Joshua 3:15-17

¹⁵Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,

¹⁶the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

¹⁷The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.

— Joshua 3:15-17

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Step into the Water

Article by Russ Lawson

Isn't it time to get off the bank and step into the water? Russ Lawson uses the Israelite's crossing of the Jordan River at flood stage to be a reminder that God is waiting for us to step out in faith so he can act in our lives.

Cross References for Joshua 3:15-17

• Exodus 14:29
• Exodus 14:22
• Joshua 3:13
• Psalm 66:6
• 1 Chronicles 12:15
• Isaiah 25:8
• 2 Kings 2:8
• Jeremiah 12:5
• Genesis 14:3
• Joshua 4:3

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