Joshua 3:10
And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
Cross-references
Joshua 21:45 later summarizes that all God's good promises came to pass—fulfilling the specific promise of driving out nations made here.
Joshua 22:31 confirms that the LORD is among the people—echoing Joshua's declaration that the living God is among you.
Judges 6:13 has Gideon doubting God's presence amid suffering—contrasting with the confident declaration that God is among them for victory.
1 Thessalonians 1:9 describes turning to serve the 'living and true God', a clear reference to the same living God.
John 6:69 echoes Peter's confession of Jesus as 'Son of the living God', the same phrase used in Joshua.
Matthew 16:16 confesses Jesus as 'Son of the living God', directly linking the OT title to Christ.
Jeremiah 10:10 declares the Lord is the 'living God', affirming His enduring sovereignty echoed in Joshua.
2 Kings 19:4 mentions reproaching the 'living God', connecting to the assertion of His active presence among His people.
1 Kings 18:37 continues Elijah's plea that the people know God is God — thematically identical to Joshua's declaration.
1 Kings 18:36 mirrors Joshua's prayer for God to be known as the living God through a miraculous sign — here on Carmel.
1 Samuel 17:26 uses 'living God' as David defies Goliath, reinforcing the same reverence for God's power.
Genesis 15:15-18 records God's covenant promise to give Abraham the land of these nations—this is the fulfillment as they prepare to enter.
Judges 6:12 declares 'The LORD is with you' to Gideon—a similar affirmation of divine presence, paralleling the assurance here.
Deuteronomy 31:17 warns that disobedience will lead to God hiding His face and saying 'God is not among us'—the opposite of the assurance here.
Deuteronomy 7:1 lists the exact seven nations God will clear away, providing the earlier covenantal promise Joshua now repeats.
Deuteronomy 5:26 repeats the 'living God' title, emphasizing His voice from the fire — a direct link to the same divine identity.
In Exodus 33:2, God promises to send an angel to drive out the same list of nations, reinforcing the divine guarantee Joshua declares.
Exodus 23:27-30 describes God's plan to drive out the inhabitants little by little—this verse reaffirms that promise as they cross the Jordan.
Exodus 17:7 records Israel testing God by asking 'Is the LORD among us?'—this verse answers that question with a resounding yes.
Exodus 3:8 lists the same nations God promised to drive out—here that promise is about to be realized.
Deuteronomy 7:21 says God is in your midst, a direct parallel to Joshua's 'living God is among you' — both assure presence.
Amos 2:9 recalls God destroying the Amorites — the same nation Joshua lists as being driven out, showing God's past faithfulness.
Deuteronomy 4:38 reiterates God driving out greater nations to give Israel their inheritance, a parallel to Joshua's assurance.
Acts 14:15 uses the same 'living God' phrase — Paul urges pagans to turn to the God who is alive, just as Joshua declares His presence among Israel.
Deuteronomy 7:19 compares past deliverance from Egypt to future victories, echoing the same divine power Joshua declares.
Psalm 9:16 declares God makes Himself known through executing judgment — similar to Joshua's claim that driving out nations reveals His presence.
Psalm 44:2 reflects on God driving out nations to plant Israel, echoing the same historical act Joshua references here.
Psalm 44:3 credits God's power, not Israel's sword, for possessing the land, reinforcing the divine action Joshua promises.