Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by. They waited there until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan on dry ground.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The miraculous passage to the Holy Land through the Jordan is no less rich in typological meaning than that through the Red Sea (Compare to [Refere…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the priests that bore the ark of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan
Which for its breadth M…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jordan overflowed all its banks. This magnified the power of God, and His kindness to Israel. Although those who oppose the salvation of God's peop…