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Joshua 22

3 witnesses of Christ here.

Jehovah

But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. Joshua 22:5

Joshua's parting charge is to love Jehovah, the premortal Christ, and cleave to Him with all the heart and soul. Jesus later called loving God this way the first and great commandment.

VerifiedJehovah — the LORDA divine name

How we know: Jehovah is the premortal Christ (Abraham 1:16; D&C 110:3–4) · the verse itself names Him · a footnote points to Him · another scripture interprets it of Him

  • alludes to Deuteronomy 6:5 — 'thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might' - verified wording

Jehovah

Hebrew El, Elohim, YHWH - the Mighty One, God, Jehovah; three divine names said twice as a solemn oath

The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,) Joshua 22:22

Accused of rebellion, the eastern tribes swear by Jehovah under His fullest names as the God who knows their hearts. The God who sees the heart and will judge it is the premortal Jesus Christ.

VerifiedJehovah — the LORDA divine name

How we know: Jehovah is the premortal Christ (Abraham 1:16; D&C 110:3–4) · the verse itself names Him · a footnote points to Him · another scripture interprets it of Him

  • the same title in Deuteronomy 10:17 — 'the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords' - the Church footnote note22_a makes this link; 'Lord of lords' is a title of Christ
  • the same title in Psalm 50:1 — 'The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken' renders the same three Hebrew names, El Elohim YHWH

Jehovah

Ed - 'witness'

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God. Joshua 22:34

Ed means 'witness'. The altar is left standing as a permanent testimony that Jehovah, the premortal Jesus Christ, is God - a whole monument built to say one true thing about Him.

VerifiedJehovah — the LORDA divine name

How we know: Jehovah is the premortal Christ (Abraham 1:16; D&C 110:3–4) · the verse itself names Him · a footnote points to Him · another scripture interprets it of Him