Joshua 3:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

The priests

Joshua 3:3

Stood firm

Joshua 4:3

2 Kings 2:8

All the israelites

General references

Bible References

The priests

and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God with the Levitical priests carrying it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it.

Stood firm

and command them, saying, ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet are standing firm, and carry them over with you and lay them down in the lodging place where you will lodge tonight.’”

Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

All the israelites

The sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

He turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through the river on foot;
There let us rejoice in Him!

He will swallow up death for all time,
And the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces,
And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth;
For the Lord has spoken.

By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.

General references

“Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.

“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it,

then you shall inform your children, saying, ‘Israel crossed this Jordan on dry ground.’