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The Double Memorial In Joshua’s Day Series Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jun 19, 2021 (message contributor) Summary: There were two memorials constructed of stones on the day Israel crossed the Jordan River and entered Canaan. The LORD knew that eventually people would ask about these memorials. God told Joshua what to do and say. Introduction: Moses had died and Joshua was now Israel’s leader to lead them into the Promised Land. When this story took place, Israel was camping on the east side of the Jordan River; Canaan itself was on the west. So that Israel would never forget what God did for them, God told Joshua to have the Israelites prepare two memorials. One of these would be visible near the place where they crossed the Jordan—but the other was to be placed in the Jordan River itself! 1 The memorial made of stones from the Jordan’s river bed Text, Joshua 4:1-7, KJV: 1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: 5 And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: 6 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? 7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. The nation of Israel didn’t arrive in Canaan until they had finished their wilderness journey, wandering nearly 40 years after they left Egypt (compare Exodus 12:35-42 with Deuteronomy 1:1-3). While they were camped near the Jordan River, Joshua sent the two spies into Jericho to get whatever information they could (Joshua 2). What info they did find of military or strategic importance is not known to us, but they did find in the city a convert to the God of Israel, named Rahab. She was granted the privilege of marrying into the family who eventually brought the Messiah into the world (see Matthew 1)! These two spies returned before the rest of the nation crossed the Jordan River. Then, chapter 3 records how God gave the command for the people to cross the Jordan but only after the priests led the way. These men carried the Ark of the Covenant on their shoulders down to the edge of the river bank. This was a real test of faith for them because God promised He would take Israel across on dry ground (!)—but only after the priests put their feet in the river! That would be scary enough when the river was low but the Jordan was at flood stage. I’ve noticed a number of rivers over the years and while they may flow serenely during normal times, when the floods come, these rivers tend to flow very rapidly. Several commentators have observed that at this time, the Jordan was flowing swiftly indeed as it headed towards the Dead Sea. I wouldn’t have wanted to be either of the priests who were told to carry the Ark, heavy with its wood and gold construction, into a fast flowing river! But these men did so and stepped into the Jordan. Once they did, and only when they did, God gave them the miracle He promised: the waters to the north stood up in a heap (3:16) and the rest of the waters “were cut off”. This makes sense, because if there is no water flowing downstream there won’t be any water to deal with. And they crossed on dry—DRY—ground. Joshua, Caleb, and the survivors of those who left Egypt (they’d be in their 40’s to 60’s by now) might have remembered when Israel crossed the Red Sea on dry ground. No miry clay or mud at this time in the Jordan’s bed: dry means dry and everybody was able to cross without fear. I can imagine some 50-somethings talking to one another, “Hey, Reuben, you gonna throw a rock in there like you did back in Egypt?” and in reply, “No way, brother! I’m looking for fresh fish this time!” Then again, maybe nobody said a word in their haste to cross over. The important thing is that they were about to see God’s miraculous power over nature. Related Media SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide
