Joshua 4 Dry ground

seekeroftruth

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Joshua 4:10 Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua was done by the people, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried over, 11 and as soon as all of them had crossed, the ark of the Lord and the priests came to the other side while the people watched. 12 The men of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, ready for battle, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them. 13 About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for war.

14 That day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they stood in awe of him all the days of his life, just as they had stood in awe of Moses.

15 Then the Lord said to Joshua, 16 “Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant law to come up out of the Jordan.”

17 So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.”

18 And the priests came up out of the river carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord. No sooner had they set their feet on the dry ground than the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and ran at flood stage as before.

19 On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. 20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan. 21 He said to the Israelites, “In the future when your descendants ask their parents, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 22 tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ 23 For the Lord your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The Lord your God did to the Jordan what he had done to the Red Sea(b) when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over. 24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.”​

b. Joshua 4:23 Or the Sea of Reeds

These comments are from the blueletterbible.org site.

The people content to settle on the east side of the Jordan stayed on their side of the Jordan, but sent their armies over to fight on behalf of the rest of the nation, just as they had promised (Joshua 1:12-16).

The manner and timing with which the Jordan returned to its natural flow shows that this event was supernaturally arranged by God.

Gilgal will become their base of operations for the conquest of the entire Promised Land. Therefore, it was appropriate that the first work at Gilgal was to set up a memorial to God's great works.

There was obviously a purpose in the memorial stones for the people of Israel themselves. It is so easy for us to forget the great miracles God has performed on our behalf.

So, they are now in the Promised Land. One supernatural performance in the books.

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Thanks for posting scripture each day. I don't always get to read it, but it's important to set my sights on heaven before earthly pursuits. Keep spreading the word sister!
 

littlelady

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Thanks for posting scripture each day. I don't always get to read it, but it's important to set my sights on heaven before earthly pursuits. Keep spreading the word sister!

I, like you, love her posts, every day. I try to read them all. She is a wonderful person. I know that because I know her. :smile:
 

seekeroftruth

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I, like you, love her posts, every day. I try to read them all. She is a wonderful person. I know that because I know her. :smile:

Thanks for posting scripture each day. I don't always get to read it, but it's important to set my sights on heaven before earthly pursuits. Keep spreading the word sister!

Just wanted to thank you both.... While you were writing these comments... I was at the hospital having a procedure. They got the LAST of the precancerous stuff in my gut.

I am totally cancer free.... after years of battle and years of being on prayer lists.... I am totally cancer free!

Thanks.... God! Amen!

Becky
 

littlelady

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Just wanted to thank you both.... While you were writing these comments... I was at the hospital having a procedure. They got the LAST of the precancerous stuff in my gut.

I am totally cancer free.... after years of battle and years of being on prayer lists.... I am totally cancer free!

Thanks.... God! Amen!

Becky

That is awesome! So happy for you! :yahoo: :huggy:
 

b23hqb

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Just wanted to thank you both.... While you were writing these comments... I was at the hospital having a procedure. They got the LAST of the precancerous stuff in my gut.

I am totally cancer free.... after years of battle and years of being on prayer lists.... I am totally cancer free!

Thanks.... God! Amen!

Becky

Good deal.
 
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