Joshua 4:3 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The twelve men are to lift twelve stones from the riverbed where the priests stood and carry them to the camp.
What Does Joshua 4:3 Mean?
The stones are to be taken from the exact spot in the dry riverbed where the priests bearing the ark held their ground while the waters were held back. Each man carries one stone across to the place where Israel will lodge that night.
The stones come from the very ground of the miracle, the place where feet stood firm because God held back the flood. What was the floor of an impassable river becomes a lasting witness. The Lord turns the site of impossibility into a monument of His faithfulness, so that the deliverance is carried forward, not left behind.
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What does Joshua 4:3 mean?
The twelve men are to lift twelve stones from the riverbed where the priests stood and carry them to the camp.