Joshua 3:6
Then Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass in front of the people.” So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went in front of people.
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5Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves tomorrow, for Yahweh will do wonders among you.”
Cross References
Numbers 10:33They journeyed from the mountain of Yahweh for three days. The ark of the covenant of Yahweh went before them for three days to find a place for them to rest.
Joshua 3:3they commanded the people, “When you see the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, and the priests from the Levites carrying it, you must leave this place and follow it.
Micah 2:13Someone who breaks open their way for them will go ahead of them. 1 They break through the gate and go out; 1 their king will pass on before them. 1 Yahweh will be at their head.
Hebrews 6:20where Jesus, who went before us, has entered into that place on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 3:2-7
Preparation for Passing over the Jordan. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; 3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 4 Yet there shall be… Read the whole commentary →