Joshua 3:15

"When the people moved from their tents to pass over the Jordan, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant being before the people,"

Key Reflection

As the Israelites prepared to cross the Jordan River, a miraculous event occurred: the priests carrying the ark of the covenant walked into the river first, and as they did, the waters parted, creating a dry path for the people to follow. This dramatic demonstration of God's power and presence would have been awe-inspiring and reaffirming to the Israelites, reinforcing their faith in divine guidance as they entered the Promised Land.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Jordan overfloweth all his banks -Rather “is full up to all his banks,” i. e. “brim-full.” This remark strikingly illustrates the suddenness and completeness, not less than the greatness, of the marvel. The Jordan River flows at the bottom of a deep valley, which descends to the water’s edge on either side in two, occasionally in three, terraces. Within the lowest of these the stream, ordinarily less than 100 feet wide in this lower part of its course, is confined.

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