Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you were passed over, as Yahweh your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were passed over;
Verse Takeaways
1
God's Consistent Power
Commentators emphasize that the verse explicitly links the Jordan crossing with the Red Sea miracle. This connection was meant to show the Israelites that the same God who miraculously delivered their parents from Egypt was now powerfully acting for them. One scholar even calls this event a 'baptizing unto Joshua,' paralleling the Red Sea crossing being a 'baptizing unto Moses.'
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Joshua
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
3
19th Century
Anglican
(20—5:9) It would seem that these verses all belong to one section. The use of the first person in Joshua 5:1, until we were passed ov…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until you were passed over
Presbyterian
It is the duty of parents to tell their children early about the words and works of God, that they may be trained up in the way they should go. In …
