Joshua 4:23

For the Lord your God made the Jordan River dry up right in front of you so you all could cross, just as the Lord your God did at the Red Sea which he dried up so we could all cross.

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

22you can explain to them, ‘This is where the Israelites crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’

24He did this so everyone on earth would know how powerful the Lord is, and so that you might be in awe of the Lord your God forever.”

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Cross References

Exodus 15:19When Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought the water rushing back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.

Psalms 77:16When the waters saw you, God, when they looked they trembled! Yes, they shook down to the very depths!

Isaiah 43:16This is what the Lord says, the one who makes a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters;

Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:21-24

20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? 22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 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… Read the whole commentary →

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