As For Me And My House
Th is song is based on Joshua 24:15, which is best read in context, beginning with verse 14. "Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. (15) And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house , we will serve the Lord. (16) Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods.” This passage is preceded by Joshua recounting all God had done for the Israelites until this point of covenant renewal. He recalls for the people that God called Ab...