Joshua 24

Joshua gathers all the tribes together at Shechem, Joshua 24:1 ; and gives them a history of God's gracious dealings with Abraham, Joshua 24:2 , Joshua 24:3 ; Isaac, Jacob, and Esau, Joshua 24:4 ; Moses and Aaron, and their fathers in Egypt, Joshua 24:5 , Joshua 24:6 . His judgments on the Egyptians, Joshua 24:7 . On the Amorites, Joshua 24:8 . Their deliverance from Balak and Balaam, Joshua 24:9 , Joshua 24:10 . Their conquests in the promised land, and their establishment in the possession of it, Joshua 24:11-13 . Exhorts them to abolish idolatry, and informs them of his and his family's resolution to serve Jehovah, Joshua 24:14 , Joshua 24:15 . The people solemnly promise to serve the Lord alone, and mention his merciful dealings towards them, Joshua 24:16-18 . Joshua shows them the holiness of God, and the danger of apostasy, Joshua 24:19 , Joshua 24:20 . The people again promise obedience, Joshua 24:21 . Joshua calls them to witness against themselves, that they had promised to worship God alone, and exhorts them to put away the strange gods, Joshua 24:22 , Joshua 24:23 . They promise obedience, Joshua 24:24 . Joshua makes a covenant with the people, writes it in a book, sets up a stone as a memorial of it, and dismisses the people, Joshua 24:25-28 . Joshua's death, Joshua 24:29 , and burial, Joshua 24:30 . The people continue faithful during that generation, Joshua 24:31 . They bury the bones of Joseph in Shechem, Joshua 24:32 . Eleazar the high priest dies also, Joshua 24:33 .