Joshua 23:16

When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

Cross-reference

In Joshua 23:13, the same warning of perishing from the land is given regarding the nations as a snare—both are part of Joshua's farewell.

Joshua 7:11 Parallel

Joshua 7:11 recounts Israel's actual covenant transgression (taking devoted things), illustrating the sin warned against here.

2 Kings 24:20 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 24:20 records the exile due to God's anger, fulfilling Joshua's warning that covenant breaking leads to perishing from the land.

2 Kings 17:7 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 17:7 summarizes Israel's exile as due to sinning against the Lord — the exact consequence Joshua warned about for breaking the covenant.

Hebrews 8:9 Allusion

Hebrews 8:9 references the broken old covenant, which is precisely the transgression Joshua warned would bring God's anger.

Romans 11:22 warns of being cut off for unbelief, mirroring Joshua's warning of perishing from the land for covenant breaking.

Jeremiah 34:18 pronounces judgment on covenant breakers, echoing Joshua's warning that transgression brings God's anger.

Jeremiah 32:24 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 32:24 shows the fulfillment of Joshua's warning: the siege and destruction of Jerusalem as God's judgment for covenant breaking.

Jeremiah 32:23 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 32:23 describes the exact scenario Joshua warned against: Israel took the land but disobeyed, bringing disaster.

Jeremiah 17:4 echoes the same covenant warning: breaking the covenant results in losing the land and serving enemies, with God's anger kindled.

Jeremiah 16:13 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 16:13 prophesies exile to a foreign land where they serve other gods — the exact punishment Joshua warned would come for idolatry.

2 Chronicles 34:24 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Chronicles 34:24 prophesies disaster on Jerusalem because they forsook God — directly fulfilling Joshua's warning about breaking the covenant.

2 Chronicles 7:19 is God's parallel warning to Solomon: if you forsake me, you will be uprooted — directly repeating Joshua's covenant condition.

2 Kings 17:35 recounts the covenant command not to fear other gods — the very prohibition stressed by Joshua, broken by Israel.

Exodus 20:5 Parallel

Exodus 20:5 forbids serving other gods and warns of God's jealousy, directly corresponding to the sin and consequence in Joshua 23:16.

Deuteronomy 28:20 pronounces curses including quick destruction for forsaking God, directly paralleling Joshua's warning.

Exodus 22:20 commands destruction for those sacrificing to other gods—the very penalty Joshua warns will befall the whole nation.

Numbers 25:2 Historical context

Numbers 25:2 gives a historical example of Israel bowing to foreign gods at Baal Peor, illustrating the idolatry Joshua warns against.

Numbers 33:56 warns that God will treat Israel as he planned to treat Canaan if they disobey—parallel to Joshua's threat of destruction.

Deuteronomy 4:23 warns against forgetting the covenant and making idols, echoing the same prohibition and covenant context as Joshua.

In Deuteronomy 4:26, Moses gives the same warning of perishing from the land for covenant disobedience, echoing Joshua's language.

1 Kings 14:15 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Kings 14:15 fulfills this warning: God scatters Israel beyond the River for making Asherah poles, directly echoing the covenant curse.

Deuteronomy 30:18 declares perishing from the land, the exact consequence Joshua reiterates before crossing into Canaan.

Judges 2:15 Prophetic fulfillment

Judges 2:15 shows the fulfillment: Israel's defeats as God's hand was against them, just as Joshua warned.

Judges 2:20 Prophetic fulfillment

Judges 2:20 explicitly states God's anger kindled because they transgressed the covenant, directly fulfilling Joshua 23:16.

1 Kings 9:6 Parallel

1 Kings 9:6 repeats the warning against serving other gods, echoing Joshua's condition for losing the land.

2 Chronicles 28:6 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Chronicles 28:6 records Judah's defeat because they forsook the Lord — a specific instance of the covenant curse Joshua threatened.

Ezekiel 33:26 questions whether the wicked can possess the land, reflecting the same principle as Joshua's warning: sin forfeits the land.

2 Kings 17:13 shows God sent prophets to warn them, yet they rejected — illustrating the pattern of warning before judgment that Joshua's warning set.

Deuteronomy 17:2 defines transgression of the covenant as serving other gods, providing the legal basis for the warning here.

Judges 10:7 Parallel

Judges 10:7 provides another instance of God's anger kindled and Israel oppressed, continuing the pattern warned of.

Micah 2:10 Parallel

Micah 2:10 calls for departure because the land is defiled, echoing Joshua's warning of perishing from the good land.