1. Joshua 22:22 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What exactly does the LORD know and what should Israel know?

Joshua 22:22 (ESV)

22 “The Mighty One, God, the LORD! The Mighty One, God, the LORD! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today

With this statement the eastern tribes are affirming that the Lord knows the true intentions of their hearts and that they wish the Israelites (the western tribes) to know the same. They are certain of their innocence and very open to be examined.1