JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 4:2 TWELVE MEN. Each of the 12 tribes is represented, showing the importance of the Jordan crossing for all Israel (see Joshua 3:12). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 4:9 JOSHUA SET UP TWELVE STONES IN THE MIDST OF THE JORDAN. It is unclear whether this is a separate group of stones from those set up in Gilgal (vv. Joshua 4:8, Joshua 4:20). The Hebrew text could suggest a second memorial, but the larger context suggests only one set of stone... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 4:13 PLAINS OF JERICHO. The troops passed over a broad plain between Jericho and the Jordan River, some 5 miles (8 km) east of Jericho. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 4:14 EXALTED. See Joshua 3:7. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 4:20 The TWELVE STONES that JOSHUA SET UP AT GILGAL represent the first of seven stone memorials described in Joshua 1:1 (see Joshua 7:26; Joshua 8:28; Joshua 8:32; Joshua 10:27; Joshua 22:34;... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 4:21 These STONES will help teach future generations to respect and obey the all-powerful God. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]