Introduction
The crossing of the river Jordan.
Questions
1. What did the officers command the people?
v 3 ... “When you see the ark of the LORD your God’s covenant, and the Levitical priests bearing it, then leave your place and follow it.
2. Why was it a bad time of year to cross the Jordan?
v 15 ... (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the time of harvest),
3. Where did the priests carrying the ark stand until all the people had crossed over?
v 17 The priests who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan ...
Summary Points
- v 1 to 6 The people follow the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, towards the river Jordan leaving a space of about 900 metres (about half a mile)
- v 7 to 13 God tells the people what will happen, to convince them that he is with Joshua as he was with Moses
- v 14 to 17 The people set off, followingthe priests. When the priests’ feet reach the water's edge, the waters are held back to allow all the people to cross