![]() ![]() Then God gave Joshua instructions to appoint twelve men, one from each tribe. The priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood in the middle of the riverbed until the whole nation had passed over (Joshua 3:14–17). But as soon as the priests dipped their feet in the river’s edge, God stopped the flow of water, and the people crossed on dry ground. Israel’s entrance into Canaan was completely blocked. When the people following Joshua arrived at the Jordan, the river was at flood stage, transforming it from its typical 100-foot width to a daunting mile-wide, raging river. To everyone else, the stones were just a heap of rubble, but to the people of God, they were a constant reminder that Yahweh was a personal and powerful God, working wonders on behalf of His people. Joshua’s stones of remembrance are just one monument in a series of memorials commemorating the mighty acts of God on behalf of the people of Israel (Exodus 13:3–6 24:4 Deuteronomy 27:1–8 Joshua 22:9–12 24:24–28 1 Samuel 7:12). These stones of remembrance would serve as a permanent national reminder and a memorial to future generations of the miraculous river crossing. Carry them out and pile them up at the place where you will camp tonight’” (Joshua 4:2–3, NLT). Tell them, ‘Take twelve stones from the very place where the priests are standing in the middle of the Jordan. After the people of Israel supernaturally crossed the Jordan River to enter the Promised Land, God commanded Joshua to “choose twelve men, one from each tribe.
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