Genesis 31:44 Cross References - NSB

⁴⁴ »Now, let us make an agreement (covenant) and let it stand as a witness between you and me.«

¹⁸ On that day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram. He said: »To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates,

²² Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham. They said: »God is with you in all that you do. ²³ »Swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity. Consider the kindness that I have shown to you. Please show it to me and to the land in which you have sojourned.« ²⁴ Abraham said: »I swear it.« ²⁵ Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water that the servants of Abimelech had seized. ²⁶ Abimelech said: »I do not know who has done this thing. You did not tell me, nor did I hear of it until today.« ²⁷ Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a covenant. ²⁸ Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. ²⁹ Abimelech asked Abraham: »What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?« ³⁰ He said: »You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a witness to me, that I dug this well.« ³¹ Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there the two of them took an oath. ³² They made a covenant at Beer-sheba. Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Philistines.

²⁸ They answered: »Now we know that Jehovah is with you. We think that there should be a solemn agreement between us. We want you to promise ²⁹ »that you will not harm us. We did not harm you. We were kind to you and let you go peacefully. Now it is clear that Jehovah has blessed you.« ³⁰ Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank. ³¹ Early the next morning each man made his promise and sealed it with a vow. Isaac said good-bye to them. They parted as friends.

⁴⁸ Laban said: »This pile of stones stands as a witness between you and me today.« This is why it was named Galeed,

⁵² »This pile of stones and this marker stand as witnesses that I will not go past the pile of stones to harm you, and that you will not go past the pile of stones or marker to harm me.

¹⁹ »Write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons of Israel. Put it on their lips, so that this song may be a witness for me against the sons of Israel.

²¹ »Then it will happen, when many evils and troubles have come upon them, that this song will testify before them as a witness. It shall not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. I know the intent they are developing today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore.«

²⁶ »Take this Book of the Law, and put it next to the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah your God, where it will be a witness against you.

²⁷ but instead, as a sign for our people and yours, and for the generations after us, that we do indeed worship Jehovah. We do this before his sacred Tabernacle with our offerings to be burned and with sacrifices and fellowship offerings. This was to keep your descendants from saying that ours have nothing to do with Jehovah.«

²⁵ Joshua made a covenant for the people that day at Shechem. He gave them laws and rules to follow. ²⁶ Joshua wrote these commands in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up under the oak tree in Jehovah’s sanctuary. ²⁷ He told the people: »This stone will serve as our witness. It has heard all the words that Jehovah spoke to us. So it will be a witness against you, to keep you from rebelling against your God.«

¹⁴ »Someday Jehovah will wipe out all of your enemies. Then if I am still alive, please be as kind to me as Jehovah has been. But if I am dead, be kind to my family. ¹⁵ »Show the same kind of loyalty to my family as long as you live. When Jehovah has completely destroyed all your enemies, ¹⁶ »May our promise to each other still be unbroken. If it is broken, Jehovah will punish you.« ¹⁷ Once again Jonathan made David promise to love him. Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.