1 And so, Joshua arose in the night, and he moved the camp. And they departed from Shittim, and they went to the Jordan: he, and all the sons of Israel, and they remained there for three days.
2 After these things unfolded, announcers passed through the midst of the camp,
3 and they began to proclaim: “When you will see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests of the stock of Levi carrying it, you also shall rise up and follow those who are going before you.
4 And let there be, between you and the ark, the space of two thousand cubits, so that you may be able to see it from far away, and to know along which way you should advance. For you have not walked this way before. And be careful that you do not approach the ark.”
5 And Joshua said to the people: “Be sanctified. For tomorrow the Lord will accomplish miracles among you.”
6 And he said to the priests: “Take up the ark of the covenant, and go before the people.” And they fulfilled the orders, and they took it and walked before them.
7 And the Lord said to Joshua: “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so that they may know that, just as I was with Moses, so also am I with you.
8 Now instruct the priests, who are carrying the ark of the covenant, and say to them, ‘When you will have entered into a part of the water of the Jordan, stand still in it.’ ”
9 And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “Approach to here, and listen to the word of the Lord your God.”
10 And again, he said: “By this shall you know that the Lord, the living God, is in your midst, and that he shall scatter in your sight, the Canaanite and the Hittite, the Hivite and the Perizzite, likewise the Girgashite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite.
11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth shall go before you through the Jordan.
12 Prepare twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.
13 And when the priests who are carrying the ark of the Lord, the God of the entire earth, will have placed the steps of their feet in the waters of the Jordan, the waters that are lower will run down and pass away, and those that are approaching above will stand together in a mass.”
14 And the people departed from their tents, so that they might cross the Jordan. And the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant were advancing before them.
15 And as soon as they entered into the Jordan, and their feet were dipped in a portion of the water, (now the Jordan, since it was the time of the harvest, had filled the banks of its channel,)
16 the descending waters stood still in one place, and, swelling up like a mountain, they were seen from far away, from the city that is called Adam, even as far as the place of Zarethan. But those that were lower ran down into the Sea of the Wilderness, (which is now called the Dead Sea,) until they entirely passed away.
17 Then the people advanced opposite Jericho. And the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord were standing, fully-dressed, upon dry soil in the midst of the Jordan, and all the people passed over, through the channel that was dried up.
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Chapter 3 of the book of Joshua describes the crossing of the Jordan River by the people of Israel, led by Joshua, to enter the promised land. During the narrative, the importance of obedience to God and the leadership of Joshua is highlighted.
Genesis 22:3: "Asking Abraham at dawn, his donkey, and took two of his boys and his son; and cut wood into the Holocaust, and it was to the place that God had nominated for him. . " This verse reports Abraham's obedience to God when it was called to offer Isaac in sacrifice. Like Abraham, the people of Israel needed to obey God to conquer the promised land.
Exodus 14:16: "And you, raise your rod, and reach your hand over the sea, and screw it, that the children of Israel pass through the middle of the sea dry." This verse narrates how God guided Moses to open the Red Sea so that the people of Israel could cross it. Similarly, in Joshua 3, God opened the Jordan River so that the people of Israel could pass and enter the promised land.
Deuteronomy 31:7: "And Moses called Joshua, and he said in the eyes of all Israel, Strive and have good courage, for thou shalt enter this people on the earth that the Lord swore to his parents to give them; you will make her inherit her. " This verse highlights Joshua's leadership and the importance of having courage and confidence in God to conquer the promised land.
Psalm 114:3: "The sea saw this, and fled; Jordan made it behind." This verse refers to the passage through the Red Sea and also highlights the opening of the Jordan River to the people of Israel pass, highlighting the supernatural action of God.
Joshua 4:23: For the Lord your God has dried the waters of the Jordan before you, until you passed, as the Lord your God has done to the Red Sea, to which we passed before us passed; " This verse emphasizes God's miraculous action at the opening of the Jordan River to the people of Israel to pass, also remembering the passage through the Red Sea, highlighting God's faithfulness to fulfill his promises.
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