Joshua 24:2
Then Joshua told all the people, "The LORD, the God of Israel, says this: 'In ancient times your ancestors lived on the far side of the River, Terah, father of Abraham and of Nahor, and they served other gods.
Treated in 5 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Ten Commandments ·
1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Josh 24: 2
…he brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, where Abraham’s ancestors served strange gods. Josh 24: 2, 3. It is well for the plant that is set in a bad soil, to be transplanted to a better…
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Abraham cites Joshua 24:2
…recovery of what was lost by Adam. It was Abram whom God chose, and he was an idolator (Joshua 24:2)! God called Abram because He had a special reason - Abram was to be the starting point…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 11 — Impiety of Attributing a Visible Form to God cites Josh. 24:2
…whose iniquities God had lately purged with so fearful a Judgment. For Joshua testifies (Josh. 24:2), that Torah and Nachor, even before the birth of Abraham, were the worshipers of false…
- The Big Story ·
A Promise to Abraham cites Joshua 24:2
…their ancestors, “including Terah the father of Abraham”, once “worshiped other gods” (Joshua 24:2). God did not choose Abram because he was better than anyone else. He chose him because…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
On Family Religion cites Josh. 24:2–13
…And Joshua rehearsed to them the great things which God had done for their fathers; (Josh. 24:2–13; ) concluding with that strong exhortation: “Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him…