for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;
Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
Joshua 24:16 And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
Joshua 24:17 for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;
Joshua 24:18 and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.
Joshua 24:19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.
The verse centers on "jehovah", "brought", "fathers", "land", "egypt", "house", "bondage", and "great". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "brought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And the people answered and said Far..." into verse 18's "and Jehovah drove out from before us...", so "jehovah" and "brought" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "brought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.