Joshua 4:6 Meaning and Explanation
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The stones are to be a sign that prompts children in later years to ask what they mean.
What Does Joshua 4:6 Mean?
Joshua explains the purpose of the stones. They are set up as a sign, a visible question that future generations will notice and ask about when they see them standing in the camp.
God designs the memorial to provoke a question. The sight of the stones is meant to make children curious, opening the door for parents to tell the story of His deliverance. Faith is meant to be passed from one generation to the next, and God provides the very prompt that keeps the telling alive. What He has done is never to be forgotten.
Joshua 4:6 in the Original Language
'owth (אוֹת), 'sign' -- a visible token meant to point beyond itself to God's act and call it to mind.
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What does Joshua 4:6 mean?
The stones are to be a sign that prompts children in later years to ask what they mean.