Joshua 23:15It shall happen that as all the good things have come on you of which Yahweh your God spoke to you, so Yahweh will bring on you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you,
The setting
Shechem, Israel, ~1400 BC. Joshua's final warning balances his testimony of God's faithfulness with sobering reality...
The emotion here: heartbroken love of a leader who knows what's coming
The original word
shamad (שׁמד) — to destroy, exterminate completely; the same word used for what Israel did to Canaanite cities
Why it matters
This prophecy was fulfilled 400 years later when Assyria destroyed the northern kingdom
Read with care
What most readers miss in Joshua 23:15
The same God who faithfully keeps good promises will faithfully execute warnings - consistency, not contradiction
Common misconceptionPeople think God's judgment contradicts His love, but Joshua shows they're the same faithfulness - God keeps ALL His promises, both blessings and warnings.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Joshua 23:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Joshua 23:15 comes from the book of Joshua, written during the conquest period. These words are attributed to Joshua. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include blessing and curse, divine justice. Notable phrases: all the good things; Yahweh will bring. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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