Quotes about Responsibility
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:
— Joshua 1:10
So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go.
— Joshua 1:16
If anyone goes out the door of your house into the street, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be innocent. But if a hand is laid on anyone with you in the house, his blood will be on our heads.
— Joshua 2:19
But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
— Joshua 7:10
All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.
— Joshua 9:19
They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
— Joshua 9:21
Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
— Joshua 9:23
On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
— Joshua 9:27
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.
— Joshua 22:3
If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from Him and to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, or to sacrifice fellowship offerings on it, may the LORD Himself hold us accountable.
— Joshua 22:23
“Who did this?” they said to one another. And after they had investigated thoroughly, they were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”
— Judges 6:29
So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.
— Judges 8:20