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Joshua 4:1 (show verse)
So it was when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,
Joshua 4:2 (show verse)
“Take for yourselves the twelve men [chosen] from among the people, one man from each tribe,
Joshua 4:3 (show verse)
and command them, ‘Pick up for yourselves twelve stones [one each] from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet are standing firm; carry them over with you and lay them down at the place where you will spend the night tonight.’”
Joshua 4:4 (show verse)
Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the sons of Israel, one man from each tribe;
Joshua 4:5 (show verse)
and Joshua said to them, “Cross over again to the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,
Joshua 4:6 (show verse)
so that this may be a sign among you; when your children ask later, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’
Joshua 4:7 (show verse)
then you shall say to them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall become a memorial for Israel forever.”
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Of the covenant
Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Jordan divided
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Memorials » The twelve stones from jordan
Pillar » By joshua, the crossing of the jordan river
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Token » Memorial stones
Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Jordan divided
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Memorials » The twelve stones from jordan
Pillar » By joshua, the crossing of the jordan river
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Token » Memorial stones
Joshua 4:8 (show verse)
So the [twelve men chosen from the] sons of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had spoken to Joshua; and they carried them over with them to the place where they were spending the night and put them down there.
Joshua 4:9 (show verse)
Then Joshua set up [a second monument of] twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan at the place where the feet of the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing, and they are there to this day.
Joshua 4:10 (show verse)
For the priests who carried the ark were standing in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people, in accordance with everything that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people hurried and crossed [the dry riverbed];
Joshua 4:11 (show verse)
and when all the people had finished crossing, the ark of the Lord and the priests crossed over in the presence of the people.
Joshua 4:12 (show verse)
The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed for battle before the [other] sons of Israel, just as Moses had spoken to them;
Joshua 4:13 (show verse)
about 40,000 [men] armed and equipped for war crossed for battle before the Lord to the desert plains of Jericho.
Joshua 4:14 (show verse)
On that day the Lord magnified and exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; so they feared him [with profound awe and reverence], just as they had feared Moses all the days of his life.
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Joshua 4:15 (show verse)
Now the Lord said to Joshua,
Joshua 4:16 (show verse)
“Order the priests carrying the ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan.”
Joshua 4:17 (show verse)
So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan.”
Joshua 4:18 (show verse)
When the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord had come up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of their feet were raised up to the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place, and flowed over all its banks as before.
Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Return of its waters to their place
Miracles » Catalogue of » The jordan river divided
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Joshua » Jordan restored to its course
Priest » Duties of » Carry the ark of the covenant » Through the jordan river
Tabernacle » Pitched » At gilgal
Miracles » Catalogue of » The jordan river divided
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Joshua » Jordan restored to its course
Priest » Duties of » Carry the ark of the covenant » Through the jordan river
Tabernacle » Pitched » At gilgal
Joshua 4:19 (show verse)
Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth [day] of the first month and encamped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
Abib » Enter canaan in
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Monument erected in, to commemorate the passage across the jordan river by the people of israel
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Month » Abib (april) » The israelites cross the jordan river in
Tabernacle » Pitched » At gilgal
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Monument erected in, to commemorate the passage across the jordan river by the people of israel
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Month » Abib (april) » The israelites cross the jordan river in
Tabernacle » Pitched » At gilgal
Joshua 4:20 (show verse)
And those twelve stones which they had taken from the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal.
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Monument erected in, to commemorate the passage across the jordan river by the people of israel
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Pillars » Of memorial » To commemorate remarkable events
Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a heap of stones
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Pillars » Of memorial » To commemorate remarkable events
Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a heap of stones
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Joshua 4:21 (show verse)
He said to the sons of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in time to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Monument erected in, to commemorate the passage across the jordan river by the people of israel
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Joshua 4:22 (show verse)
then you shall let your children know, ‘Israel crossed this Jordan on dry ground.’
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Monument erected in, to commemorate the passage across the jordan river by the people of israel
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Joshua 4:23 (show verse)
For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you crossed over, just as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed;
Godly Fear » Motives to » Wondrous works of God
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Monument erected in, to commemorate the passage across the jordan river by the people of israel
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Monument erected in, to commemorate the passage across the jordan river by the people of israel
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Joshua 4:24 (show verse)
so that all the peoples of the earth may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that the hand of the Lord is mighty and extraordinarily powerful, so that you will fear the Lord your God [and obey and worship Him with profound awe and reverence] forever.”
Godly Fear » Should be » Constantly maintained
Godly Fear » Motives to » Wondrous works of God
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Monument erected in, to commemorate the passage across the jordan river by the people of israel
God » Hand of » Mighty
Hand » Figurative » Anthropomorphic » Hand of the lord » Is mighty
divine Hand » God's » Mighty
divine Hand » Mighty
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Pillars » Of memorial » To commemorate remarkable events
Power » The lord being powerful
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Strength » The lord being strong
Godly Fear » Motives to » Wondrous works of God
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Monument erected in, to commemorate the passage across the jordan river by the people of israel
God » Hand of » Mighty
Hand » Figurative » Anthropomorphic » Hand of the lord » Is mighty
divine Hand » God's » Mighty
divine Hand » Mighty
Instruction » The pillar of twelve stones at the fords of the jordan river
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Pillars » Of memorial » To commemorate remarkable events
Power » The lord being powerful
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Strength » The lord being strong