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यहोशू अध्याय 4 सबै मानिसहरूले यर्दन नदीपार गरिसके पछि परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई भन्नुभयो, 2 “प्रत्येक कुल समूहबाट एक-एकजना गरी बाह्र जना मानिसहरू छान। 3 त्यहाँ तिनीहरूलाई नदीमा जहाँ पूजाहारीहरू उभिरहेका छन् हेर भन्। त्यस स्थानमा बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गा खोज भनी तिनीहरूलाई भन। ती बाह्रवाटा ढुङ्गाहरू तिमीहरुलेबोक। आज राती तिमीहरू जहाँ बस्छौ त्यस स्थानमा ती बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गाहरूलाई राख।” 4 यसकारण यहोशूले प्रत्येक कुल समूहबाट एक एकजना मानिसलाई चुने। तब तिनले ती बाह्र-मानिसहरूलाई साथमा बोलाए। 5 यहोशूले ती मानिसहरूलाई भने, “नदीको त्यस ठाउँमा जाऊ जहाँ परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरको करारको सन्दूक छ। तिमीहरू प्रत्येकले एक-एकवटा ढुङ्गा लिनै पर्छ। इस्राएलका बाह्र कुल समूह प्रत्येक समूहको लागि तिमीहरूले एक एकवटा ढुङ्गा लेऊ। यी ढुङ्गा तिमीहरूले आफ्नो काँधमा बोक। 6 यी ढुङ्गाहरू तिमीहरूका निम्ति यादको चिन्ह हुनेछन। भविष्यमा, तिमीहरूका छोरा-छोरीहरूले तिमीहरूलाई ‘यी ढुङ्गाहरूको अर्थ के हो? भनी सोध्नेछन्’ 7 तिमीहरूले छोरा-छोरीहरूलाई भन्ने छौ कि परमप्रभुले यर्दन नदीको पानी बग्न बन्द गरिदिनु भयो। जब परमप्रभुको करारको पवित्र सन्दूक नदीपार भयो। ती ढुङ्गाहरूले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई यो कुरा सदा याद गर्नमा सहायता गर्नेछ।” 8 यसकारण इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले यहोशूको आज्ञा पालन गरे। तिनीहरूले यर्दन नदीको माझबाट बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गाहरू बोके। इस्राएलका बाह्र कुल समूहका प्रत्येकले एक-एकवटा ढुङ्गा लिए। तिनीहरूले यो काम परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई आज्ञा गर्नु भए अनुसार गरे। मानिसहरूले ती ढुङ्गाहरू आफूसित बोके। त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले ती ढुङ्गाहरू त्यस स्थानमा राखे जहाँ तिनीहरूले आफ्ना छाउनी खडा गरेका थिए। 9 यहोशूले बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गाहरू यर्दन नदीका माझमा राखे। उसले ती ढुङ्गाहरू त्यस स्थानमा राखे जहाँ परमप्रभुको पवित्र सन्दूक बोक्दा पूजाहारीहरू उभिएका थिए। त्यस स्थानमा ती ढुङ्गाहरू आजसम्म पनि छन्। 10 परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई आज्ञा दिनु भएको थियो कि मानिसहरूलाई भन कि तिनीहरूले के गर्नु पर्छ। ती यी कुराहरू थिए जो मोशा र यहोशूले गर्नैपर्छ भनेका थिए। जबसम्म पवित्र सन्दूक बोकेर पूजाहारीहरू नदीको माझमा उभिरहे तबसम्म ती कुराहरू पूरा भएनन्। मानिसहरू हत्तारिएर नदीपारि गए। 11 मानिसहरूले नदी तर्ने काम सके त्यसपछि, पूजाहारीहरूले परमप्रभुको सन्दूक मानिसहरूको समक्ष बोकेर ल्याए। 12 रूबेन, गाद अनि मनश्शेका आधा कुल समूहका लडाकु मानिसहरूले मोशाका आदेशहरू अनुशरण गरे र नदी पार गरी अरू मानिसहरूको अगाडि गए। 13 झण्डै चालिस हजार सैनिकहरू युद्धका निम्ति तयार भए, तिनीहरू यरीहोको मैदानतिर गएर परमप्रभुको अगाडि नदी पार गरे। 14 त्यस दिन परमप्रभुले इस्राएलका सबै मानिसहरूको नजरमा यहोशूलाई एक महान मानिस बनाउनु भयो। त्यस समय देखि मानिसहरूले यहोशूलाई सम्मान गर्न थाले। तिनीहरूले यहोशूलाई तिनको जीवनकाल भरि त्यही प्रकारले सम्मान गरे जसरी तिनीहरूले मोशालाई सम्मान गर्थे। 15 सन्दूक बोकेर पूजाहारीहरू नदीमा उभिरहेका बेला परमप्रभुले यहोशूलाई भन्नु भयो, 16 “पूजाहारीहरूलाई यर्दन नदीबाट बाहिर निस्कनु भनी आदेश दे।” 17 यसकारण यहोशूले पूजाहारीहरूलाई आदेश दिए। तिनले भने, “यर्दन नदीको बाहिर आऊ।” 18 पूजाहारीहरूले यहोशूको आज्ञा पालन गरे। तिनीहरूले आफूसित सन्दूक बोके अनि नदी बाहिर आए। जब पूजाहारीहरूले नदीको पल्लो छेउको भूमिलाई छोए, नदीको पानी फेरि बग्न शुरूभयो। पानीले यसको किनारहरू त्यस्तै गरि ढाक्यो जसरी मानिसहरू नदी पार गर्नु अघि ढाकेको थियो। 19 मानिसहरूले पहिलो महीनाको दशौं दिनमा यर्दन नदीपार गरे। मानिसहरूले यरीहोको पूर्व गिलगालमा छाउनी बसाए। 20 मानिसहरूले तिनीहरूसित ती बाह्रवटा ढुङ्गाहरू बोके जो यर्दन नदीबाट ल्याएका थिए। अनि यहोशूले ती ढुङ्गाहरूलाई गिलगालमा स्थापना गरे। 21 तब यहोशूले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “भविष्यमा तिमीहरूका छोरा-छोरीहरूले आफ्ना माता-पितालाई सोध्नेछन्, ‘यी ढुङ्गाहरूको अर्थ के हो?’ 22 तिमीहरूले छोरा छोरीहरूलाई भन्नेछौ, ‘ती ढुङ्गाहरूले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले सूख्खा भूमि भएर कसरी यर्दन नदी पार गरे सो सम्झना दिलाउन हामीलाई सहायता गर्नेछ। 23 परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरले यर्दन नदीको पानीलाई बग्न बन्द गरिदिनु भयो यसकारण तिमीहरूले सूख्खा भूमि भएर यर्दन पार गर्न सक्यौ-ठीक त्यही बेलामा जस्तै जब परमप्रभुले लाल समुद्रको पानीलाई रोकि दिनु भयो अनि हामीले यसलाई सूख्खा भूमि भएर पार गर्न सक्यौ।’ 24 परमप्रभुले यस भूमिमा भएका मानिसहरूलाई उहाँ अति शक्तिशाली हुनुहुन्छ र तिमीहरूले परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वरलाई प्रत्येक दिन स्मारण गरून् भनी यसो गर्नु भयो।”