![]() ![]() The purpose was to build a monument with stones commemorating God’s awesome power in parting the Jordan so that when future generations asked, “What do these stones mean to you?” (Joshua 4:6), the Hebrews would be able to share the nation’s history that included the miraculous dividing of the Red Sea, being guided through the desert by a cloud by day and a pillar of fire at night, being fed by manna from heaven and, as they prepared to enter the Promised Land, the supernatural parting of the Jordan - all precious stones of remembrance. Prior to the crossing of the Jordan, God instructed Joshua to “Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe, and command them, saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet stood firm’” (Joshua 4:2-3, NKJV). When the feet of the priests who carried the “Ark of the Covenant" touched the water’s edge, the river miraculously parted and the priests stood firmly in the middle of the Jordan until all the people had safely crossed over the river’s dry pathway. The culmination of this journey offered relief from 40 years of desert wandering and countless funerals due to disobedience, not to mention the traumatic experience of slavery while in Egypt. The Jordan River was the only physical barrier between them and the long-awaited promised land. The amazing story of the Israelites crossing the flood-staged Jordan River through God’s miraculous power is found in Joshua 3-5. ![]()
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