Quotes about Loyalty

Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.

and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.

All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God.

And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.

Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”

Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.

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!”

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

“No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”

“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”

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

When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.