so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.”
God spread knowledge of His power among the nations so they would be forced to confess His majesty, yet this knowledge profits them nothing. But we who are His people receive something far greater: we learn from His works a serious fear of God that grows throughout our lives.
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These stones were set up as a memorial, and children would naturally ask what they meant. Parents must teach the young to inquire into God's works and to pass down what they have learned, for it is every parent's duty to train children in the word and works of God from their earliest days.
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Commenting on Joshua 4:20-24
These stones declare to all the earth that the Lord's hand is almighty, capable of wonders no natural power can produce. For Israel, they serve to keep an awe of His majesty always before us, binding us to fear and worship Him alone as our covenant God.
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