Joshua 24:27
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And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
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“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.