 explicitly commands serving the LORD with all your heart, the same language used here.
1 Samuel 7:3 calls for returning to the LORD with all hearts and serving him only, echoing the wholehearted devotion commanded here.
Deuteronomy 13:4 contains the same command to serve and hold fast to God, which Joshua echoes here as the standard for Israel's faithfulness.
Deuteronomy 11:22 is the source of this exact command — loving, walking, holding fast to God.
Deuteronomy 11:13 ties obedience to loving and serving God with whole heart — same elements as Joshua 22:5.
Deuteronomy 11:1 repeats the call to love God and keep all his commandments — reinforcing Joshua's summary.
In Deuteronomy 10:20, Moses commands to fear, serve, and hold fast to God — the very commands Joshua reiterates, grounding them in the law.
Deuteronomy 10:12 gives the same requirement — to fear, walk, love, serve — directly echoed in Joshua's charge.
Deuteronomy 6:17 uses almost identical language — 'diligently keep the commandments' — directly echoed in Joshua's charge.
In Deuteronomy 4:4, those who held fast to God remained alive — the source of Joshua's command, showing the life-giving result of holding fast.
Deuteronomy 4:9 urges diligence in not forgetting God's works — closely parallels Joshua's 'be very careful' to obey.
Deuteronomy 6:5 is the source command to love God with all heart and soul — Joshua 22:5 reiterates it directly.
Deuteronomy 26:17 uses identical covenant language: walking in God's ways and keeping commands, directly paralleling Joshua 22:5.
1 Kings 2:3 echoes the same language of walking in God's ways and keeping commands, as David charges Solomon.
Matthew 4:10 quotes the command to serve God only, which is the exclusive devotion demanded here in Joshua.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9 commands internalizing and teaching God's words — expanding on Joshua's call to hold fast and serve.
Matthew 6:24 teaches that you cannot serve both God and money, echoing the exclusive devotion to God commanded here.
Deuteronomy 4:6 ties obedience to wisdom and witness among nations — echoed in Joshua's call to keep commandments.
John 14:15 connects love for Jesus with keeping his commandments — echoing Joshua's pairing of love and obedience.
2 Peter 1:5-10 lists virtues to add to faith, urging diligence to confirm one's calling — parallel to Joshua's comprehensive obedience.
Deuteronomy 4:1 commands obedience to take possession of the land — same logic as Joshua's charge to the tribes.
Exodus 23:13 commands careful obedience and avoiding other gods, paralleling Joshua's call to be careful in keeping commandments.