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Themes in Joshua 4

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Themes in Joshua 4

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Joshua 4:1 (show verse)

And it came to pass when all the people were finished passing the Jordan, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying,

Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Successfully effected
Pillar » By joshua, the crossing of the jordan river

Joshua 4:2 (show verse)

Take twelve men out of the people, out of each tribe a man,

Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Pillar » By joshua, the crossing of the jordan river
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Token » Memorial stones

and command them, saying, Take from here of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

Joshua 4:4 (show verse)

Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the sons of Israel, out of each tribe a man;

Joshua 4:5 (show verse)

and Joshua said unto them, Pass before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan and take ye up each one of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

Joshua 4:6 (show verse)

that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What do these stones mean unto you?

Joshua 4:7 (show verse)

Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the sons of Israel for ever.

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

Joshua 4:8 (show verse)

And the sons of Israel did so as Joshua commanded and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged and laid them down there.

Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones in gilgal
Pillar » By joshua, the crossing of the jordan river
Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a heap of stones
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Token » Memorial stones

Joshua 4:9 (show verse)

Joshua also set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant had stood; and they are there unto this day.

Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Commemorated by a pillar of stones raised in it
Pillar » By joshua, the crossing of the jordan river
Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a heap of stones
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Token » Memorial stones

Joshua 4:10 (show verse)

For the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua; and the people made haste and passed.

journey of israel through the Desert » Across the river jordan
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Successfully effected

Joshua 4:11 (show verse)

And when all the people were finished passing, the ark of the LORD passed, and the priests, in the presence of the people.

Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » of the Lord
Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Successfully effected

Joshua 4:12 (show verse)

And the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh passed armed before the sons of Israel, as Moses had said unto them.

Gad » A tribe of israel » Aid in the conquest of the region west of the jordan river
The tribe of Gad » Assisted in conquest of canaan
Manasseh » Tribe of » The eastern half assists in the conquest of the country west of the jordan river

Joshua 4:13 (show verse)

About forty thousand men prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, towards the plains of Jericho.

Joshua 4:14 (show verse)

On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.

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Joshua 4:15 (show verse)

And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying,

Priest » Duties of » Carry the ark of the covenant » Through the jordan river

Joshua 4:16 (show verse)

Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.

Miracles » Catalogue of » The jordan river divided
Priest » Duties of » Carry the ark of the covenant » Through the jordan river

Joshua 4:17 (show verse)

Joshua, therefore, commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of the Jordan.

Miracles » Catalogue of » The jordan river divided
Priest » Duties of » Carry the ark of the covenant » Through the jordan river

Joshua 4:18 (show verse)

And it came to pass, when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the midst of the Jordan and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned unto their place, flowing as before over all its banks.

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