Thursday, September 19, 2019

Reading for September 27th

Read Joshua 4.10-24
In 4.10-24: The crossing completed.
In verse 11: The action of crossing is picked up again from v. 1.
In verses 12--13: Particular mention of the eastern tribes emphasizes that all Israel engaged in the conquest together, a motif also present in Deut 3.18-20.
In verse 14: This exaltation fulfills the pledge of 3.7.
In verse 18: The events of 3.15-16 are reversed item by item.
In verse 19: The date points forward to Passover in 5.10.
In verses 22-24: This answer (in contrast to vv. 6-7) focuses on similarities to crossing the Red Sea on dry ground (Ex 14.22).
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