Enduring Word Joshua 1. Israel was delivered from egypt’s degrading bondage. Came to the jordan…and lodged there before they crossed over:
Enduring Word Bible Commentary Psalm 30
Biblically, the land over the jordan — the promised land —. None went out, and none came in. Obedience before the fall of the city of jericho. Crossing the jordan river is finished, and the ark of the covenant comes from the midst of the river. Now jericho was securely shut up because of the children of israel; (1a) joshua sends forth spies. Spies are sent to the city of jericho. And the lord said to joshua: God speaks through history to give an example of our deliverance from the degrading bondage of sin (as. I looked over jordan, and what did i see comin’ for to carry me home?
(1) the fear of israel’s enemies at the faith and obedience of israel. Joshua would act as leader of a nation of around two million people. So it was, when all the kings of the amorites who were on the west side of the jordan, and all the kings of the canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the lord had. I looked over jordan, and what did i see comin’ for to carry me home? They must have asked, “how can we ever cross this river?” i. Came to the jordan…and lodged there before they crossed over: Crossing the jordan river is finished, and the ark of the covenant comes from the midst of the river. Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the levites came near to eleazar the priest, to joshua the son of nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of israel. (1a) joshua sends forth spies. These were historical events, but they were not only historical. Now joshua the son of nun sent out two men from acacia grove to spy secretly, saying, “go, view the land, especially jericho.” a.
