Joshua 3 – 5 Joshua 3 – 5

Joshua 3:1Joshua 3:1 Then Joshua rose early in the Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out from Acacia morning; and they set out from Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over.before they crossed over.

Joshua 3:2Joshua 3:2 So it was, after three days, that So it was, after three days, that the officers went through the camp; the officers went through the camp; 33 and and they commanded the people, saying, "When they commanded the people, saying, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, the Levites, your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it. place and go after it. 44 "Yet there shall be a "Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed you must go, for you have not passed this this way before." way before." 55 And Joshua said to the And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you." the LORD will do wonders among you." 66 Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, "Take up the ark of the covenant and cross "Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people." So they took up the over before the people." So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the ark of the covenant and went before the people.people.

Joshua 3:7Joshua 3:7 And the LORD said to Joshua, And the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, as I was with Moses, so so I will be with you. I will be with you. 88 "You shall command the priests who bear "You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, 'When you the ark of the covenant, saying, 'When you have come to the edge of the water of the have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.' “Jordan, you shall stand in the Jordan.' “

Joshua 3:9Joshua 3:9 So Joshua said to the children of So Joshua said to the children of Israel, "Come here, and hear the words of the Israel, "Come here, and hear the words of the LORD your God." LORD your God." 1010 And Joshua said, "By this And Joshua said, "By this you shall know that the living God you shall know that the living God is is among among you, and you, and that that He will without fail drive out from He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites: Jebusites: 1111 "Behold, the ark of the covenant "Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over before you into the Jordan. before you into the Jordan. 12 12 "Now therefore, "Now therefore, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe. of Israel, one man from every tribe. 1313 "And it "And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, waters of the Jordan, that that the waters of the the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they shall stand as a down from upstream, and they shall stand as a heap."heap."

Joshua 3:14Joshua 3:14 So it was, when the people set out So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, before the people, 15 15 and as those who bore and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest), during the whole time of harvest), 1616 that the that the waters which came down from upstream stood waters which came down from upstream stood still, and still, and rose in a heap very far away at Adam, rose in a heap very far away at Adam, the city that the city that is is beside Zaretan. So the waters beside Zaretan. So the waters that went down into the Sea of the Arabah, the that went down into the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, failed, Salt Sea, failed, and and were cut off; and the were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho. people crossed over opposite Jericho. 1717 Then Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.completely over the Jordan.

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Joshua 4:1Joshua 4:1 And it came to pass, when all the And it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over the Jordan, people had completely crossed over the Jordan, that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying: that the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying: 22 "Take "Take for yourselves twelve men from the people, one for yourselves twelve men from the people, one man from every tribe, man from every tribe, 33 "and command them, "and command them, saying, 'Take for yourselves twelve stones from saying, 'Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, out of the midst of the Jordan, from the here, out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm. You place where the priests' feet stood firm. You shall carry them over with you and leave them shall carry them over with you and leave them in the lodging place where you lodge tonight.' " in the lodging place where you lodge tonight.' " 4 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from every tribe; man from every tribe; 55 and Joshua said to and Joshua said to them: "Cross over before the ark of the LORD them: "Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, one of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, children of Israel,

6 6 "that this may be a sign among you when "that this may be a sign among you when your children ask in time to come, saying, your children ask in time to come, saying, 'What do these stones 'What do these stones mean mean to you?' to you?' 77 "Then "Then you shall answer them that the waters of the you shall answer them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it crossed over covenant of the LORD; when it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for a memorial off. And these stones shall be for a memorial to the children of Israel forever." to the children of Israel forever." 88 And the And the children of Israel did so, just as Joshua children of Israel did so, just as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones from commanded, and took up twelve stones from the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD had the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD had spoken to Joshua, according to the number of spoken to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.lodged, and laid them down there.

Joshua 4:9Joshua 4:9 Then Joshua set up twelve stones Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day. there to this day. 1010 So the priests who So the priests who bore the ark stood in the midst of the bore the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that Jordan until everything was finished that the LORD had commanded Joshua to speak the LORD had commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses to the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua; and the people had commanded Joshua; and the people hurried and crossed over. hurried and crossed over. 11 11 Then it came Then it came to pass, when all the people had completely to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over, that the ark of the LORD and crossed over, that the ark of the LORD and the priests crossed over in the presence of the priests crossed over in the presence of the people. the people.

