Commentary on Joshua - Keil & Delitzsch - David Cox

Keil and Delitzsch <strong>Commentary</strong> on the Old Testament
division of the Red Sea (Ex 14:31), so Joshua was accredited as the leader of Israel,
whom the Almighty God acknowledged as He had His servant Moses, by the similar
miracle, the division of the waters of Jordan. Only the most important points in the
command of God to the priests are given in v. 8.
The command itself is communicated more fully afterwards in the address to the
people, in v. 13. When they came with the ark to the end of the waters of Jordan-i.e.,
not to the opposite side, but to the nearest bank; that is to say, as soon as they reached
the water in the bed of the river-they were to stand still (vid., v. 15, and Josh 4:11), in
order, as we see from what follows, to form a dam as it were against the force of the
water, which was miraculously arrested in its course, and piled up in a heap. Moses
divided the waters of the Red Sea with his rod; Joshua was to do the same to the
Jordan with the ark of the covenant , the appointed symbol and vehicle of the
presence of the Almighty God since the conclusion of the covenant. Wherever the
ordinary means of grace are at hand, God attaches the operations of His grace to
them; for He is a God of order, who does not act in an arbitrary manner in the
selection of His means.
Joshua 3:9-10
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of
the LORD your God.
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