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'As for Me and My House' — Bible Verse

Joshua's declaration of faith and its meaning for families today.

“But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!””

— Joshua 24:15 (BSB)

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“But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!””

— Joshua 24:15 (BSB)

“Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.”

— Joshua 24:14 (BSB)

“The people replied, “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!”

— Joshua 24:16 (BSB)

“And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!””

— Joshua 24:18 (BSB)

“So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.””

— Joshua 24:24 (BSB)

“And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”

— Deuteronomy 6:5 (BSB)

“These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.”

— Deuteronomy 6:6 (BSB)

“And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

— Deuteronomy 6:7 (BSB)

“Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.”

— Deuteronomy 6:9 (BSB)

“Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

— Deuteronomy 11:19 (BSB)

“Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.”

— Psalms 127:1 (BSB)

“Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.”

— Psalms 127:3 (BSB)

“Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!”

— Psalms 128:1 (BSB)

“Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.”

— Psalms 128:3 (BSB)

“In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.”

— Psalms 128:4 (BSB)

“I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.”

— Psalms 101:2 (BSB)

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (BSB)

“By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;”

— Proverbs 24:3 (BSB)

“through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.”

— Proverbs 24:4 (BSB)

“For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.””

— Genesis 18:19 (BSB)

“They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.””

— Acts 16:31 (BSB)

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her”

— Ephesians 5:25 (BSB)

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

— Ephesians 6:4 (BSB)

“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.”

— Colossians 3:20 (BSB)

“Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.”

— Colossians 3:21 (BSB)

“An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.”

— 1 Timothy 3:4 (BSB)

“For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?”

— 1 Timothy 3:5 (BSB)

“If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

— 1 Timothy 5:8 (BSB)

“And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.”

— Hebrews 3:4 (BSB)

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”

— Matthew 7:24 (BSB)

“The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.”

— Matthew 7:25 (BSB)

“For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.””

— Matthew 18:20 (BSB)

“When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’”

— Exodus 12:26 (BSB)

“you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.”

— Exodus 12:27 (BSB)

“Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.”

— Malachi 2:15 (BSB)

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”

— 1 Corinthians 13:4 (BSB)

“It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

— 1 Corinthians 13:7 (BSB)

“Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.”

— Isaiah 54:13 (BSB)

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”

— 3 John 1:4 (BSB)

“Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.”

— Psalms 112:1 (BSB)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the context of 'As for me and my house'?

Joshua 24:15 is Joshua's challenge to the Israelites to choose whom they will serve. After recounting God's faithfulness, Joshua declares his own family's commitment: 'As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.' It's a declaration of spiritual leadership and devotion.