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by: Lowell Harrup

08/09/2025

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The generation ready to cross the Jordan River had heard the Red Sea narrative, but all that generation were dead except Joshua and Caleb. God was establishing Joshua’s leadership at the Jordan. When the priests took the Ark of the Covenant on their shoulders and stepped into the water, the river stopped flowing and all of Israel passed on dry ground. At God’s command, men went back into the riverbed and took stones to memorialize the event.

Two lessons seem inescapable. Spiritual leaders must step into the water first if they are to expect others to follow. The second lesson is that it is good to memorialize spiritual experiences so that children will ask the right questions and we can give faith-building answers. 

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The generation ready to cross the Jordan River had heard the Red Sea narrative, but all that generation were dead except Joshua and Caleb. God was establishing Joshua’s leadership at the Jordan. When the priests took the Ark of the Covenant on their shoulders and stepped into the water, the river stopped flowing and all of Israel passed on dry ground. At God’s command, men went back into the riverbed and took stones to memorialize the event.

Two lessons seem inescapable. Spiritual leaders must step into the water first if they are to expect others to follow. The second lesson is that it is good to memorialize spiritual experiences so that children will ask the right questions and we can give faith-building answers. 

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