For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:
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
When Israel speaks of the Lord drying up the Jordan, they speak as a people, not individuals; their ancestors passed through, and they inherit the benefits of that mercy. Joshua himself, Caleb, Eleazar, and others who saw the Red Sea miracle were still living to witness this second wonder.
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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.
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Commenting on Joshua 4:14-24