Joshua 4:23 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan River in front of you until you had all crossed over, just like the LORD your God dried up the Red Sea in front of us until we had all crossed over.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is reminding the Israelites that He performed the same miracle for them at the Jordan River as He did for their parents at the Red Sea - stopping the water so His people could cross safely.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Joshua's instructions about the memorial stones after Israel crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land. Joshua is connecting this recent miracle to the famous Red Sea crossing that happened 40 years earlier during the Exodus from Egypt, showing God's consistent faithfulness across generations.

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And this is what will happen: as soon as the priests carrying the ark of the LORD, who is the Lord of all the earth, step into the Jordan River, the water will stop flowing from upstream and pile up like a wall.

Joshua 4:7

Then you should tell them, 'The waters of the Jordan River stopped flowing when the ark of the covenant of the LORD crossed over. When it went across the Jordan, the river stopped flowing, and these stones will be a permanent memorial for the people of Israel forever.'

Joshua 4:9

Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan River, right where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. Those stones were still there when this was written.

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