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The priests who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation were passed clean over the Jordan.
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Christ Goes Before Us
All three commentators emphasize that this event foreshadows the believer's passage through death to heaven. The Ark of the Covenant, representing God's presence, goes first and stands firm in the riverbed. Matthew Henry explains this typifies Jesus, who has gone before us through death, securing our safe passage to the promised land of heaven.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the priests that bore the ark of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of JordanWhich for its breadth M…
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…