Crossing the jordan river bible pictures3/27/2023 ![]() ![]() The river Jordan separated them from the land of Canaan. It was now time to cross into the promised land. Joshua had been chosen as the successor to Moses. 17 The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, 16 the water from upstream stopped flowing. 15 Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. 13 And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord-the Lord of all the earth-set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap.”ġ4 So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them. 12 Now then, choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. 11 See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you. 10 This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites. ![]() 9 Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God. ![]()
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