Joshua Renews the Covenant

Joshua 8

³⁰ At that time Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, _a on Mount Ebal, ³¹ just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the people of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, "an altar of uncut stones, upon which no man has wielded an iron tool." And they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord and sacrificed peace offerings. ³² And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote on _b the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written. ³³ And all Israel, _c sojourner as well as native born, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests _d who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, _e just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded at the first, to bless the people of Israel. ³⁴ And afterward _f he read all the words of the law, _g the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. ³⁵ There was not a word of all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, _h and the women, and the little ones, and _i the sojourners who lived ₁ among them.

1. Cross References
   Exodus 20:24 - 25
   An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you.
   Deuteronomy 27:4 - 6
   And when you have crossed over the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, concerning which I command you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.
   
2. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 27:2 - 4
   And on the day you cross over the Jordan to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall set up large stones and plaster them with plaster.
   
3. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 31:12
   Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law.
   
4. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 31:9
   Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.
   Deuteronomy 31:25
   Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
   
5. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 11:29
   And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, you shall set the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
   Deuteronomy 27:11 - 13
   That day Moses charged the people, saying.
   
6. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 31:11
   When all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
   Nehemiah 8:2 - 3
   So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month.
   Nehemiah 13:1
   On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God.
   
7. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 30:19
   I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live.
   Deuteronomy 28:2 - 68
   And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God.
   
8. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 31:12
   Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law.
   
9. Cross References
   Joshua 8:33
   And all Israel, sojourner as well as native born, with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on opposite sides of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded at the first, to bless the people of Israel.