Joshua 3:1-8
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CROSSING... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CROSSING... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua rose early in the morning, on the fourth day after his great proclamation, Joshua 1:11. AND THEY REMOVED FROM SHITTIM, where their headquarters had been situated, AND CAME TO JORDAN, a matter of about two hours' journey, during which they observed the usual order of march, HE AND ALL THE... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass after three days, those named in the order of Joshua, Joshua 1:11, THAT THE OFFICERS, the officials in charge of the mustering, WENT THROUGH THE HOST, during this pause in the day's march;... [ Continue Reading ]
and they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, your God, Exodus 25:10, AND THE PRIESTS, THE LEVITES, the priests of the sons of Levi who were charged with this work, BEARING IT, at the head of the army, as it seems to have been done once before, Numbers 10:33... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure (three thousand feet). COME NOT NEAR UNTO IT, they were to observe this respectful distance, lest their vanguard hide the Ark of the Covenant from the great number of the marchers, THAT YE MAY KNOW THE WAY BY WHICH Y... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves; after establishing camp for the night they were to engage in spiritual purification, typified also by the washing of their clothes and of their bodies, thus turning their hearts to God, in faith and trust in His promise, and in willing obedience... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the Ark of the Covenant and pass over before the people. This was the special work of the sons of Kohath, Numbers 4:15, and the order referred to the actual time of marching. AND THEY TOOK UP THE ARK OF THE COVENANT AND WENT BEFORE THE PEOPLE, this... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, for the miraculous crossing of Jordan was only the first of a series of wonders by which the Lord placed His people in possession of the Land of Promise and confirmed Joshua in his position as leader of... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt command the priests that bear the Ark of the Covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, the eastern bank or slope of the river, as it descended to the bed of the stream, YE SHALL STAND STILL IN JORDAN, thus forming, as it were, a dam to hold back the water... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither and hear the words of the Lord, your God, he addressed them in solemn assembly, as the congregation of Jehovah.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MIRACULOUS WALL OF WATER... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will without fail, most certainly, according to His promise, Deuteronomy 7:1, DRIVE OUT FROM BEFORE YOU THE CANAANITES, occupying chiefly the valley of Jordan and the Plain of Sharon, AND THE HITTITES, some tribes of... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. Note that God, where the conquest of the land is in question, is called the Lord of the whole earth, the one to whom the whole earth belongs and who may dispense it at His pleasure, the one in whose alm... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, therefore, take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. The work which these men were to perform is described Joshua 4:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, the mere touch of their feet being sufficient to bring about the miracle, THAT THE WATERS OF JORDAN, of the flowing stream before t... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, struck camp at their departure, TO PASS OVER JORDAN, AND THE PRIESTS BEARING THE ARK OF THE COVENANT BEFORE THE PEOPLE, in the order prescribed by God,... [ Continue Reading ]
and as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water (for Jordan, barely a hundred feet wide in the dry season, OVERFLOWETH ALL HIS BANKS ALL THE TIME OF HARVEST, the melting snows of the northern mountains in the lat... [ Continue Reading ]
that the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan, where the lower valley was considerably narrowed by a low range of hills, at some distance from the place of crossing; AND THOSE (waters) THAT CAME DOWN TOWARD THE SEA OF TH... [ Continue Reading ]
And the priests that bare the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, for so completely had the waters disappeared that they had solid ground beneath their feet. AND ALL THE ISRAELITES PASSED OVER ON DRY GROUND, UNTIL ALL THE PEOPLE WERE PASSED CLEAN OVER JOR... [ Continue Reading ]