And when the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up on dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks, as before.
Joshua kept every detail of what Moses had taught him close at hand, and when the moment came to lead God's people, he neither added to his orders nor forgot them. We must do the same: hold fast the good instructions given us, ready to pull them out when we need them most.
AI summary
Commenting on Joshua 4:10-19
And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan,.... According to the command of Joshua in the name of the Lord: and the soles of the priests' feet were lift up upon the dry land; and set upon it, on the bank of Jordan, and shores of...
On that day it became unmistakable to all Israel that Joshua was God's chosen leader, because even the priests obeyed only his command. His authority was now settled as firmly as Moses' had been.
AI summary
Commenting on Joshua 4:14-24