Joshua 4:1–7: When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, 3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests' feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight. God ordered that 12 stones be taken out of the Jordan River for a monument. Using the geographical layout of the land from Adam to the crossing of the Jordan site, the body of water that would have accumulated would have been 20 miles (32 km.) long, 2 miles (3.2 km.) wide, and around 120 ft. 17 Now the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all Israel was passing over on dry ground until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan. And the people passed over opposite Jericho. Joshua 3:14–17: So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, 15 and as soon as those bearing the ark had come as far as the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the brink of the water ( now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest), 16 the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. The Israelites crossed the Jordan River on dry ground as God miraculously parted the waters. And they came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.Ģ. Joshua 3:1: Then Joshua rose early in the morning, and they set out from Shittim. Before entering the Promised Land, the Israelites camped on the east side of the Jordan River, opposite Jericho. Adam: The place where the waters of the Jordan backed up to when the Israelites crossed the river (20 miles, 32 km., above the crossing site).ġ. Baptismal Site of Jesus: The believed place where Jesus was baptized and where many are baptized today.ģ.

Crossing site of the Israelites into the Promised Land.Ģ. We also cross over from death to life through Christ.ġ. All these acts are pictures of deliverance and salvation. The Israelites were delivered by God from the Egyptians as they crossed through the Red Sea, and then crossed through the Jordan River into the Promised Land. He crossed over physically by leaving his homeland and coming to the Promised Land. Abraham crossed over from false gods to the one and only true God. After 40 long years, they were poised to enter the Promised Land, and their hearts were overflowing with enthusiasm and expectation as the time had finally arrived.ĩ. Day after day they dreamt about a new life in the Promised Land, which would bring an end to their seemingly vain wandering in the desert eating Manna day after day.Ĩ. During the 40 years of wandering in the desert, entering the Promised Land became a deep yearning within the souls of the new generation. Because of their unbelief and disobedience, they were banned from entering the Promised Land and ordered to wander in the desert 40 years until every person 20 years old, and older died (Num. After the 12 spies returned from scouting out the land, 10 spies convinced the people that the inhabitants of the land were too strong for them to conquer and they should return to Egypt (Num. They spent a year at Mount Sinai receiving the Law and then headed to Kadesh Barnea to enter the Promised Land.ĥ. After the Exodus, they crossed the Red Sea on dry ground.Ĥ. God supernaturally delivered the Israelites out of the hands of the Egyptians through Moses.ģ. 15:13), and thirty years they enjoyed peace during the time Joseph was alive.Ģ. Four hundred of these years they were slaves (Gen. The nation of Israel spent 430 years in Egypt. It’s about 2 miles (3.3 km.) east of Hwy. Today, it’s known as Qasr el Yahud (Kasser Al Yahud, Qaser, the Baptismal Site of Jesus.Ĥ. It’s amazing that it’s in the same area where John the Baptist baptized many and where John baptized Jesus.ģ. The crossing place where the Israelites entered the Promised Land is just opposite Jericho.Ģ. Jordan River: Crossing into the Promised Landġ.

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