Joshua 4:9-11 "And Joshua set up twelve
stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which
bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day. (10) For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan,
until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the
people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and
passed over. (11) And it came to pass, when all the people were
clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in
the presence of the people."
This is a second memorial that was placed. The first one was placed where the people slept the first night in the Promised Land. This second was placed in the middle of the Jordan River at the place where the priests' feet stood while the people crossed the river. So a memorial was placed where the miracle began and another was placed where the miracle ended.
In the book of Revelation, we read several descriptive terms concerning Jesus. I quoted one a few days ago from Revelation chapter 19 where we are told Jesus is Faithful and True. We read in Revelation 1:5 that Jesus Christ "is the faithful witness." And we read in Revelation 1:8, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."
What does this have to do with our text today and how does it apply to us? The stone memorials were placed at "the beginning and the ending of their moving into the Promised Land. They remain a faithful witness. It is safe to believe these stones were the ones referred to by John the Baptist when he told the Pharisees that God could raise up of "these stones" children to Abraham. They stood as a reminder of that "which is" in the Promised Land, of that "which was" before they crossed over, and that "which is to come" concerning all the promises of God. They stand to remind us of "the Almighty." As we read of these memorials, even if our eyes have never seen them, we are encouraged in the power of the Almighty. We can be "confident of this one thing: He that has begun a good work in us will perform it to the day of Jesus Christ."
Be certain, God will see you through every situation and circumstance that must be faced. He is Faithful. He is True. He is the Almighty.
This is a second memorial that was placed. The first one was placed where the people slept the first night in the Promised Land. This second was placed in the middle of the Jordan River at the place where the priests' feet stood while the people crossed the river. So a memorial was placed where the miracle began and another was placed where the miracle ended.
In the book of Revelation, we read several descriptive terms concerning Jesus. I quoted one a few days ago from Revelation chapter 19 where we are told Jesus is Faithful and True. We read in Revelation 1:5 that Jesus Christ "is the faithful witness." And we read in Revelation 1:8, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."
What does this have to do with our text today and how does it apply to us? The stone memorials were placed at "the beginning and the ending of their moving into the Promised Land. They remain a faithful witness. It is safe to believe these stones were the ones referred to by John the Baptist when he told the Pharisees that God could raise up of "these stones" children to Abraham. They stood as a reminder of that "which is" in the Promised Land, of that "which was" before they crossed over, and that "which is to come" concerning all the promises of God. They stand to remind us of "the Almighty." As we read of these memorials, even if our eyes have never seen them, we are encouraged in the power of the Almighty. We can be "confident of this one thing: He that has begun a good work in us will perform it to the day of Jesus Christ."
Be certain, God will see you through every situation and circumstance that must be faced. He is Faithful. He is True. He is the Almighty.