A Lesson from the Book of Joshua
In the Book of Joshua the reader follows the Hebrews from the wilderness wonderings into the Promised Land. Before entering the land God requires an incredible act of faith that is overlooked by many a Bible commentator. Israel crossed the Jordan on the 10th day of Nissan, a day that looked back to the setting aside of the passover lamb in the book of Exodus, while also looking forward to Palm Sunday, when Jesus was finally rejected by Rabbinical Judaism. This was the time of the spring thaw on Mt. Hermon (height 9232), and thus the Jordan River would have been riding high and fast on its banks. It was into this torrent that God asked Israel to carry its most precious possession, the Ark of the Covenant. The priests would surely been nervous about slipping on these river banks and loosing the Ark, which would swiftly be washed away and smashed to pieces...
From this we can draw the following lesson of application: That we, as followers of a New and better Covenant, need to take a step of faith, occasionally into what may seem perilous, and then God does the miraculous and parts the opposing torrents of the world and leads us into victory.
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In the Book of Joshua the reader follows the Hebrews from the wilderness wonderings into the Promised Land. Before entering the land God requires an incredible act of faith that is overlooked by many a Bible commentator. Israel crossed the Jordan on the 10th day of Nissan, a day that looked back to the setting aside of the passover lamb in the book of Exodus, while also looking forward to Palm Sunday, when Jesus was finally rejected by Rabbinical Judaism. This was the time of the spring thaw on Mt. Hermon (height 9232), and thus the Jordan River would have been riding high and fast on its banks. It was into this torrent that God asked Israel to carry its most precious possession, the Ark of the Covenant. The priests would surely been nervous about slipping on these river banks and loosing the Ark, which would swiftly be washed away and smashed to pieces...
From this we can draw the following lesson of application: That we, as followers of a New and better Covenant, need to take a step of faith, occasionally into what may seem perilous, and then God does the miraculous and parts the opposing torrents of the world and leads us into victory.
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Read More Such Studies at
http://www.millenniafever.org