12 12 And the men of Reuben, the men of Gad, And the men of Reuben, the men of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed before the children of Israel, as armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them. Moses had spoken to them. 13 13 About forty About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over thousand prepared for war crossed over before the LORD for battle, to the plains of before the LORD for battle, to the plains of Jericho. Jericho. 1414 On that day the LORD exalted On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life. the days of his life. 1515 Then the LORD Then the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying, spoke to Joshua, saying, 1616 "Command the "Command the priests who bear the ark of the Testimony priests who bear the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan." to come up from the Jordan." 1717 Joshua Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, therefore commanded the priests, saying, "Come up from the Jordan.""Come up from the Jordan."

1818 And it came to pass, when the priests And it came to pass, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come from the midst of the LORD had come from the midst of the Jordan, Jordan, and and the soles of the priests' feet the soles of the priests' feet touched the dry land, that the waters of the touched the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks as before. overflowed all its banks as before. 1919 Now Now the people came up from the Jordan on the the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth tenth day day of the first month, and they of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the east border of camped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. Jericho. 2020 And those twelve stones which And those twelve stones which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up in Gilgal.Gilgal.

Joshua 5:1Joshua 5:1 So it was, when all the kings of So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who the Amorites who were were on the west side of on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites who Canaanites who were were by the sea, heard that by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of the the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, that their heart until we had crossed over, that their heart melted; and there was no spirit in them any melted; and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel.longer because of the children of Israel.

Joshua 5:2Joshua 5:2 At that time the LORD said to At that time the LORD said to Joshua, "Make flint knives for yourself, and Joshua, "Make flint knives for yourself, and circumcise the sons of Israel again the circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time." second time." 33 So Joshua made flint knives So Joshua made flint knives for himself, and circumcised the sons of for himself, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. Israel at the hill of the foreskins. 44 And this And this is is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: the reason why Joshua circumcised them: All the people who came out of Egypt All the people who came out of Egypt who who were were males, all the men of war, had died in males, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they had the wilderness on the way, after they had come out of Egypt. come out of Egypt. 5 5 For all the people who For all the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness, on the way people born in the wilderness, on the way as they came out of Egypt, had not been as they came out of Egypt, had not been circumcised. circumcised. 66 For the children of Israel For the children of Israel walked forty years in thewalked forty years in the

wilderness, till all the people wilderness, till all the people who were who were men men of war, who came out of Egypt, were of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the LORD -- to whom the LORD voice of the LORD -- to whom the LORD swore that He would not show them the swore that He would not show them the land which the LORD had sworn to their land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, "a land fathers that He would give us, "a land flowing with milk and honey." flowing with milk and honey." 77 Then Then Joshua circumcised their sons Joshua circumcised their sons whom whom He He raised up in their place; for they were raised up in their place; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way. circumcised on the way. 88 So it was, when So it was, when they had finished circumcising all the they had finished circumcising all the people, that they stayed in their places in people, that they stayed in their places in the camp till they were healed. the camp till they were healed.

99 Then the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I Then the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." Therefore the name of the place from you." Therefore the name of the place is called Gilgal to this day. is called Gilgal to this day. 1010 Now the Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. month at twilight on the plains of Jericho.

Exodus 12:48Exodus 12:48 For no uncircumcised person For no uncircumcised person shall eat it shall eat it

Colossians 2:11Colossians 2:11 In Him you were also In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, Christ, 1212 buried with Him in baptism, in buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with which you also were raised with Him Him through faith in the working of God, who through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.raised Him from the dead.

1111 And they ate of the produce of the land And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and parched grain, on the very same bread and parched grain, on the very same day. day. 1212 Then the manna ceased on the day Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year. land of Canaan that year.

Philippians 4:19Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus by Christ Jesus

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Matthew 6:8Matthew 6:8 your Father knows the things your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. you have need of before you ask Him.

1313 And it came to pass, when Joshua was And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, "Joshua went to Him and said to Him, "Are Are You for us or for our adversaries?" You for us or for our adversaries?" 1414 So He So He said, "No, but said, "No, but as as Commander of the army of Commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." And Joshua fell the LORD I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, "What does my Lord say to His said to Him, "What does my Lord say to His servant?" servant?" 1515 Then the Commander of the Then the Commander of the LORD's army said to Joshua, "Take your LORD's army said to Joshua, "Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand stand is is holy." And Joshua did so.holy." And Joshua did so.

Romans 8:31Romans 8:31 If God If God is is for us, who for us, who can be can be against us?against us?