Joshua 24:22

22 And Joshua said unto the people, "Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen for yourselves the LORD to serve Him." And they said, "We are witnesses."

Joshua 24:22 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 24:22

And Joshua said unto the people
In reply to their answer and resolution:

ye [are] witnesses against yourselves, that ye have chosen you the
Lord God to serve him;
that is, should they, after this choice of him, which they had so publicly declared, desert his service, and go into idolatry, their testimony would rise up against them, and they would, be self-condemned:

and they said, [we are] witnesses;
should we ever apostatize from the Lord and his worship, we are content to have this our witness produced against us.

Joshua 24:22 In-Context

20 if ye forsake the LORD and serve strange gods, then He will turn and do you hurt, and consume you after He hath done you good."

21 And the people said unto Joshua, "Nay; but we will serve the LORD."

22 And Joshua said unto the people, "Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen for yourselves the LORD to serve Him." And they said, "We are witnesses."

23 "Now therefore put away," said he, "the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel."

24 And the people said unto Joshua, "The LORD our God will we serve, and His voice will we obey."